STEAM Academy
SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING ARTS MATH Students interested in pursuing STEAMrelated careers and majors at competitive colleges and universities should apply for John Carroll’s STEAM Academy.
703 E. Churchville Road | Bel Air, MD 21014
The STEAM Academy at The John Carroll School is designed to encourage and motivate students who display a love of science and/or mathematics. The Academy endeavors to provide each student with the opportunity to explore the many different science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics fields. It encourages real-world experience and independent exploration. Area businesses, univer-sities, and federal agencies helped to develop the curriculum, and the School has entered into formal collaborative agreements with businesses such as Battelle Memorial Institute.
Entrance & Academic Requirements 3 Admission to John Carroll 3 STEAM entrance essay 3 Math Placement Test scores that allow for Advanced or Honors Algebra II placement 3 Eighth grade science or math teacher recommendations
STEAM ACADEMY GRADUATION CRITERIA • Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.75 over 4 years • No final course grade below 75 in science or math • Earn 4 credits in Math beginning with Honors or Advanced Algebra II in Grade 9 • Earn 4 credits in Science • Earn 3 additional credits in approved STEAM electives or optional Math/Science courses that must include SCL I and SCL II, Intro. to Drawing and Design; at least one semester must be a Computer Science elective • 2 or more of the Math/Science courses or electives must be at the AP level • During junior and/or senior year, be a contributing member of a competitive John Carroll academic-style team, i.e. “It’s Academic,” Robotics, Chem-a-thon, Enviro-thon, etc. The team moderator will provide an evaluation of the student’s contribution. In lieu of a John Carroll team, students can enter and participate in a competitive science fair competition.
STEAM Electives: Architecture I and II CAD I and II Digital Media I and II Engineering Forensics Cyber Security
Java Programming Robotics Python Programming (Summer Only) Artificial Intelligence
Why STEAM? The goal of the STEAM program is to immerse our students in a rigorous, STEAM-Centric Learning (SCL) environment. The progression through SCL I and SCL II, combined with our wide range of STEAM electives and AP level courses, will provide our students with the comprehensive technical skills required to be successful. We want our students to be prepared for their inevitable transition to a technologically demanding and challenging higher education environment.
SAMPLE CLASSES In addition to required core subjects in English, Social Studies, World Languages, Religion, and Health, STEAM students will also have the opportunity to study:
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Biology Algebra II Intro to Drawing and Design STEAM-Centric Learning (SCL I)
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Chemistry Geometry Computer Aided Design (CAD) I STEAM-Centric Learning (SCL II)
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AP Biology, AP Chemistry, or AP Physics Honors Pre-Calc or Algebra III/Trig. AP Computer Science Principles STEAM Elective
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AP Environmental Science or AP Physics AP or Honors Calculus or AP Statistics STEAM Elective
Course Content SCL 1 Foundations – FRESHMEN Scientific Research Design and Ethics, Stanford Design Concepts Game Design Concepts Introduction to Computer Science with Selected Topics in Programming, Arduino Microprocessor, JAVA Greenfoot Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Intro. 3D Printing (Additive Manufacturing) and CAD Concepts Virtual Reality and AR Concepts Project Design and Modeling Concepts, Project Presentation Techniques STEAM Project SCL 2 Formations – SOPHOMORES GIS with ESRI software Computer Science Concepts: Algorithms, Networking, Security C#, Java, and Mobile App Programming Engineering Concepts Electronics and Robotics Web Concepts STEAM Project
Director of Admissions Edward Maynard ’93 410.838.8333 x2062 emaynard@johncarroll.org
For More Information WWW.JOHNCARROLL.ORG/STEAM
STEAM Coordinator Michael Monaghan mmonaghan@johncarroll.org Mr. Monaghan has had various roles in the industry, most recently as Principal Research Scientist at Battelle Memorial Institute. Mr. Monaghan brings over 30 years in the Information Technology field, working as a Developer, Project Leader and Systems Analyst.
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