About Our School

Hello! My name is Olivia, and I am a 9th grade Biology student at Harmony School of Science - High. As a freshman, I'm quickly learning about the challenges and rewards that high school has to offer. Our school focuses on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) and allows us to take PLTW (Project Lead The Way) courses that teach by using hands-on, laboratory-based activities. I've only ever taken general Science before, but now I get to enjoy Biology Pre-AP, Physics, and PLTW Biomedical Science - Principles of Biomedical Science. These classes are really helping me as I explore my interests and figure out my strengths and weaknesses, all of which will lead to me choosing my future career.

Hello, my name is Catherine. I am also a freshman at Harmony School of Science - High. I have attended this school for four years, during which I have taken the regular science classes. Now, as freshman who has embarked on her high school journey, I am taking Biology Pre-AP. As I continue to grow throughout high school, I am discovering what different branches of science interest me and finding both what I excel at and what I need to work on.

The following are websites that provide more information about our school system:

Youtube Video - Introduction to Harmony Public Schools

YouTube Video - Harmony Science Academy - Stem Expo 2011

YouTube Video - Harmony Public Schools Education

Harmony Public Schools: Where Excellence is Our Standard"

Harmony Schools blend: The highest standards and expectations,

A rigorous math and science-centered curriculum, and Engaged and Dedicated teachers and families, to cultivate excellence and prepare students to succeed in college, careers and life.

We are equipping Harmony Schools' students for college, preparing them for life and helping them achieve excellence, while making a positive impact on our community, our state and our nation. At the Harmony Schools, we are dedicated to creating an academically rigorous environment that nurtures students, expects excellence and helps all students realize their full potential. At Harmony, we believe every child can succeed, and we are committed to helping them realize their full potential At Harmony, we believe families play an important role in helping students achieve excellence and are an integral part of our school's community. A Harmony education fosters excellence as a life-skill, and opens the door to a world of opportunity. At the Harmony Schools, by focusing on math and science, we are developing the next generation of innovators and thinkers we need to succeed in the global economy and environment. At the Harmony Schools, we are leading the way in math and science education, so our children can lead our state and our nation in the future. At Harmony, we provide a safe, nurturing academic environment that expects excellence and prepares students for success in college and in life.

Harmony Public Schools is the recipient of Race To the Top District (RTT-D) grant in 2012. With RTT-D grant funds, Harmony is implementing a cross-disciplinary, multi-sensory, technology-enabled project-based learning (PBL) curriculum that integrates STEM, social studies, and English Language Arts (ELA). Researchers have documented numerous benefits of project-based approaches beyond the development of content knowledge: students learning through a project-based curriculum develop the ability to transfer their learning to new situations, demonstrate an increased ability to define problems and support their reasoning, and are better able to tackle conceptual problems than those taught with a more traditional curriculum. Through creative and innovative uses of technology such as video storytelling and web sites, Harmony students are publicly sharing their work both throughout the process and in a culminating capstone presentation, ensuring an authentic and meaningful context for deep student learning.

Public Schools have developed a STEM curriculum that incorporates project-based and inquiry-based learning titled “STEM Students on the Stage (S.O.S TM)” with the Race to the Top grant funded by U.S. Department of Education with the goal of not only increasing students’ STEM knowledge and interest but also balancing student-centered teaching with state and national standards to promote success and investment in the learning process through PBL projects.