CLAS CLASS S OF 2 OF 2024 024 INFO INFORMAT RMATION ION DAY DAY
TH THE E PU PURP RPOS OSE OF T E OF THI HIS P S PRE RESE SENT NTATI ATION ON *To learn about our highly personalized learning environment and student centered instructional philosophies *To learn about our powerful International Baccalaureate curriculum and opportunities for advancement in STEM fields and the arts *To learn about our focus on college and career readiness as well as workforce development *To learn about the application process *To answer questions you may have
ACA ACADE DEMY MY ADMI ADMINIS NISTR TRATI ATION ON ART RT CAMP MPBE BELL LL MIKE MI E SH SHEE EEHA HAN SUSA SU SAN N BO BOARD RDMAN MAN KATI TIE E CO COLE Head of School Internships & Partnerships Leader Dean of Student Life Dean of Curriculum/IB Coordinator artcampbell@dasd.org sboardman@dasd.org kcole@dasd.org msheehan@dasd.org
WE BELIEVE IN… *Providing a 21st century learning environment with inquiry and project based learning
WE BELIEVE IN… *Preparing students to be successful in post-high school education and beyond
WE BELIEVE IN… *Technology as a tool that will assist with student learning
WE BELIEVE IN… *Relevant, real world activities to help students learn
WE BELIEVE IN… *Teamwork and Collaboration
WE BELIEVE IN… *Intelligence is modifiable given intellectual experiences
WE AR WE ARE UN E UNIQUE IQUE *Sm Small l sch chool ool en envi vironment onment *Ap Appr prox oxim imately ately 80 800 st 0 stude dents nts *Ind ndiv ividu idualized alized pr prog ogrammin mming g and nd attent ention ion *Li Like ke mi mind nded ed student dents s in a col n a collabo aborati rative ve en envi viron ronment ment st ce *21 21 st cent ntury ry lea earning ning ski kills ls - Co Communi nicat cation ion, , Co Collabo borati ration on, , Cr Critical cal Th Think nking ng, , Cr Crea eativit vity *Fo Focu cus on on co college ege and nd ca career eer rea eadin diness ess *Int ntern ernati ational onal Ba Bacc ccalau alaureate reate Cu Curricul culum *Pow owerf erful l cu curriculu culum m tha hat is rec ecog ogniz nized ed by by uni nive versit rsities ies wor orld- wide de th & 1 *ST STEM EM Pathway hways s in des n desired red area eas s (11 11 th & 12 th th ) *Sp Spec ecific fic co courses es tha hat ex expa pand nd stude dent nt und nder erst standin anding
MO MODI DIFI FIED BL ED BLOC OCK K SC SCHE HEDULE DULE Every four school days cycles through two 50 minute periods and a 90 minute period for every course. Advisory and Seminar is a specialized time for para- curricular activities.
ACA ACADE DEMI MIC PR C PROG OGRES RESSIO SION All Academy students take a full IB course load as well as a STEM Pathway. The culmination of these courses are the IB Assessments and the STEM IB Coursework STEM Pathways STEM Practicum Practicum. 11th/12th American Literature, US History & the Modern World, Biology, Chemistry, Algebra 2 or Math Analysis, Modern Language, Elective All courses in 9th & 10th grade are 10th backmapped from the IB course aims and objectives. World Literature, Civics & Government, Universal Physics, Algebra 1, Geometry or Algebra 2, Intro to Engineering, Health & Wellness, Modern Language, Elective 9th
ELECTIVES ST CE ART IN AR IN THE 21 21 ST CENTUR TURY Y I & I & II II COMPU CO PUTER TER PR PROGRA RAMMING: MING: JA JAVA VA (leads to IB Visual Arts) PR PRIN INCI CIPLES PLES & PR PRAC ACTIC ICES ES OF CO F COMPU PUTE TER R SCI CIENCE NCE RECO RE CORDING RDING STUDIO DIO I & II I & II (leads to ISSS Pathway) (leads to IB Music and/or iMedia Pathway) ENGINE INEERING ERING TECH CHNO NOLOGY LOGY CO COMMUNI UNICATIO CATIONS NS TECH CHNOL NOLOGY OGY (leads to IB Design Technology and/or Design (leads to iMedia Pathway) Engineering Pathway) MAR ARCH CHING ING BA BAND, D, ORC RCHESTRA, STRA, CH CHOIR IR TCHS is an option at any point
IB DIPLOMA PROGRAM Eng ngli lish sh Li Liter erat ature ure HL and L and SL Spa pani nish sh HL and L and SL Germ Ge rman an HL HL an and SL d SL Fr Fren ench h HL a L and nd SL History ory HL and L and SL Econ onomic omics s HL and L and SL Ps Psyc ycho hology logy HL and L and SL Bi Biol ology ogy HL and L and SL Ch Chem emistry stry HL a L and nd SL Ph Phys ysics cs HL and L and SL De Design gn Tec echn hnology ology HL a L and nd SL Env nviro ronment nmental al Sys ystems ems & Soc ociet eties ies SL Mat athe hemat atics ics HL and L and SL Visual Vi al Ar Arts HL and L and SL Music c Cr Crea eating ng/Per /Perfo formi rming ng HL a L and nd SL Geo eogr grap aphy hy HL and L and SL Glo loba bal l Po Poli litics ics HL a L and nd SL Spo port rts, , Hea ealt lth, h, & Exe xerc rcise se Scien ence ce HL a L and nd SL Co Compu puter ter Scien ence e SL
PATHWAYS PROGRAM TECHNOLOGY, MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS HEALTH, MEDICINE, & BIOLOGY PATH PA THWA WAY Y CO COUR URSES SES ENGINEERING & APPLIED CORPORATE & MATHEMATICAL Health and Medicine I,II,III Biotechnology I,II,III INNOVATIONS SCIENCE iMedia, Filmmaking/Broadcasting, & Tech Innovations Info. Systems, Services, & Science I,II,III Global Marketing, Finance, & STEM, Inc. Forensics I,II,III Design Engineering I,II,III Robotics I,II,III
CA CARE REER ER EX EXPLO PLORA RATIO TION & SO N & SOFT FT SKI SKILLS LLS *Success Strategies for Freshmen: Overcome Those Obstacles *Time Management for Freshmen: How to Juggle It All *Basics of Communication Skills: The Freshmen Foundation *Sophomores: Understand Your Communication Style and Flex! *Networking and Resume Basics for Sophomores *Presentation Skills for Juniors *Your Resume and Interviewing for Juniors
STU STUDE DENT SUP NT SUPPO PORT RT STRU STRUCTU CTURES RES th & 1 *Int *I nterdi erdisc scipl iplinary inary Tea Teami ming ng (9 (9 th & 10 th th ) *S *Stu tuden dent t Assist istance ance Progr ogram am & S & Str trong ong Cou ouns nseling eling De Depa partment tment *F *Fres eshm hmen en Orie ient ntati ation on Progr ogram am (S (Sum umme mer) r) *A *Adv dviso isory ry Per erio iod 3 days per cycle Soft Skills Workshops through MEA Academic remediation & Test Preparation *S *Sem emin inar ar Per erio iod Individualized instructional opportunities Collaboration time
STUD STUDENT ENT LIF LIFE *O *Ove ver r 40 40 cl club ubs s exist ist cu curr rrentl ently *G *Gra rade de Le Level vel Te Teams ms *T *Tri rips ps abr broad oad (C (Cos osta a Ri Rica ca, , Fr France, nce, Ge Germ rmany, any, It Italy, ly, Pa Pana nama ma, , Pe Peru ru, , Gr Greece, ece, So Sout uth h Afr fric ica) a) *F *Fie ield ld da day, y, da dances nces, , mo movi vie e ni nigh ghts, s, ju juni nior or and nd se seni nior or pr prom, om, ho home mecomin coming g eve vent nts, s, po powder der pu puff ff, , and nd ot othe her r fu fun n act ctiv iviti ities! es! *A *Athl hleti etics cs and nd Band nd - st stud udents ents re return urn to Ea o East st/West /West
WHAT WHAT D DOES OES IT IT TAK TAKE? E? De Desi sire re to to be be at at the the ST STEM EM Ac Acad ademy emy De Desi sire re to to qu quest estion, ion, ex expl plore, ore, in innovat novate e & cr & crea eate. te. Per Perseverance severance Po Posi sitive tive At Atti titu tude de Growth owth Mi Mindset ndset
IF ANY APPLY…APPLY! Who might be interested in applying? *Do you like science, technology, engineering or mathematics? *Do you want to be college ready? *Do you want to experience a different way of learning? *Do you like working on teams? *Do you like applying what you are learning in project experiences? *Do you want to attend a school with a teaming philosophy, smaller community atmosphere, and a safe place to be? IF YOU ANSWERED YE YES TO ANY OF THESE QUESTIONS, THEN YOU SHOULD APPLY TO THE S.T.E.M. ACADEMY!
APP APPLI LICATI CATION PROCE ON PROCESS SS Step 1: Complete online application on the Academy website. *There are three components - application, student essays, and teacher recommendation *Application window opens October 1st and closes October 27th. Step 2: Complete in-school essay. *Downingtown Middle School - October 29th after school *Lionville Middle School - October 30th after school *Private & Parochial Schools - November 2nd at 9:00 am @ STEM
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