Calendar & General Information
Trimestre 1a Co-curricular Course Overview
7 week courses starting September 2020
15:30 to 17:20
Discoverer Mondays: The Fascination of Crystals
Discoverer Tuesdays: Stop Motion Animation I
Discoverer Wednesdays: Treasure Hunt Creator
Discoverer Thursdays: Forensic Hunt I
Discoverer Fridays: Graphics I
17:30 to 19:20
Explorer Mondays: Stop Motion Animation II
Explorer Tuesdays: Fibonacci, Tesselations and Fractals
Explorer Wed: Debating: The Art of Speaking and Listening
Explorer Thursdays: Data Viz Coding I
Explorer Fridays: Doll-making I
19:30 to 21:20
Innovator Mondays: Build an Online Business Presence
Innovator Tuesdays: Presentations and Graphics
Innovator Wednesdays: Coding I
Innovator Thursdays: Advanced Spreadsheeting
Innovator Fridays: Printing to Fabric
Trimestre 1b Co-curricular Course Overview
9 week courses starting October 2020
15:30 to 17:20
Discoverer Mondays: STEAMville Town Planner
Discoverer Mondays: The Fascination of Crystals
Discoverer Tuesdays: Robotics I
Discoverer Wednesdays: Programming I
Discoverer Thursdays: Gears, gears and more gears
Discoverer Saturdays: Made with Light I
17:30 to 19:20
Explorer Mondays: Renewable Energy
Explorer Tuesdays: Amusement Park
Explorer Wednesdays: Robotics II
Explorer Thursdays: Made with Light II
Explorer Fridays: Made with Code
19:30 to 21:20
Innovator Mondays: Build an Online Business Presence
Innovator Tuesdays: Interactive Javascript
Innovator Wednesdays: HTML, CSS & Javascript
Innovator Thursdays: Games Development
Innovator Fridays: Graphics for Fabric & Wearable Art
EXTRA Courses
Class start and end dates are organised to fit within the school academic calendar.
After Winter Camp, 5 week courses have been scheduled.
After the Easter break, courses with longer project requirements run for 10 weeks.
A different activity is held every day for learners who attend daily.
Discoverers (ages 7 - 11) have classes scheduled for 15:30 to 17:20 Mondays to Fridays.
Explorers (ages 12 - 14) have classes scheduled for 17:30 to 19:20 Mondays to Fridays.
Innovators / Adults (ages 15+) have classes scheduled for 19:30 to 21:20 Mondays to Fridays.
camps
Due to Covd-19 camps are currently suspended.
Camps run Monday to Friday 8 hours a day for a period of 1 week.
Each camp is organised around a specific STEAM theme which ranges from
Programming, Robotics & Devices, Construction, Graphics or Wearable Fashion.
Outdoor activities are included.
The fee includes instruction, a journal, an ePortfolio, and healthy food and drink.
Curriculum
Study online with accredited and experienced teachers.
From ages 7 to 19
Primary - Ages 7 to 10
Intermediate - Ages 11 to 16
External Examination - Aged 17+
STEAM Academy Learners learn in a -
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rigorous
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engaged
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authentic
learning environment.
Students of all ages will maintain ePortfolios as evidence of their work.
TEACHers
Instructors are fully qualified practising teachers who hold masters and postgraduate degrees in Computer Science, the Sciences, Literacy, the Humanities and the Arts. They also hold teaching certificates and are registered on teaching registrars in their home countries and hold certificates for the cantons of Geneva and Vaud in Switzerland. In addition, full police and security checks are current and are regularly updated.
All teachers have proven and demonstrated experience of live, face to face teaching online. They inspire by using small collaborative channels and a varity of platforms and apps to maintain pace, variety, curiosity and interest!
Teachers have also demonstrated examination competencies i.e. preparation of students for external examination and high pass rates.