STREAM Lab

The Mater Dei Catholic School STREAM Lab is based on the “Maker Movement.” The “Maker Movement” is designed to allow a student-centered approach in the areas of Science, Technology, Religion, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics.

The STREAM Lab allows for students to flourish in an environment where they tinker, create, invent, build, and interact with each other within the curriculum. Students will build confidence in their capabilities and explore the world they live in to develop an attitude to fix, make, change, modify, and customize their world.

See what the students accomplish when working in the Stream Lab.


1st grade- Future engineers

1st Keva

1st grade - Teamwork

2nd grade - Working on a single plane

second graders make aluminum boats to hold hearts.

3rd grade -Future architects

second graders make aluminum boats to hold hearts.

4th grade -Building bird's nest

second graders make aluminum boats to hold hearts.

5th grade - Straw bridges

second graders make aluminum boats to hold hearts.

6th grade - Hover crafts

second graders make aluminum boats to hold hearts.

7th grade -Windmills with straws

second graders make aluminum boats to hold hearts.

8th grade - The sky is the limit

second graders make aluminum boats to hold hearts.
second graders make aluminum boats to hold hearts.

My name is Mrs. Kerr.  I am a product of 18 years of Catholic education.  I attended St. Louis Elementary School in Yeadon, Delaware County.  I completed my high school education at Villa Maria Academy in Malvern.  Immaculata College was the school where I  received a Bachelor's degree.  My graduate work was completed at Villanova University.  I worked in the pharmaceutical field doing kidney research for seven years before starting a family.  I was the comptroller of a small company for the past 49 years.  I am the proud parent of 4 chidren -- 2 boys and 2 girls.  I started at St.Stanislaus as the first computer teacher.  I taught 2 programming languages  for 3 years. Then  I moved into the eighth grade.  During the first 5 years of Mater Dei I taught in the 7th and 8th grade.  This the eleventh year of Mater Dei will be the sixth year when I will be the coordinator of the activities in the Stream and Science labs for grades 1 through 8 

2nd grade - Building on a double plane

Second graders build heart mountains to withstand a breath wind.

3rd grade - Apartment building

Second graders build heart mountains to withstand a breath wind.

4th grade- Which materials will make a stronger nest?

Second graders build heart mountains to withstand a breath wind.

5th grade - Bridges of different design

Second graders build heart mountains to withstand a breath wind.

6th grade -Hover crafts

Second graders build heart mountains to withstand a breath wind.

7th grade -Airplane with straws

Second graders build heart mountains to withstand a breath wind.

8th grade - TEAMWORK

Second graders build heart mountains to withstand a breath wind.