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What is the STEM Academy?
SMS is proud to announce the start of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Academy (STEM) this school year. The STEM Academy will offer students the opportunity to focus on content with hands-on learning opportunities.
Students interested students need to complete an application and meet the prerequisites.
The SMS STEM Academy is:
- A school with-in a school
- Composed of students with a high degree of interest in the STEM discipline areas
- Focused on Project-based learning
- Founded on inquiry based instruction focused on problem-solving, decision making, discovery and a high degree of interactive involvement
- An approach promoting interdisciplinary teaching and learning
- SMS STEM Academy will be limited to 90 students (30 at each grade level).
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What about STEM Saturdays?
For details or questions contact:
Gretchen Boggs
STEM Grant Assistant Coordinator
Phone. 410-677-5149 Ext. 4634
E-Mail: gboggs@wcboe.org
David Harner
Coordinator
Smaller Learning Communities & STEM
Phone: 410-677-5284
E-Mail: dharner@wcboe.org
Amy Eskridge
Principal, Salisbury Middle School
Phone: 410-677-5149
E-Mail: aeskridge@wcboe.org |
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Sample student schedule in
the STEM Academy
6th Grade:
STEM RELA, STEM Social Studies, STEM
Science, Math 6 or Pre-Alg, Tech Ed.
and Computer Science 6 & 7.
Other periods are electives.
7th Grade:
Pd 1: Computer Science 8
Pd 2: Tech Ed 7 & 8
Pd 3: Alg CM or Alg 1 Pt 1
Pd 4: Electives
Pd 5 & 6: STEM RELA
Pd 7: STEM History
Pd 8: STEM Science
8th Grade:
Pd 1: Advanced Computer Science
Pd2: Foundations for Tech (2010-2011SY)
Pd 2: Electives
Pd 3: STEM History
Pd 4: STEM Science
Pd 5 & 6: Alg CM or Alg 1 Pt 1, Alg 1
Pt 2, or Alg ll/Trig
Pd 7: STEM RELA
Pd 8: STEM RELA and Foreign Lang.
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