STEM Academy
Link: https://www.smore.com/sns6m
Overview of the HS Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics (STEM) Academy
* Purpose of STEM Academy
* Location & Operations of STEM Academy
* Course Pathways
* Extra-Curricular Activities
* Outcomes
Purpose of STEM Academy
Why we exist:
-To provide a specialized, enriching educational experience with STEM integration across the core contents
- To promote problem-solving, creativity, and critical thinking through the project based learning model
-Ensure all our students are academically prepared for higher education
-Develop students’ career readiness, to include communication skills
Location & Operations of STEM Academy
International School of the Americas (ISA)
North East School of the Arts (NESA)
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Academy
Each magnet school hosts serves over 400 students.
STEM Academy operates as a School Within a School. STEM students take all core classes and STEM electives from a STEM faculty member, whereas all fine arts, athletic and foreign languages classes are taken with the Lee faculty.
NESA and STEM students are part of the Robert E Lee student body; and therefore ranked comprehensively within the entire grade level of Lee HS.
School Hours
8:00am - Breakfast in cafeteria
8:30am - Students released to first period
Student are in class from 8:45am - 4:05pm
The STEM office is open 8:00am - 4:30pm
LUNCH
STEM Academy and Lee HS is a closed campus. Students may NOT go off campus for lunch.
This year the majority of the STEM student body has 4th period lunch from 11:35am - 12:25pm. Yet, some students have 5th period or 6th period lunch due to band, athletics or another extra-curricular course.
Extra-Curricular Activities
Each student is to participate in at least one-extracurricular activity in order to make special friendships and ensure a sense of belonging within a student group.
Some options, include:
•Band, Choir, Orchestra, Theater
•Academic UIL
•Science Fair
•World Quest
•Mu Alpha Theta
•CyberPatriots
•Athletics
•Robotics
•Dance/Cheer
•Other Various Clubs
STEM Community Service
STEM students are to complete annual community service hours, as follows:
9th grade – 15 hours
10th grade – 15 hours
11th grade – 25 hours
12th grade – 25 hours
Faculty will organize a few service opportunities during the year for students to participate in collectively, while representing STEM Academy.
Outcomes
STEM students typically graduate with honors. About 10% of each senior class qualifies as National Merit Scholars, ranking in the top 1% in the nation on the PSAT exam.
Our students typically choose a college major or minor related to a STEM field, i.e. engineering, medicine, computer science, biotechnology.
STEM Seniors have been admitted into universities across the nation, including:
Arizona State, Baylor, Duke, Emory, Harvard, MIT, Princeton, Rice, San Angelo State, Stephen F Austin, Texas A&M, Texas Christian, Texas State, Texas Tech, Trinity, University of Florida, University of North Texas, UT Austin, and Virginia Commonwealth,
STEM Academy
Email: jshaw1@neisd.net
Website: www.neisd.net/stem
Location: 1400 Jackson Keller Road, San Antonio, TX, United States
Phone: (210) 356-1001
Twitter: @neisd_stem