CABARRUS COUNTY OFFERS ONE OF THE ONLY K-12 STEM PIPELINES IN THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA. OUR STEM SCHOOLS TEACH USING AN INTERDISCIPLINARY, PROBLEM-BASED APPROACH TO LEARNING.  STUDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO UTILIZE THE DESIGN CYCLE, WORK COLLABORATIVELY, AND THINK CREATIVELY.  TEACHERS USE THE INQUIRY MODEL OF TEACHING - THEY ARE FACILITATORS WHO LEAD A STUDENT CENTERED CLASSROOM.

• ELEMENTARY
  • INTRODUCES STUDENTS TO PROBLEM BASED LEARNING PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR AUTHENTIC GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT.
  • LINKS LEARNING TO CAREER AND INDUSTRY AS STUDENTS INVESTIGATE REAL WORLD PROBLEMS.
  • PROMOTES INNOVATIVE THINKING THROUGH THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY AND OUR ENGINEERING DESIGN CYCLE.
  • ALLOWS STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE, EXPERIMENT, AND SOLVE PROBLEMS LOGICALLY.
  • YOUNG CHILDREN WITH A STRONG FOUNDATION IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS WILL GO ON TO PLAY AN INTEGRAL ROLE IN OUR NATION’S GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS AND ECONOMIC STABILITY.

• MIDDLE
  • CONTINUES THE USE OF PROBLEM AND PROJECT BASED LEARNING LESSONS TO ALLOW STUDENTS TO INVESTIGATE AND SEE REAL LIFE CONNECTIONS.
  • DEVELOPS INNOVATIVE, CRITICAL THINKERS WHO CAN COMMUNICATE THEIR IDEAS
  • LESSONS ARE STUDENT CENTERED, AND TEACHERS ARE FACILITATORS OF LEARNING
  • MANY LESSONS ARE HANDS-ON AND ENCOURAGE THE STUDENTS TO DEVELOP THEIR CURIOSITY.
  • USES THE DESIGN CYCLE TO HELP STUDENTS IMPROVE THEIR IDEAS AND ENCOURAGE A GROWTH MINDSET.
  • INTERDISCIPLINARY LESSONS HELP STUDENTS TRANSFER KNOWLEDGE BETWEEN SUBJECTS.

• HIGH
  • CONTINUES PROBLEM AND PROJECT BASED LEARNING TO MAKE GLOBAL CONNECTIONS.
  • PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS TO VISIT AND WORK WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS TO SEE AND UNDERSTAND HOW STEM IS APPLIED IN THE COMMUNITY AROUND THEM.
  • FOCUSES ON THE CONCEPT OF TEAMWORK TO SOLVE REAL-WORLD SCENARIOS
  • STUDENTS ARE INTRODUCED TO VEX ROBOTICS AND HIGHER LEVELS OF CODING
  • STUDENTS FOCUS ON CONCEPTS OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY IN DEPTH IN ALL CONTENT AREAS TO BETTER COMPREHEND THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY’S STANCE POLITICALLY, SOCIALLY, AND ECONOMICALLY.

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IN CABARRUS COUNTY, STEM CAN LEAD TO A VARIETY OF HIGH SCHOOL OPTIONS AS WELL AS BOTH COLLEGE AND CAREER PATHWAYS:

• OUR TWO HIGH SCHOOL STEM PROGRAMS OFFER THREE DISTINCT HONORS LEVEL PATHWAYS FOR GRADUATES, INCLUDING A STEM CAPSTONE DIPLOMA.
• OUR HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMIES OFFER SEVEN DIFFERENT STEM RELATED FIELDS.
• MANY STEM STUDENTS GO ON TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN EARLY COLLEGE AND CAREER AND COLLEGE PROMISE PROGRAMS, ACHIEVING HIGH MARKS IN COLLEGE COURSE WORK.
• STEM HIGH SCHOOL PATHWAY INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND BELOW: