The purpose of the Unionville High School’s STEM program is to provide students with an enriched learning experience in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. In response to student agency needs, to have more experience with STEM collaboration and experiential learning, we feel that a STEM program would be critical for students to experience as these become common and major pathways undertaken by our students in post secondary and careers related to STEM. Having a clear STEM focus would provide students with opportunities for further engagement in STEM subjects in a novel and non-traditional manner.
STEM @ Unionville HS
Purpose
To provide students with an enriched learning experience in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
Results
Unionville HS STEM Program Certificate
Experience
Students experience additional collaboration, creativity, innovation, entrepreneurial know-how and ethical citizenship further developing skills and enhancing learning opportunities.
Opportunity
Students are involved in broad-based learning with outside practical experiences which can include community partnerships and experiential learning outside the school environment.
Post-Secondary Pathways
The courses required would be the recommended or required pathway for students pursuing post-secondary interests in STEM-related fields including a college diploma or degree program or university degree program.
Resume and Portfolio Building
Provides students with content for resume and post-secondary application material and references (i.e. activities, events, clubs, teams, etc.)
21st Century Competencies
Students develop 21st century competencies including collaboration, communication, critical thinking and creativity.
Requirements
STEM 4 Cs (Courses, Clubs, Competitions/Contests and Connections)
Courses
- Science – minimum of any 4 courses in Science
- Any Gr. 9 and Gr. 10 Science
- Gr. 11 and/or 12 Biology (SBI3U/3C, SBI4U/4C)
- Gr. 11 and/or 12 Chemistry (SCH3U/3C SCH4U/4C)
- Gr. 11 and/or 12 Physics (SPH3U/3C, SPH4U/4C)
- Gr. 12 Earth & Space Science (SES4U)
- Gr. 12 Health Science (SNC4M) or college equivalents of above Gr. 11/12
- Technology – minimum of 1 course from:
- Gr. 9 Intro to Technology (TIJ1O1)
- Communications Technology (TGJ20, TGJ3M, TGJ4M)
- Technology Design (TDJ2O, TDJ3M, TDJ4M)
- Manufacturing (TMJ2O, TMJ3M/3C, TMJ4M/4C)
- Engineering/Computer Studies – minimum of 3 courses from
- Gr. 9 Intro to Computer Technology (TEJ1O1)
- Computer Engineering (TEJ2O, TEJ3M/3E, TEJ4M/4E)
- Computer Science (ICD2O, ICS3U/3C, ICS4U/4C)
- Game Design (IDC3O2)
- 3D Visualization & VR (IDC4U3)
- Mathematics – minimum of 4 courses
- at least one course must be a grade 12 Math course (e.g. MAP4C, MCT4C, MDM4U, MHF4U, MCV4U, etc.)
* Please Note: Students must complete all the necessary OSSD diploma requirements
Clubs:
Minimum 1 per school year (Including but not limited to)
- Architect Club
- Computer Science
- STEM Beyond
- UHS Food Science Club
- UHS Math Club
- UHS Robotics
- UHS Science Club
Competitions and Contests:
Minimum 1 per school year (Including but not limited to)
- University of Waterloo - Various Science, Math and Computing Contests
- Real World Design Challenge
- OAOPT - Physics Competition (Grade 11 and 12)
- University of Toronto - National Biology Competition
- FIRST, VEX and Skills Robotics Competitions
- YRSC, OTSC and SCNC Skills Competitions
Connections - Internal and External:
Minimum 1 per school year (Possible Opportunities):
- Virtual/In Person Field Trips
- Workshops
- Guest speakers
- SHAD
- Aspire - University Health Network
- Queen’s Summer Engineering Academy
- UOIT - Summer Camps
- York U - Spark Lab Program & Helix Summer Science Institute, etc.