Science
At the Academy, science is a creative, hands-on, lab-centered program that has engaged and encouraged nearly 50% of Academy graduates over the past five years to pursue science-related majors in college. Many students double-up on science classes, with some taking as many as seven science courses over four years of high school, even though only three years are required.
The Academy has three fully-equipped labs that use cutting-edge technology, including interactive Star Boards, Pasco Wireless Probeware for data collection, Microsoft Excel analysis and report-generating programs, 3-D printer, and Inspiration mind-mapping software.
At the Academy, you won’t just learn about science, you will DO science yourself.
See the Program of Studies Guide for course descriptions.
Make a Big Bang
At the Academy
A Teacher's View
Albert Eistein once said, 'To raise new questions, new possibilities, to regard old problems from a new angle, requires creative imagination and marks real advance in science.' As a faculty we strive to ignite the flame of curiosity and imagination in our students that will serve them well in all aspects of life.
-Karl Walczak, Enhua Wang, John Versteeg, Jack Flynn