2018 2019 University Preparatory Academy West Palm Beach

2018 -2019 University Preparatory Academy West Palm Beach, Florida

VISION The vision of the Advanced Academics Program is to provide a climate which values and nurtures the talents and potential of gifted and talented students and prepares them to be contributing members of the world and successful in their life.

MISSION The mission of the Advanced Academic Program is to meeting the needs of the gifted students. The curriculum that is designed is integrated, project-based, significant, relevant, and rigorous.

GOALS The goals for 2018 -2019 are to: • • • Promote critical thinking and reasoning abilities Develop and expand thinking skills Utilize differentiated strategies for learning Facilitate opportunities for learning Develop project-based (STEM) integrated learning activities

Bright Child or Gifted Child Bright Child Gifted Child Knows the answer Asks questions Is interested Is highly curious Answers the questions Discusses in detail Listens with interest Shows strong feelings and opinions Copies accurately Creates new designs Completes assignments Initiates projects Is pleased with his own learning Highly self critical Learns well Thinks well

Year at a Glance • • STEM/Project-Based Learning Tynker Math League Science Fair Engineering Competition Community Garden Roots and Shoots Club Recycling Program

STEM (Project-Based Learning) • STEAM is a curriculum based on the idea of educating students in five specific disciplines — Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics — in an interdisciplinary and applied approach. • Rather than teach the four disciplines as separate and discrete subjects, STEAM integrates them into a cohesive learning paradigm based on realworld applications.

21 st Century Skills Critical thinking Creativity Collaboration Communication Information literacy Media literacy Technology literacy Flexibility Leadership Initiative Productivity Social skills

STEM Focus • • Research Community service Collaboration Critical thinking Creativity Communication Problem-solving https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=5 GWhw. UN 9 ia. Y

Tinker Tynker is a complete learning system that enables everyone from beginners to advanced programmers to code with intuitive, interestbased activities. Tynker's self-paced courses let kids experiment with visual blocks before progressing to intermediate programming. TYNKER EMPOWERS KIDS TO BECOME MAKERS

Why Tinker? Kids acquire critical 21 st century skills and learn to innovate across multiple themes based on their interests. Using Tynker, your child can, Ø Ø Ø Code robots Build APPS Explore STEM Mod mindcraft Code drones Build games https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=XIC 9 t. Y-zk. XE

Community Garden “Garden of Life” Using the “Design Thinking Process”, students designed and built garden beds, and are growing vegetables of their choice to benefit their immediate community. They have also started a butterfly garden for the pollinators. They will follow the foot steps of Jane Goodall and make a difference in the world through their actions. They will maintain the gardens throughout the year.

Garden Program GOALS Learning the concepts of gardening, how plants grow and what they need to grow. Taking care of plants. Helping the people in need. Reduce, reuse and recycle Saving the earth. Learn the good nutrition and lifestyle.

Our Gardens

Science Fair Palm Beach School District Students will be designing and testing investigations using the steps of the scientific process. • Purpose • Hypothesis • Research • Gather materials • Conduct experiment • Collect Data • Write conclusion • Reflect

Recycling Program Goals • Reduce trash • Reuse recycled materials • Recycle recycled materials

Recycling, Reducing and Reusing

Annual “Engineer It” Competition Science Museum Students will engineer and test variety of models of their choice. § Float It § Fly It § Drop It § Launch It § Clean It § Thrill It