The academy offers a collaborative learning environment with faculty from multiple university schools, focusing on interdisciplinary STEAM projects with a social justice lens.
The STEAM Team Summer Academy at the University of San Diego offers middle and high school students a week-long, hands-on learning experience in science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics. Participants engage in activities designed to foster creativity, problem-solving, communication, and critical thinking skills. The curriculum includes discussions on the United Nations Goals for Sustainable Development, designing and building complex chain reaction machines, and exploring mathematical concepts through folding and visualization. The program also incorporates team building through fitness activities, arts, sciences, and goal setting to prepare students for high school, college, and career transitions. The academy is a collaborative effort involving faculty from the Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering, the School of Leadership and Education Sciences, and the College of Arts and Sciences.
A typical day involves engaging in hands-on STEAM activities such as designing chain reaction machines, exploring mathematical concepts through folding, participating in team-building fitness activities, and discussing the United Nations Goals for Sustainable Development.
This program is ideal for middle and high school students interested in hands-on learning across science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics, who want to enhance their creativity, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills.
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