{"id":5394,"date":"2017-03-24T12:36:13","date_gmt":"2017-03-24T16:36:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/?p=5394"},"modified":"2017-03-24T12:37:35","modified_gmt":"2017-03-24T16:37:35","slug":"have-an-eighth-grader-with-a-curious-mind-check-out-the-acps-stem-academy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/?p=5394","title":{"rendered":"Have an Eighth-Grader with a Curious Mind? Check out the ACPS STEM Academy!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<h3><strong>Does your eighth-grader like to:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Take things apart just to see how they work?<\/li>\n<li>Investigate and resolve complex problems, especially in the company of others?<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"p1\">Get immersed in tackling real-life issues hands-on?<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If this sounds like your child, then the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.acps.k12.va.us\/Page\/471\">STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) Academy<\/a>\u00a0at T.C. Williams Minnie Howard Campus may be a good fit.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5397\" style=\"width: 270px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5397\" class=\"wp-image-5397 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/STEM-1-1-260x173.jpg\" alt=\"Emma's Garden Project - Before\" width=\"260\" height=\"173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/STEM-1-1-260x173.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/STEM-1-1-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/STEM-1-1.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5397\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Emma&#8217;s Garden Project &#8211; Before<\/p><\/div>\n<h3><strong>What is the STEM Academy?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>It is a small, cohort-based learning community for students with an interest in STEM topics that is built upon student-centered, inquiry-based learning, and offers an environment that is both challenging and supportive.<\/p>\n<p>In STEM classrooms, students learn in a real-world, problem-solving, project-based environment. They are immersed in the investigation of engineering and technology problems and decisions affecting local, state, national and global problems related to human sustainability through the STEM Explorations course.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5396\" style=\"width: 270px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5396\" class=\"wp-image-5396 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/STEM-2-1-260x173.jpg\" alt=\"Emma's Garden Project - During\" width=\"260\" height=\"173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/STEM-2-1-260x173.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/STEM-2-1-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/STEM-2-1.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5396\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Emma&#8217;s Garden Project &#8211; During<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In addition, students take core classes that are taught by a collaborative team of teachers who focus on creating connections between the content areas and are studied through the lens of STEM. Through their cohort, students study math, English, history and science with a concentration on the core ACPS curriculum and on STEM-centered learning objectives. This group-oriented, rigorous model prepares students for STEM-related college courses and careers after high school.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5395\" style=\"width: 270px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5395\" class=\"wp-image-5395 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/STEM-3-1-260x173.jpg\" alt=\"STEM garden project after\" width=\"260\" height=\"173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/STEM-3-1-260x173.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/STEM-3-1-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/STEM-3-1.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5395\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Emma&#8217;s Garden Project &#8211; After<\/p><\/div>\n<h3><strong>Interested in learning more?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Take a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.acps.k12.va.us\/Page\/1799\">look at the courses<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Review the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.acps.k12.va.us\/Page\/1801\">student requirements<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Read the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.acps.k12.va.us\/Page\/1797\">frequently asked questions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For additional information, please contact the Minnie Howard Campus STEM Department Chair, Benjamin Matthews at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:benjamin.matthews@acps.k12.va.us\">benjamin.matthews@acps.k12.va.us<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Applications are being accepted now<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The STEM Academy is accepting applications for the ninth-grade cohort through Friday, March 31. Interviews will be scheduled in April and decisions will be made in May.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Ready to apply?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.acps.k12.va.us\/Page\/1800\">Applications can be submitted online<\/a>\u00a0today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you have an eighth-grade student with an interest in science, technology, engineering or math, consider the ACPS STEM Academy. Applications are being accepted through Friday, March 31. 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