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School Choice Program
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics School, STEMS
This program is a district level program.
District programs take place in multiple schools and are administered at the district level. School programs take place and are administered at the individual school level.
Basic Program Information
- Name of Public School Choice Program
- Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics School, STEMS
- School/Program Type
- Magnet
- Grade Level
- Middle
- School(s) Participating
- Westview Middle School
- Program Description
- The Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics School, STEMS, is a district magnet program located at Westview Middle School, and is open through application to all rising sixth grade students. STEMS is designed to develop and refine the students' scienctific and mathematical achievemnt while allowing the students to practice skills in exploaratory classes. STEMS includes Gateway to Technology, a middle school component which builds on the distrist's engineering curriculum , Project Lead the Way. STEMS offers a rigorous gifted and talented curriculum supported by activities designed to help all students explore math, science, and technology.
- Program Mission/Goals
- The mission of STEMS is to provide an integrated curriculum in the areas of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in whcih the community of learners engages in critical thinking, problem solving, and decision making experiences that support learning at a higher level of complexity and depth.
- Program Attendance Requirements
- The STEMS program operates as a school within a school and provides all academic and related arts instruction daily from 7:50 - 3:05. Students must meet state attendance requirements.
- Area of Academic or Career Focus
- Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics concepts and skills are integrated throughout all aspects of the students' daily experiences.
Program Location
- Address
- Greenwood School District 50 Administrative Offices PO Box 248, Greenwood, SC 29648
- County
- Greenwood
District Superintendent Contact Information
- Title
- Dr.
- Name
- Darrell Johnson
- Email Address
- johnsond@gwd50.org
- Phone Number
- 864-941-5400
Program Leader Contact Information
- Title
- Mrs.
- Name
- Cathy Chalmers
- Email Address
- chalmersc@gwd50.org
- Phone Number
- 864-941-5412
Program Statistics
- Start Date
- April, 2010
