An Academy for Students At
Manchester High School West
A way of thinking about school
A way to collaborate
A way to get started on college
A way to start your career
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What is missing in
school now?
◦ Consistent hands-on,
minds-on activities
◦ Using content and
applying it to real life
◦ Time to get away and
practice skills
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What STEAM Ahead
can offer!
◦ Creative, hands on
approach to work
◦ Collaborative process
with teachers and
classmates
◦ Thematic units
focused on STEAM
◦ Internships
◦ Free College Courses
The STEAM Ahead NH Team of Teachers
Mr. Colburn, Mrs. Mulleavey, Ms. Ratliff, Ms. Henkle, and Mrs. Aspinwall
Engineering, Social Studies, English, Mathematics, Science
Up to one year of college for
free!
Different pathways based on
your interest
Dual Enrollment credits
Internships through community
partners!
Job Opportunities
College and Career Counseling
Who would like to work at a place
like Dyn?
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Anyone interested
in a STEAM field
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Science
Technology
Engineering
Arts
Mathematics
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Anyone interested
in the following
Career Pathways:
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Allied Health
Computer Science
Performing Arts
Engineering
Grade 9
Common
Experiences and
Possible Core
Course Sequence
Engineering
Pathway
Performing Arts
Pathway
Grade 10
Grade 11
Grade 12
English 1
English 2
English 3/AP Lit. and
Comp/American Studies
English 4, AP Language and
Comp / College
Composition
Biology
Physical/Earth/Space
Science
Anatomy/ Physics/
Chemistry
AP Biology/AP Physics/ AP
Chemistry
Pre-Algebra or Algebra
Geometry or Geometry
Skills
Algebra II & Trigonometry
Pre-Calculus, Calculus, or
Business Math
Civics & Economics
World History & World
Geography
U.S. History
Crime and Justice, Law,
Psychology, Sociology, etc.
Career Readiness Survey
Job Shadow/Cohort
Seminar
Junior Internship
Job and College Application
process/ Senior Project
Drafting
Engineering Drawing/
Introduction to
Engineering
TBD (Principles of
Engineering)
TBD (Engineering Design
and Development)
Theatre 1, Band,
Orchestra, Chorale
Theatre 2, Band,
Orchestra, Chorale
Theatre 3, Band, Jazz Band,
Chamber Choir, Chamber
Orchestra
Theatre 4, Band, Jazz Band,
Chamber choir, Chamber
Orchestra
College Opportunities!
Grade 9
Fall Running
Start/Dual
Credit Options
Spring Running
Start/Dual
Credit Options
N/A
Grade 10
First Year Experience
(FYC 101)
Grade 11
Grade 12
Allied Health:
Intro to Psychology
College Biology 1
Allied Health:
Medical Office
Procedure
Elementary Algebra
Computer Science:
Intro to Programming
Intro to Psychology
Computer Science:
Intro to C#
College Algebra
Allied Health: N/A
Allied Health: Medical
Terminology, College
pre-Algebra
Allied Health:
English Composition
and Human Body
Allied Health:
Medical Terminology
Phlebotomy
Computer Science: N/A
Computer Science: APP
Development
Computer Science:
Intro to JAVA
English Composition
Computer Science:
Data Structures/
Elementary Algorithms
Discrete Math
Sign ups are being done
electronically. Visit west.mansd.org
for details!
If you do not have a computer at
home, ask your guidance counselor
to help you sign up!
If more than 75 students sign up,
there will be a lottery to choose who
will be accepted.
Technology
 Updated Engineering Lab (est. cost
– $40,000)
 One to One Technology (est. cost $27,000)
 4 STEAM Classrooms
 Including furniture, fixtures, Smart
Boards, White boards, multi-media
tables, etc… (est. cost - $60,000)
 Professional Development
 Conferences, site visits,
consultants (est. cost - $25,000)
We are Full STEAM Ahead!
For more details, please visit
www.steamaheadnh.com