The St. Augustine CHS STREAM Focus Program (STREAM) is an inter-disciplinary approach to inquiry and problem-based learning. It incorporates real world challenges and the engineering design process to foster critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, and communication skills guided by the traditional principles of Catholic social teachings. Technology is integrated into daily instruction. Some of the skills that grade 9 students will be actively engaged in include: coding, robotics, and design projects.
Our program will prepare our students for the future. It consists of an academic component and non-academic (SHIELD) component with the opportunity to earn an international award. The STREAM program encourages both personal and academic achievement, challenging students to excel in their academics, leadership and personal growth.
Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
- Recognizing connections and interdependencies
- Inquiry and project based learning
- Exploratory questioning, analyzing, synthesizing
Creativity and Innovation
- Creative thinking to generate innovative strategies
- Multiple learning platforms: (GAFE) Google Apps For Education, D2L, etc.
- Introduction to Robotics and Programming
Collaboration
- Working in real-time
- Collaborating on activities online using GAFE
Communication
- Digital Citizenship
- Individual access to technology during class time