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Trinity High School in Louisville is expanding its STEM curriculum next year
Molly Jett
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A local high school is expanding its STEM curriculum next year.
Every grade level has the opportunity to take a STEM course at Trinity High School in St. Matthews.
Collaborating, problem solving, and teamwork are just some of the skills its' students are gaining in this classroom.
"It's really fun designing and using all this technology here," said Beau Blanco, a Trinity High junior. "It's really good experience."
Trinity’s STEM curriculum includes design, engineering, aerospace science and more.
"After our first year here, we realized there was a much larger demand," said Steve Hammer, Trinity High School's engineering teacher.
More than half of Trinity's student body is enrolled in a science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) course. However, STEM-based learning and core elements are applied schoolwide and across curriculums.
"When we moved to block scheduling, it opened up the opportunities for students and gave them access to more elective classes," said James Torra, Trinity's VP for Advancement and Director of Admissions.
"It's really cool, because everything's like hands on, and it's probably one of the best classes I have. It’s not like tests, just projects that you get to work on," said Logan Gentner, a Trinity High sophomore..
The technology filled classroom, includes a 3D printer, waterjet cutters, and tools. Each project and prototype is different.
"There's just more and more every single year. And when we get into this new building, this new stem and Career Center, the offerings will increase," said Torra.
In January, Trinity is going to start the first phase of its new STEM Career Center. It's set to open in August.
"So what that will do will take what we offer now and give them even more opportunities in a bigger space with newer equipment in the state of our facility that will mimic what they'll see in college engineering programs, but also out in the workforce," Torra said.
The jobs they could end up applying for are endless.
"In terms of Kentucky's economy, these guys could be upper level engineers or they could go straight into manufacturing careers out of high school," Hammer said.
For Trinity, it's a pathway to success, an opportunity that's preparing their students for careers that don't even exist yet.
"Bigger space, more opportunities, and more experience," Blanco said. "We are excited."
For more information about the new STEM Career Center, click here.