STEM Academic and Career Pathway
Science, Technology, Engineering and Math
Why is STEM education important?
The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that employment in science and engineering occupations will grow 70% faster than the overall growth for all occupations.
Source: Tapping America's Potential: Progress Report 2008
Our STEM pathway offers an intermediate and advanced engineering plan of study, Project Lead the Way, which is a hands-on challenging curriculum that provides students contextual learning experiences using math, science and technology in meaningful ways to solve real-world problems. Various career-based experiences and opportunities are provided to reinforce the connection between school and work. Students also have the opportunity to choose specializations such as Aerospace.
Participating Middle Schools: Aurora Hills, Columbia, and Mrachek
Participating High Schools: Gateway and Rangeview
STEM News
APS STEM Students Featured at CCA STEM Fair. Read Sentinel article.
Pilot Jamail Larkins Presents to APS Students Promoting STEM Careers
APS Students Participate in Aviation Ground School
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United Launch Alliance $25,000 Donation Could “Kick-Start” Technical Careers
Every engineer, scientist, doctor, nurse, technician and mathematician can point to a person, place or event that prompted her or him to embark on a fascinating journey that led to an exciting, meaningful career. Invariably, achieving that goal involved critical assistance of some kind-encouragement, motivation and, more than likely, a financial kick-start.
United Launch Alliance (ULA) recently provided a tremendous "kick-start" for hundreds of public school students in Aurora and Falcon, Colorado, by donating $25,000 to the Challenger Learning Center of Colorado. The grant will support the Center's delivery of Earth-science and space-focused distance-learning programs to schools serving an ethnically diverse population, including military families living near Buckley, Schriever and Peterson Air Force bases.
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