Author: Robyn Gross

Since its incep­tion in 2017, 229 school lead­ers have com­plet­ed the Bucks County Intermediate Unit’s (Bucks IU’s) Leadership Development Fellowship (LDF) Program. 

“The Bucks IU Leadership Development Fellowship is an oppor­tu­ni­ty for the tal­ent­ed edu­ca­tors in Bucks County to learn from experts in the field of lead­er­ship and from each … Read more...

The Bucks County Intermediate Unit (Bucks IU) was extreme­ly proud to hon­or and cel­e­brate the 45 grad­u­ates of their Class of 2022.  This year’s grad­u­at­ing class includes spe­cial edu­ca­tion stu­dents from 11 Bucks County School Districts, and the School Districts of Eastern Lancaster, Philadelphia, Spring-Ford, and Wyoming Valley. Family, … Read more...

The Bucks County Intermediate Unit (Bucks IU) is very excit­ed to open a learn­ing cen­ter designed and ded­i­cat­ed to sup­port the grow­ing inter­est in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) activ­i­ties in Bucks County. The Fab Lab (Fabrication Laboratory) Center is a bright, invit­ing space cen­tral­ly locat­ed at … Read more...

The artis­tic tal­ent of Bucks County stu­dents took cen­ter stage at the 20^th Annual Student Art Gallery recep­tion, held on Thursday, March 21, 2024, at the Bucks County Intermediate Unit (Bucks IU) Administrative Offices in Doylestown. Showcasing the cre­ativ­i­ty of young minds, this event served as a cel­e­bra­tion … Read more...

The Bucks County Intermediate Unit (Bucks IU) has been hon­ored with the inau­gur­al BrainSTEPS Team Exceptional Performance Award, dis­tin­guish­ing it as one of only four teams across Pennsylvania—and the sole recip­i­ent in the south­east­ern region of the Commonwealth—to receive this pres­ti­gious recognition.

BrainSTEPS (Strategies Teaching Educators, Parents, and Students) … Read more...

When chil­dren are asked what FAB stands for at the Fab Lab Center in Warminster PA, they excit­ed­ly shout “FABulous!” They may not be tech­ni­cal­ly cor­rect, but it is won­der­ful know­ing this is how they feel about this Fabrication Laboratory (Fab Lab) and the STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, … Read more...

CHILDREN and YOUTH:

The Fab Lab Center is the hub for STEAM (Science, Tech­nol­o­gy, Engi­neer­ing, Art, and Math) pro­grams in Bucks County by offer­ing chil­dren, edu­ca­tors, school admin­is­tra­tors, busi­ness­es, and orga­ni­za­tions a place to come togeth­er to engage in STEAM fun and inno­va­tion. … Read more...

Neither rain nor sleet nor lim­i­ta­tions due to a pan­dem­ic will keep the stu­dents of the Bucks County Intermediate Unit (Bucks IU) at Samuel Everitt from com­plet­ing their annu­al Stockings for Soldiers pro­gram.  In this 6^th year, dona­tions of the var­i­ous items to put into the stock­ings, as … Read more...

Looking for some­thing fun for the kids on November 22^nd when school is closed?! Bring them to the Fab Lab Center for a day filled with fab­ri­ca­tion, cod­ing, and engi­neer­ing! Half-day and full-day options avail­able. Details and reg­is­tra­tion infor­ma­tion at: www.BucksIU.org/FabLab/Events

• For Home Schooled chil­dren, a Field Trip Day

Dozens of local stu­dents enjoyed “A Night in Paris” recent­ly dur­ing a fes­tive prom at the Bucks County Schools Intermediate Unit (Bucks IU) in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. More than 60 stu­dents, ages 17 to 21, took part in the cel­e­bra­tion. The Bucks IU offers edu­ca­tion­al pro­grams to stu­dents with autism, … Read more...

The Bucks County Intermediate Unit (Bucks IU) Fab Lab is the proud recip­i­ent of a $450,000 PAsmart Innovation Grant to expand its incred­i­bly suc­cess­ful Mobile Fab Lab pro­gram. PAsmart grants are intend­ed to expand access to com­put­er sci­ence and sci­ence, tech­nol­o­gy, engi­neer­ing, and math (STEM) edu­ca­tion for … Read more...

Each year, approx­i­mate­ly 4,000 stu­dents receive Preschool Early Intervention (PEI) ser­vices from the Bucks County Intermediate Unit (Bucks IU) at loca­tions across the coun­ty. The Bucks IU’s PEI ser­vices are specif­i­cal­ly tai­lored to help preschool­ers max­i­mize their growth and devel­op­men­tal gains before start­ing kinder­garten. Of these … Read more...

On Friday, March 25, 2022 the Bucks County Intermediate Unit (Bucks IU) staged a sur­prise award pre­sen­ta­tion to the win­ning teams of this year’s STEM Design Challenge! Each year, the Bucks IU facil­i­tates the county-wide STEM Design Challenge com­pe­ti­tion for stu­dents in grades 4–8. Elementary teams (grades 4–5) and … Read more...

Bucks IU Early Childhood Programs were fea­tured Monday, October 16, 2023, on the “Let’s Talk on WDVR” radio pro­gram. This show, host­ed by Andy Kin, Kelly Unger and Bill Tucker, spoke with Dr. Roseanna Mitsch, Bucks IU Director of Early Childhood Programs. Dr. Mitsch explained about the Bucks IU… Read more...

The Bucks County Intermediate Unit (Bucks IU) marked anoth­er sig­nif­i­cant mile­stone in its STEAM edu­ca­tion efforts with a ribbon-cutting cer­e­mo­ny to launch a third Mobile Fab Lab on January 20, 2026. Funded through a 2025 PAsmart grant, the new, ful­ly equipped and staffed mobile lab allows the Bucks IU Fab Lab pro­gram to impact more … Read more...

Preschool teach­ers and sup­port staff at the Bucks County Intermediate Unit (Bucks IU) just com­plet­ed the first month of school and spent these open­ing weeks encour­ag­ing young stu­dents to come ready to inter­act with peers, learn, and explore.

“My focus right away is build­ing pos­i­tive rela­tion­ships with the … Read more...