DRS Yeshiva High School for Boys is partnering with the Center for Initiatives in Jewish Education to offer students a course that integrates science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) for the 2012–2013 school year. The curriculum for this STEM course combines general thinking skills with engineering principles as well as science and technology. The course will pique student interests in these areas and help them open doors of opportunity as they develop their goals for future vocations.
Unlike regular subject-oriented curricula that focus on a limited field of study, this curriculum introduces students to a diverse range of scientific and technological subjects. Since the course straddles four areas of inquiry, it deals with the integration and use of knowledge as tools for problem solving. A smattering of the units taught include system features, introduction to electricity, the serial circuit, sensors, electronics, and control integration. CIJE will provide DRS staff with a science mentor who will visit the school weekly throughout the school year to model lessons, mentor a science teacher, and help students solve difficult challenges. This course reflects current thinking in science education and DRS is pleased to be in the forefront of this initiative.