Middle School Courses

This project-based trimester course will introduce students to STEM education at the middle school. In addition to subject-specific learning in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, STEM aims to foster inquiring minds, logical reasoning, and collaboration skills. Activities will focus on four specific themes: automation/robotics, science of technology, designs and models, and application creation.

Seventh Grade Technology Education is the use of accumulated knowledge to 

process resources to meet human wants and needs. Students develop the ability to select and correctly use materials, tools, and techniques to answer questions, understand explanations and solve problems encountered in “Real World'' situations. Areas of study in seventh grade may include: Technical Drawing, CAD, Architecture, Glass Etching, GameStar Mechanics, and Google SketchUp. The activities are designed to give students hands-on experiences while incorporating individual teaching techniques.

8th Grade Technology Education students are given the opportunity to explore technology and manufacturing through several areas of study. These areas of study include material processing, structural engineering, electronics, animation, 3-D modeling, and robotics. The activities are designed to give students hands–on and problem-solving experiences.

Various engineering disciplines will be introduced to the students with an 

emphasis on sustainable engineering practices. Students will design, construct, and test a variety of engineering concepts while being taught the soft skills embedded in a project-based course, including collaboration, critical thinking, creativity, and communication.