Academics

Science Introduction

With science and technology at the forefront of modernity and a global world-view, science courses at SMIC are designed to plant seeds of curiosity into the hearts and minds of students. After completing a course, a student will have a foundational understanding of how science works and the place that it has in our world today. Furthermore, students will be able to establish academic foundation that allows them to build connections between scientific concepts, their own lives, their communities, and the world at large.  With the combination of available contemporary technology together with more traditional pedagogical approaches, activities and experiments are designed to excite, engage, and provide students with opportunities to deeply explore science. Project-based learning, scientific inquiry, hands-on-learning, dialogue, and cooperative learning is emphasized in order to support all students in their weaknesses and to expand on their individual strengths.