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Buffalo Elementary Ribbon Cutting

Written by Bill Laurienti

Buffalo Elementary School in Davenport, Iowa shared this fantastic video about their new SmartLab HQ.

The Buffalo Elementary STEAM lab is our first SmartLab in Iowa—welcome to the SmartLab family!

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Bill Laurienti

Bill Laurienti is a Content Marketing Specialist at Creative Learning Systems. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Secondary Education (English) from Colorado Mesa University and a Master of Arts in Secondary Teaching from the University of California's Rossier School of Education. Bill came to CLS after 10 years in the secondary classroom. He believes SmartLabs are important tools for engaging unengaged students and helping them access careers they might not otherwise have imagined.

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