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Local Program Teaches ‘STEM' With a Twist of Art
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Local Program Teaches ‘STEM' With a Twist of Art

Each year schools create new and innovative ways to teach STEM classes to children. Now, one local program is teaching these skills with a twist of art. NBC 5’s Anayeli Ruiz has more. 

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