Gifted/Highly Gifted STEM Magnet » Program Overview

Program Overview

Through the integration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), our college-career readiness courses will give students the space to develop and apply their unique gifts, talents, and abilities.
 
The Nightingale Gifted/Highly Gifted STEM Magnet seeks the next generation of greatest thinkers to use STEM to engineer new worlds that identify and respond to the evolving needs of humanity. 
 

Gifted STEM Magnet Courses

6th Grade Includes, but is not limited to, the following units:
  • Web Development with HTML and CSS
  • Video Game Design
  • Introduction to Robotics
  • Introduction to 3D Modeling & 3D Printing
7th Grade Includes, but is not limited to, the following units:
  • Mobile App Design
  • Intermediate Robotics
  • Advanced Game Design
  • Green Architecture
  • Intermediate 3D Modeling & Printing
8th Grade Includes, but is not limited to, the following units:
  • Advanced Mobile App Design
  • Advanced Robotics
  • Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
  • Physical Computing with Arduino
  • 3D Printing for Assistive Technology
Competitions Students in the STEM Magnet also compete as teams in regional tournaments and national challenges. Some of these include:
In 2022, students from the STEM Magnet will also compete in the Congressional App Challenge, Vex IQ tournaments, and others. 

All of these opportunities provide students with the opportunity to collaborate with peers; design, build, and test innovative solutions; apply learned skills and concepts to real world problems; and, build resilience as students persevere to overcome obstacles.
 
 
As a PLTW school, students will have fun with the following units:
 
Intro to Computer Science (ICS)
 
  • Coding, creating apps for mobile devices
  • Explore impact of computing in society; how it applies in various career fields
 
For more information about PLTW click here
  

Design & Modeling

  • Students apply the design process to solve problems, understand the influence of creativity and innovation in their lives
  • Autodesk design software to create a visual image of designs and produce a portfolio to showcase innovative solutions

Automation & Robotics

  • History, development, and influence of automation & robotics
  • Mechanical systems, energy transfer, machine automation & computer control systems
  • VEX Robotics platform to design, build, and program real-world objects such as robotic arms