I choose STEM, be STEMaPHILIC. Be one of us.

"Each person has a dream especially students. They have a different goals and how to success in life. Do you want to be a future scientist, engineer, architect, statistician, nurse, environmentalist, econometricians and mathematician. Now, lets choose STEM. To make a bright future. Be one of us. STEMaPHILIC".

• WHAT DOES STEM MEAN TO YOU?

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• WHAT IS STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics?

    STEM is an educational program developed to prepare primary and secondary students for college and graduate study in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). In addition to subject-specific learning, STEM aims to foster inquiring minds, logical reasoning, and collaboration skills. 

    In the United States, the program helps immigrants with skills in the STEM subjects obtain work visas. In addition, STEM focuses on perceived education quality shortcomings in these fields, with the aim of increasing the supply of qualified high-tech workers.

    Educators break STEM down into seven standards of practice (or skill sets) for educating science, technology, engineering, and mathematics students:

• Learn and apply content
• Integrate content
• Interpret and communicate information
• Engage in inquiry
• Engage in logical reasoning
• Collaborate as a team
• Apply technology appropriately

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    Senior High School (SHS) students opting to take the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Strand have a set of core subjects slightly different from those taking the other strands:

• Accountancy, Business, and Management (ABM)
• General Academic(GAS)
• Humanities and Social Science (HUMSS).

• STEM Courses offer:

Engineering/Applied Science	Medicine and Health	Pure Science	Mathematics, Communications and Information Technology
Aeronautics/Aerospace	Embryology	Biology (Botany, Zoology)	Architecture
Agricultural	Human Kinetics	Chemistry ( Inorganic Chemistry, Electrochemistry, Analytical Chemistry)	Bio-informatics
Biomedical	Immunology	Physics (Thermodynamics,  Electromagnetics, Mechanics, Kinetics)	Communication
Biomolecular/Genetic	Laboratory Science	Geology	Computer Science
Chemical	Medical Technology	Meteorology	Data Science
Civil	Microbiology	Astronomy	Games Programming
Computer	Neurology	Genetics	Geomatics
Drafting and Design	Nursing	Archaeology	Information Technology
Electrical	Nutrition and Dietetics	Environment Science	Library Science
Electronic	Obstetrics and Gynecology		Mathematics
Environmental	Paramedics		Network and Topology
Geodetic	Pathology		Statistics
Geological/Mining	Pediatrics
Industrial	Pharmacy
Marine	Photobiology
Materials (Metallurgical, Ceramic, Polymer, Crystal, Biomaterial)	Physiology/ Anatomy
Mechanical/Automotive	Radiology
Molecular	Surgery
Process (Petroleum, Plastics, Paper, Textile)	Therapy
Software	Veterinary Medicine

Engineer

Architect

Marine Engineer

Civil Engineer

    According to the U. S. Department of Commerce, STEM occupations are growing at 17%, while other occupations are growing at 9.8%. STEM degree holders have a higher income even in non-STEM careers. Science, technology, engineering and mathematics workers play a key role in the sustained growth and stability of the U.S. economy, and are a critical component to helping the U.S. win the future.
    STEM education creates critical thinkers, increases science literacy, and enables the next generation of innovators. Innovation leads to new products and processes that sustain our economy. This innovation and science literacy depends on a solid knowledge base in the STEM areas. It is clear that most jobs of the future will require a basic understanding of math and science. Despite these compelling facts, mathematics and science scores on average among U.S. students are lagging behind other developing countries.

• WHY STEM?

    “In the 21st century, scientific and technological innovations have become increasingly important as we face the benefits and challenges of both globalization and a knowledge-based economy. To succeed in this new information-based and highly technological society, students need to develop their capabilities in STEM to levels much beyond what was considered acceptable in the past.” (National Science Foundation) 

• Who benefits from STEM?

    STEM education helps to bridge the ethnic and gender gaps sometimes found in math and science fields. Initiatives have been established to increase the roles of women and minorities in STEM-related fields. STEM education breaks the traditional gender roles. In order to compete in a global economy, STEM education and careers must be a national priority. Each and every decision made uses an aspect of STEM to understand the implications.

    In conclusion, STEM education is critical to help the United States remain a world leader. If STEM education is not improved, the United States will continue to fall in world ranking with math and science scores and will not be able to maintain its global position. STEM education in school is important to spark an interest in pursuing a STEM career in students. However, teachers do not carry the whole burden of STEM education. Parents also must encourage their children to pursue STEM activities and increase awareness and interest at home and in extracurricular activities of the merits of STEM education.

    Programs outside of school can help children to see that STEM is more than a class to finish. Having activities that show real-life implication of STEM can pull together the ideas presented in school and help to show how they benefit our society and even our world as a whole. Children can see that what they are learning now is pertinent to their future and the future of the whole world, creating an interest often lacking when learning new concepts that do not seem to carry real-world application. Engineering For Kids, for example, offers a suite of STEM enrichment programs for children ages 4 to 14.