{"id":497108,"date":"2022-09-08T17:10:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-08T14:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-private-schools-are-prioritizing-stem\/"},"modified":"2022-09-08T17:10:00","modified_gmt":"2022-09-08T14:10:00","slug":"how-private-schools-are-prioritizing-stem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-private-schools-are-prioritizing-stem\/","title":{"rendered":"#How private schools are prioritizing STEM"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2da07e880b4\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2da07e880b4\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-private-schools-are-prioritizing-stem\/#%E2%80%9CHow_private_schools_are_prioritizing_STEM%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;How private schools are prioritizing STEM&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-private-schools-are-prioritizing-stem\/#What_is_STEM\" >What is STEM?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-private-schools-are-prioritizing-stem\/#Why_is_STEM_important_for_students\" >Why is STEM important for students?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-private-schools-are-prioritizing-stem\/#How_are_private_schools_prioritizing_STEM\" >How are private schools prioritizing STEM?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CHow_private_schools_are_prioritizing_STEM%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;How private schools are prioritizing STEM&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n                            From specialized classes to high-tech tools, private-school students are well-equipped for the future\n                        <\/div>\n<div>\n                                                                        These days, discussions about quality education and setting kids up for success invariably include the importance of STEM. But what is STEM? Why does it matter? And how are private schools prioritizing STEM to help students become the leaders, innovators and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>-changers of tomorrow in an increasingly information and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a>-based world?<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_STEM\"><\/span>What is STEM?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The acronym STEM stands for \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">science<\/a>, technology, engineering and mathematics.\u201d The four core disciplines include countless school subjects from coding and robotics to chemistry, algebra, biology and even economics. STEM learning involves integrated interdisciplinary teaching that makes absorbing information fun and interactive: instead of focusing solely on textbooks, theory and memorization, students im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely put what they\u2019re learning into practice through hands-on experiments, projects and activities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat parents should be looking for in a STEM program isn\u2019t what students are learning with, but how they are learning. How are they accessing the curricular content? How are they interacting with others? How much are they able to exercise their curiosities?\u201d says Glen Herbert, the marketing and communications lead at Rosseau Lake College in Rosseau, Ont., where students\u2019 STEM education involves a mandatory canoe <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a> to help them understand their place in the natural world. \u201cPeople don\u2019t <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a>ly associate canoe trips with STEM,\u201d he says, \u201cbut they should, because [canoe trips] reflect the same set of core outcomes: creativity, collaboration, <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>lication, agency.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_is_STEM_important_for_students\"><\/span>Why is STEM important for students?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Introducing kids to STEM early and then incorporating it throughout their school years allows them the time to explore possibilities, discover new topics and nurture their passions. \u201cSTEM programs work to make the sciences inviting, approachable and inspiring,\u201d says Herbert. \u201cThey also seek to reorient students\u2019 relationship to science.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>STEM\u2019s inherent \u201clearn by doing\u201d approach not only helps galvanize the subject matter itself, but allows students of all ages to develop complementary, highly transferable life skills, such as problem-solving, reasoning, communication, creativity, collaboration, and critical thinking\u2013all of which are invaluable, both in school and beyond. \u201cIt\u2019s one thing to have a good idea, and quite another to explain it effectively to others, and still another to lead a team of collaborators to bring that idea to successful fruition,\u201d Herbert says. \u201cSTEM programs require all of those skills.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the long term, robust STEM education in elementary and secondary school also sets students up for success in post-secondary academia. \u201cSTEM courses are very important, as the fields of science, mathematics and technology offer fantastic possibilities for our students to innovate and make a difference in our world,\u201d says Dr. Mark Lee, deputy head of school at Royal Crown School in Scarborough, Ont. \u201cPursuit of university majors in these fields presents our students with strong career opportunities in an increasingly competitive global market.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To that end, and looking even farther afield STEM-related careers\u2013and the need for highly skilled employees\u2013are growing exponentially. It is vital to provide students with a solid STEM foundation on which to build their future and with which they can thrive going forward in all aspects of their lives. \u201cThe more students can live those kinds of experiences,\u201d says Herbert, \u201cthe better they\u2019ll be prepared for the work environments they\u2019ll move into as professionals.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_are_private_schools_prioritizing_STEM\"><\/span>How are private schools prioritizing STEM?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>When it comes to STEM, each private school is different. Some make it their core focus, while others take a more holistic approach, integrating elements of STEM throughout classes, programs and activities. At Delano Academy in Thornhill, Ont., the \u201cT\u201d of STEM\u2013technology\u2013is the linchpin. A member of Microsoft\u2019s global Showcase School collaborative, Delano embraces a technology-first approach to educating its students. \u201c[Technology] is embedded in how our students learn and how teachers teach in every way,\u201d says Delano Academy\u2019s vice prinicpal, Sharon Levy. \u201cWe value future-proofing our students, who use cutting-edge hardware and applications that support the 21st-century learner.\u201d The school also runs the STE(A)M Factory (the \u201cA\u201d stands for \u201carts\u201d), an incubator and accelerator that further encourages its students to invent, create and design.<\/p>\n<p>At Winnipeg\u2019s St. John\u2019s-Ravenscourt School, STEM begins in kindergarten, where young students learn how to use tablets and computers, and continues right through to the high-school grades, when students are able to choose from a wide variety of STEM courses and select the ones that interest them most. \u201cTechnology is not only integrated into every course, classroom and lesson,\u201d says director of admissions and marketing Lindsay Stovel, \u201cbut students are also expected to use technological resources in all aspects of their learning<br \/>and communication. It\u2019s our goal to provide a technology-enriched learning environment that facilitates the development of critical and creative thinking skills, social responsibility and life-long learning.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At many private schools, STEM is also a part of their roster of extracurricular activities, organizations and field trips, with some hosting science fairs or math competitions, or running after-school clubs where students can hone their coding, design or robotics skills alongside peers who share their affinity for a given STEM discipline. \u201cWe\u2019re looking forward to the reinstatement of our after-school activities program,\u201d Lee says. \u201cIt\u2019ll focus, in part, on providing students with opportunities to apply and extend their knowledge in STEM subjects in a community context through participation in internships and clubs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the end, while the approach to STEM and the degree to which it\u2019s a part of everyday learning varies from school to school, it\u2019s become a must-have component to curricula across the board at private schools. \u201cOne of the goals of all quality STEM programs is to get beyond the prejudices that we might have about science,\u201d Herbert says. \u201cIn the past, scientists were thought of as lone geniuses. STEM programs adopt and promote that idea that science and technology aren\u2019t fields dominated by lone geniuses squirrelled away ruminating on finite problems. Rather, they are a celebration of the community of people around the world that, working together, will solve the problems that we face and, together, make the greatest advances.\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer crossorigin=\"anonymous\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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