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The\u00a0National HSI STEAM Innovation Challenge<\/a>\u00a0provides opportunities for all students using Apple\u2019s Challenge-Based Learning framework to investigate real-world questions, learn through hands-on exploration, and create technology-enabled projects rooted in their culture, communities, and lived experiences.<\/p>\n

Students, as individuals or teams, will create digital solutions within the theme of Culture is Currency with a guiding question of:<\/p>\n

\u201cHow can we transform cultural value into opportunity for ourselves and our communities?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

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