'Prove them wrong!'

- Mr. Shawn, my STEM Teacher, on how to deal with my brother and cousin who made fun of my math skills

My name is Nicole Fitzgerald, and I am in 8th Grade. I go to the Hamilton Park Montessori School, and I am one of four girls in my class; we are the first graduating middle school students at HPMS.

My favorite subjects in school are Humanities and STEM. STEM has had a large impact on me because of the opportunity to use a program called Pro-Engineer, which enables us to 3-D print objects that we designed. STEM is also a place where I can think creatively and ‘outside the box.’ Humanities is my other favorite subject, because we get to learn about different cultures and empires such as the Roman and Han Empires. I especially liked reading about the points of views of the people from ancient times. Outside of school I enjoy playing the ukulele and teaching myself different melodies, such the movie score to the Pirates of the Caribbean.  I also love to read – mostly Greek, Roman, and Norse mythology.  I also enjoy baking.

In the STEM Lab...

Ever since I joined STEM in 6th grade, it forever changed my perspective on math, science and engineering. I was surprised to see how creative and fun it could be to apply ideas that I learned in STEM to my projects.

Click on each photo below to learn more about some of my favorite STEM projects!

On the page...

Reading and travel are two of my favorite things. Below are samples of some of my recent work, including a book review and a travelogue from a trip to Rome this past summer.

In the community...