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 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 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? Anyone interested in a STEAM field ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ Science Technology Engineering Arts Mathematics Anyone interested in the following Career Pathways: ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ 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