Events Calendar

Student Programs and Events

Name Number:  STEM I S001-01 Cohort 1
Target Audience:  7th
Date:  August 11-22, 2014

STEM I was a 2-week intensive academic program that emphasized increasing students’ knowledge and interest in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) as a potential career path.  Twenty-nine 7th grade students explored genomics and robotics, math and science.

Name Number:  Girls Innovate IT-IG001-02 Cohort 2
Target Audience:  10th &11th
Date:  October 11 – November 22, 2014

The Girls Innovate IT program was a collaboration between MVTSYA and Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) to provide STEM learning experiences for high school (10th and 11th grades) female students in Mt. Vernon City School District.

Name Number:   STEM I Field Trip F001-01 Cohort 1
Target Audience:  Cohort 1
Date:  December 10, 2014

Twenty-nine students who participated in the STEM I (Cohort 1) visited Regeneron Laboratories Headquarters in Tarrytown, New York.  Regeneron, New York State’s largest biotech company, is a leading science-based biopharmaceutical company.

Name Number:  Science of Success I M001-03 Cohort 3
Target Audience:  10th & 11th
Date:  March –April 2015

The Science of Success program was designed for twenty-five high school (10th and 11th grades) male students in Mt. Vernon City School District.  The dual modular program will primarily focus on computer coding (Module I) and mentorship (Module II).

Name Number: STEM I-C2 S002-01 Cohort 1
Target Audience: Cohort I
Date: August 10th to 21st 2015

STEM II is a follow-up to STEM I. Twenty-nine students who participated in the STEM I (Cohort I) will extend their capacities in designing, constructing and programming robots. Exploring new approaches to math and science was also core elements of the program.

Name Number: STEM IB S001-04 Cohort 4
Target Audience: 7th
Date: August 10th to 21st 2015

STEM I will be a 2-week intensive academic program that will emphasize increasing students’ knowledge and interest in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) as a potential career path. Twenty-five 7th grade students will explore genomics and robotics along with a constructivist approach to mathematics and physical science.

Name Number: STEM III S001-05 Cohort 5
Target Audience: 5th
Date: August 10th to 14th 2015

STEM III will be a 1-week intensive academic program that will emphasize increasing students’ knowledge and interest in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) as a potential career path. Twenty-five 5th grade students will explore engineering through rocket building along with science and math study.

Name Number: Science of Success II M001-03
Target Audience: 10th & 11th
Date: February 6th to April 9th 2016

The Science of Success II program is designed for high school (10th and 11th grades) male and female students in Mt. Vernon City School District. The program is intended to extend the relationship with the same two groups of cohorts that started in late 2015 and early 2016 with the Science of Success program for boys and Girls Innovate IT program for girls. This year’s program will include instruction for 50 students.

Name Number: Science of Success II M001-03
Cohort 2 & 3
Target Audience: 10th / 11th
Date: February 6th to April 9th

The Science of Success II program is designed for high school (10th and 11th grades) male and female students in Mt. Vernon City School District. The program is intended to extend the relationship with the same two groups of cohorts that started in late 2015 and early 2016 with the Science of Success program for boys and Girls Innovate IT program for girls. This year’s program will include instruction for 50 students.

Name Number: STEM III-2 S001-06 Cohort 5
Target Audience: 6th
Date: April 30th to May 28th 2016

STEM III -2 will be a 5 Saturday program that will reengage 5th grader, current 6th graders that attended the NSSA 5th grader Summer Camp program last summer along with the number of additional current graders needed to include 25 students. The twenty-five 6th grade students will explore engineering through water robot building along with math study.

Name Number: STEM IC S001-04 Cohort 4
Target Audience: 7th & 8th
Date: August 8th to 19th 2016

STEM I will be a 2-week intensive academic program that will emphasize increasing students’ knowledge and interest in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) as a potential career path. Twenty-five 7th and 8th grade students will explore genomics and robotics along with a constructivist approach to mathematics and physical science.

Name Number: STEM I-D2 S003-01 Cohort 1
Target Audience: 9th & 10th
Date: August 8th to 19th 2016

STEM VI will be a 2-week intensive academic program that will emphasize increasing students’ knowledge and interest in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) as a potential career path. Twenty-five 9th and 10th grade students will explore genomics and robotics along with a constructivist approach to mathematics and physical science.

Name Number: STEM VI Cohort 6
Target Audience: 4th Grade
Date: December to March 2017

STEM VI was a 10-week after-school program provided 2 hours after-school 2-week days and 4 hours on Saturday each week for the ten weeks. Students will receive math tutoring on one day of the week days and science tutoring on the other weekday. On each of the 10 Saturdays, one parent or guardian will be required to attend. In addition to parent engagement within the educational process, the class will also utilize the Saturday classes to support student literacy and effective communication. The program for the group of cohorts will be completed annually until their graduation from High School.

Name Number: Science of Success III M001-04 Cohort 2 & 3
Target Audience: 10th/ 11th Graders
Date: March 11 to April 22, 2017

The Science of Success III – “YOU CAN FLY” The Science of Success III program is designed for high school (10th and 11th graders) male and female students in the Mount Vernon City School District. The program is intended to extend the relationship with as many of the two groups of cohorts that started with the NSSA in 2015 and 2016 This year’s program will include instruction for 25 -30 students over six Saturday’s starting in March and concluding in April 2017. The three-module program will include focusing on Aviation, App Coding and STEM Career Mentorship.

Name Number: STEM IV S001-05 Cohort 5
Target Audience: 5th/6th Graders
Date: August 7th to August 18th 2017

STEM IV will be a 2-week intensive academic program that will emphasize increasing students’ knowledge and interest in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) as a potential career path. Twenty-five 5th & 6th grade students will explore engineering through robotics along with science and math study.

Name Number: STEM IC S001-05 Cohort 4
Target Audience: 7th/8th Graders
Date: August 7 to August 18th 2017

STEM I will be a 2-week intensive academic program that will emphasize increasing students’ knowledge and interest in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) as a potential career path. Twenty-five 7th and 8th grade students will explore genomics and robotics along with a constructivist approach to mathematics (Linear Equations) and physical science (Properties of Matter & Energy Transformations).

Name Number: STEM I-D2 S003-02 Cohort 1
Target Audience: 9th/10th Graders
Date: August 7 to August 18th 2017

STEM VI was a 2-week intensive academic program that will emphasize increasing students’ knowledge and interest in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) as a potential career path. Twenty-five 9th and 10th grade students will explore genomics and robotics/ drones.

Name Number: STEM Community School I
Target Audience: MVHS- All Grades
Date: October 2017 to May 2018

Program Format:

• 30 Weeks, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, 3:00 to 6:00 (5:45), October 2017 to May 2018,
  3 Ten-week Modules, two subjects per week – Monday/ Wednesday- Subject 1, Tuesday/Thursday-Subject 2.
• All areas of Science, Mathematics, Technology and Engineering are considered appropriate.
• Program Focus- Experiential Learning, Project Based Small Working Groups, Presentation Skills, Team Based Competitive Component, Field Trips, Subject Matter Expert Guest Speakers/ Mentors will also be included at various points during each of the 10-week modules, 20 to 25 students per class limit.

Name Number: STEM VI-PT-#2 Cohort 6
Target Audience: 5th Graders
Date: December 2017 to March 2018

STEM VI, Part #2- will be the second year of our 10-week after-school program provided 2 hours after-school 2 week days and 4 hours on Saturday each week for the ten weeks. Students will receive math tutoring on one day of the week days and science tutoring on the other weekday. On each of the 10 Saturdays, one parent or guardian will be required to attend. In addition to parent engagement within the educational process, the class will also utilize the Saturday classes to support student literacy and effective communication. On Saturdays, all students will participate in presenting the lessons provided during the week with a focus on articulating what they learned to attending parents. Parents and students will also be provided opportunities to work together to solve math or science based problems and challenges.  This NSSA program will be delivered annually with the intent to include the same group of cohorts each year though their entry into high school. If necessary, additional students may be added each year in an effort to maintaining 25 participants.

The STEM VI program’s curriculum, instruction, and assessments will be tightly interwoven to support student learning via problem solving, research, critical thinking and communication skills. The program will include special emphasis on facilitating the cohorts embracing the value of literacy and effective communication skills.