Program Description
The Academy of Science, Research, and Medicine is the only STEM-certified magnet program in the Paulding County School District. Through a very competitive selection process, the program only accepts 70 students each year from the district’s nine middle schools. Housed at Paulding County High School in Dallas, the program offers an accelerated course sequence with two pathways. Students may choose between the Biotechnology Research and Development or Allied Health and Medicine pathways, with many students completing both upon graduation. The program received STEM certification on April 27, 2017 and has even been nationally recognized for innovative approaches to teaching.
In both pathways, STEM content is integrated throughout the curriculum and taught using project-based learning. Students are encouraged to use the engineering design process in conjunction with a claims, evidence, and reasoning approach. Students in the Academy are exposed to extensive STEM collaborative partnerships. For example, students are currently working with The Nature Conservancy (TNC), Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Cobb County-Marietta Water Authority, Kennesaw State University (KSU) and Cornell University on several long-term projects. Students are currently working with KSU and TNC to use environmental DNA to detect threatened and extirpated species in a local watershed. These advanced biotechnological procedures could potentially revolutionize how species biodiversity is quantified and analyzed in nature. Again, these partnerships and authentic opportunities help create a unique STEM culture in the Academy.
Advanced academics are a focus in the program. In addition to the rigor of the AP science and mathematics courses, students can take a total of 12 Advanced Placement classes offered in the program, which has been recognized by College Board earning five of six AP accolades, including STEM access and STEM achievement. Lastly, students in the program are very involved in numerous STEM outreach initiatives in the community. Students in the Academy travel throughout the district to attend other schools’ science family nights, attend STEM conferences, and host events to engage their community in STEM activities.
In both pathways, STEM content is integrated throughout the curriculum and taught using project-based learning. Students are encouraged to use the engineering design process in conjunction with a claims, evidence, and reasoning approach. Students in the Academy are exposed to extensive STEM collaborative partnerships. For example, students are currently working with The Nature Conservancy (TNC), Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Cobb County-Marietta Water Authority, Kennesaw State University (KSU) and Cornell University on several long-term projects. Students are currently working with KSU and TNC to use environmental DNA to detect threatened and extirpated species in a local watershed. These advanced biotechnological procedures could potentially revolutionize how species biodiversity is quantified and analyzed in nature. Again, these partnerships and authentic opportunities help create a unique STEM culture in the Academy.
Advanced academics are a focus in the program. In addition to the rigor of the AP science and mathematics courses, students can take a total of 12 Advanced Placement classes offered in the program, which has been recognized by College Board earning five of six AP accolades, including STEM access and STEM achievement. Lastly, students in the program are very involved in numerous STEM outreach initiatives in the community. Students in the Academy travel throughout the district to attend other schools’ science family nights, attend STEM conferences, and host events to engage their community in STEM activities.
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