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STAFFORD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

STAFFORD ACADEMY FOR TECHNOLOGY


 


 
Stafford Academy for Technology STEM  News and Information - STEM 16 Summit on April 20 at University of Mary Washington Summer STEM (Camps)

 
Stafford Academy for Technology (STAT)

 Registration is open for STEM/CTE Summer Camps. These camps are open to all students. However, current and entering STAT students who wish to register for Programming and Robotics have first preference. This camp fills quickly, so please register early to insure you can participate. Unfortunately, Advanced Programming and Robotics will not be offered this summer.
 
Most of the STEM camps are open to younger students, so please feel free to share information about STEM/CTE Camps with rising 5th through 8th graders. Please click here to download the registration form for STEM/CTE Camps.

Selection of the incoming STAT Class of 2017 (students entering high school as 9th graders this coming fall) is completed.
All applicants have been notified that they were either accepted, wait-listed or not accepted. Accepted students must provide a response in order for their enrollment to be processed by the high school counselors. Wait-listed students will be contacted based on their rank in the wait-list, as space becomes available. 

In the News! Stafford Academy for Technology students in the IT program at Brooke Point High School collaborated with the Video and Media Technology interns from Brooke Point. The product was a video for the Virginia Department of Education to encourage the use of Career Clusters by students to organize their educational and career planning. Click here for the Information Technology page at the Virginia Department of Education web site, where you can view the video produced by intern Shawn Austin.

Stafford Academy for Technology (STAT) is a state-approved Governor’s STEM Academy.  STAT is a four-year college-prep program of study utilizing integrated hands-on, project-based instruction focused on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) career areas. (STEM includes medical fields). The STAT instructional team includes teachers from sciences,  technology, English, and mathematics.  STAT is open to rising ninth graders on an application basis. The program is half-day. Bus transportation from the base school to the program school is provided.

STAT offers students the advantage of learning in a "cohort" of like-minded students throughout the four-year program. They will also "loop" with the same teachers whenever possible, creating a more coherent and personal learning experience.  Students will undertake service-learning projects and partner with mentors in the business community to build a stronger sense of purpose and a firmer commitment to success in college education, while learning about the demands of the workplace.  Students will undertake a senior research project.

While STAT serves as an excellent preparation for students who look to careers in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics field, it will also help any student develop a powerful foundation for further learning and high-skill employment.  The STAT model is designed to go beyond the ordinary high school experience, and cultivate skills acknowleged to be essential in the 21st century workplace:

 
If your child has not turned in any part of the application, please contact the counseling office at your child's school to ask that he or she be invited to write his/her statement of interest. (If your child has already turned in any part of the application, he or she will be given a note or reminder to participate.) Students at each middle school will be asked to write their statement of interest during a specified time during the school day. If you have not already done so, please talk with your child about his or her reasons for wanting to enroll in STAT. Students are asked to refer to their educational and career goals when they write this statement.
thinking creatively and implementing innovation
  • using systems thinking and solving problems
  • communicating clearly and collaborating with others
  • accessing, evaluating and managing information
  • adapting to change
  • working independently and gaining expertise as a self-directed learner
  • valuing diversity
  • showing accountability
  • leading and respecting others

STAT is an academically and technically demanding program that will prepare students for success in virtually any field of college study.


Applications are due to the student's middle school counseling office no later than Thursday, March 28. Students must demonstrate interest in the program area to which they are applying; selection is based on grades, teacher recommendations, attendance, SOL scores, activities and the statement of interest.

 Links and Resources
 
Stafford Academy for Technology
 (STAT)

STAT Overview brochure


STAT Curriculum

STAT Expectations

Project Lead the Way (PLTW) curriculum for STAT Biomedical Sciences and STAT Engineering


Science, Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) 

Engineering Careers

 
Health and Medical Careers

Information Technology Careers


Computing Careers

Dot Diva

Other STEM Resources


College Prep Checklist

 









































                                                   


 STEM News and Information


STEM programs at Germanna Community College

Germanna Community College has a new Science & Engineering Building and Information Commons on the highly accessible Fredericksburg Area Campus (Massaponax area). Germanna offers a variety of STEM-related opportunities, including Guaranteed Admissions Agreements with VT, UVA, and ODU Engineering programs. There are many ways for students to advance toward their STEM future by starting at Germanna. Speak with an admissions counselor at Germanna and and see the state-of-the-art, “green” (LEED Silver-rated) facility!


Why STEM?

STEM is more than just gadgets! STEM professionals use science, mathematics and technology to make the world a better place. Innovations in harnessing power from the sun and the wind can bring the benefits of electrification to rural and underdeveloped areas where traditional technologies have been unsuccessful. Already, cell phones are a powerful tool for personal banking in underdeveloped countries, helping people's businesses and lives become more financially stable. Finding better ways to purify water protects peoples lives - they suffer fewer bacterial and parasitic infections and live longer, healthier (and no doubt, happier) lives. Technology helps those with disabilities learn and contribute in society. Information technology allows us to use applications like Twitter and Skype to stay in touch with all our friends and acquaintances, no matter how numerous or distant! In addition to these types of opportunities, STEM careers offer creativity, variety, and secure, above-average income.

Would you like to be part of a team that makes tomorrow a better place? Then think about becoming a STEM professional. This is work that repays your heart as well as your mind!

To investigate careers in STEM, including health and medical careers and information technology, visit Virginia CareerView (www.vaview.org ) or Virginia Wizard (www.vawizard.org, account is free). Both of these sites allow students to take assessments and connect their interests with clusters or groups of suggested careers. They should spend time reading and learning about the activities, education, etc, associated with careers of interest.

General information about career development (assessments, resources, web sites) is available at the School-to-Career page.  Please click here for the School-to-Career Program page.

 Summer STEM (Camps)

Registration form can be down-loaded from a link at the top of this page.


For additional program information contact Ann Emerson (540) 658-6000 or e-mail aemerson@staffordschools.net







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