Stem & Technology

STEM

Kindergarten through fourth grade students receive instruction in science through their weekly thematic units. Third through sixth grade students engage in hands-on STEM explorations and activities using Pitsco Education curriculum. Through a variety of inquiry-based activities and projects, students will explore and enhance their skills in life science, Earth science, physical science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Pitsco Education’s curriculum is linked to the current standards developed by various national, state, and local science, math, and technology educational organizations. With this hands-on, student-centered, cooperative-learning system, we will create an atmosphere that is engaging, informative, and enjoyable for students.

Extreme Engineering club

Are you a 5th or 6th grade student and interested in becoming a member of the Extreme Engineering Club? We would love for you to join us as we explore the engineering process with new projects and challenges. In addition to engineering projects, we will build new robots using TETRIX Prime. We will have robotic competitions that will allow teams to qualify to compete in the final competition at the end of the year. Extreme Engineering Club will meet in STEM Lab each Wednesday. Club A will meet from 2:30-3:15 (during Study Hall) and Club B from 3:15 – 4:00. (Your time will be assigned.) Applications must be filled out entirely and submitted electronically. If you experience difficulties with the electronic application, you may answer all of the questions on the application by email and send it to bturner@starkvilleacademy.org.

TECHNOLOGY

Technology is a tool. It’s a tool that if used effectively, students will become more actively engaged in the learning experience. The mission of the Technology Department at Starkville Academy is: “To equip and enable teachers to effectively use technology in the classroom and to enhance and empower the student’s ability to create, collaborate, communicate, and to think critically.”

Starkville Academy currently has the following technologies in place:

  • 1:1 program of iPads for grades 7-12

  • Dedicated carts for iPads- one each for grades 1-6

  • iPads in each classroom for PreK and Kindergarten

  • Dedicated set of iPads for Dyslexia Therapy Program

  • 3 computer labs of 25 computers each

  • STEM lab

  • Discovery classroom with computers

  • SMART interactive white boards in elementary classrooms

  • Multimedia projectors in all classrooms

  • Faculty have both a classroom desktop/laptop and an iPad for lesson preparation and presentation

  • Apple TVs in all academic classrooms across campus for lesson presentation

  • High-speed wireless internet access throughout campus