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title: 4th Graders present solutions to Cornell at capstone event
description: Friends Academy 4th Graders present solutions to Cornell University Lab at capstone event
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# [4th Graders present solutions to Cornell at capstone event](https://www.friendsacademy.org/news/4th-graders-present-solutions-to-cornell-at-capstone-event)

 Written by [Daniel Mendel, Director of Innovation](https://www.friendsacademy.org/news/author/daniel-mendel-director-of-innovation) | May 29, 2024 9:41:13 PM

This year, Friends Academy partnered with the Cornell Lab to engage in a design-thinking challenge with our Lower School Entrepreneurship students.

The challenge they offered our students is a real-world problem that Cornell scientists, software developers, and project leads are working on themselves: How to redesign their world-renowned Merlin Bird ID app to make it more "kid-friendly."

After many months of fieldwork, research, and prototyping, our 4th-grade class presented their research-based solutions to the Cornell Lab on the morning of Friday, May 24.

Their presentations showcased a wide range of thinking from opportunities to improve literacy and learning outcomes in lower school-aged students to technological innovations with new app functions, greater accessibility, and even a new Cornell Lab drone!

*Photography by Alvin Caal/Friends Academy*

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