Engineering Academy Certification Program (Grades 6-8)
Students wanting to take S.T.E.M. study and skills further at American Academy may choose to participate in our extracurricular Engineering Academy Certificate Program.
To graduate with an Engineering Academy Certificate, students must complete at least four S.T.E.M. or engineering extracurricular activities one from each of four areas of discipline -- robotics, building, design, and programming -- as well as an independently-researched and independently-constructed capstone project in eighth grade.
Since its inception in 2018, American Academy has awarded 18 Engineering Academy Certificates.
To find out more about getting your student involved in the Engineering Academy Certificate Program, please email American Academy S.T.E.M. Director, Melissa Sitzmann. To view S.T.E.M. and engineering courses, visit our School Store.
ECAs offered this school year that will count towards the Engineering Academy Certificate:
- Fall Fling (grades 5-8) -Saturdays in October and November
- Design for Makers (Grades 6-8) weekly November and December
- Advanced Coding (grades 7-8) - Weekly in January at each campus
- Battle Bots (grades 6-8) - weekly in February-March, final competition on Friday, April 5th
Visit the School Store to register.
