Vance county stem early high school application

Project-based instruction
Problem-based instruction
Science Inquiry/Experiments
Student Leaders/IBM Ambassadors
Competitions

Making connections to the community and the natural world with a focus on the Grand Challenges of Engineering
Engaging students in the teaching AND learning process by encouraging collective responsibility
Rotating elective schedule

The program was strategically placed in a high school which allows access to a myriad of Career & Technical Education experiences as well as high school courses and AP/Honor mentors.
This program will utilize the NC STEM Education Strategy: "STEM education provides the opportunity to teach student what to do when they do not know what to do, how to process and take action in a new and uncomfortable situations, and how to understand, interact, and lead the jobs, communities, and world in which they live.

All state standards will be taught for Math, ELA, Social Studies and Science
Students will have an opportunity to earn high school credits
Students will begin 6th grade with Compacted Math

The EHSSP curriculum places each student on track for rigorous math, science, and CTE courses in high school allowing room for college credit courses once they get to high school

In addition to being taught the Common Core State Standards of Mathematics and English/Language Arts and the NC Essential Standards of Science and Social Studies, EHSSP students will participate in several supplemental curricular components. These include:

Science-Based Inquiry/Experiments

Project-Based Instruction

Connection to the Grand Challenges for Engineering

Science/Outdoor Lab

Robotics

Industry Visits

Apple iPod Touch Carts

1:1 Laptops