Hemlock Middle School is expanding students’ academic and career horizons with new Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math (STEAM) classes added to the curriculum. Classes offered including Science Alive!, Cinematic History and Production, WoodTech and CAD/CAM, Cryptography and Logical Reasoning, Full STEAM Ahead! projects, Google CS FIRST, Physics of Flight, Khan Academy, Careers and Computer Coding.
Principal, Terry Keyser says, “The new courses will give our students the opportunity to do things here at school that they have never been able to do before--learn computer programming, build and operate robots, experience science concepts in person, and become expert thinkers, makers, designers and doers. The classes are rooted in the CCSS to support regular course objectives in new and exciting ways.”
These classes will be expanded and modified in the coming years to allow for progression of skills across the grade levels--this is just a starting block for the future.
In addition, Hemlock Middle School is looking for volunteers to talk to our students about careers in all areas. Adults interested in speaking to our students can access a sign-up survey on the hemlockps.com under the Live Feed or the Hemlock Middle School App Newsfeed/HMS Facebook page.
Science teacher, Kyle Wilkowski says of the new courses, “This is a terrific opportunity for our students to learn and do wonderful new things!”