Project Lead the Way (PLTW) is an educational pathway and gateway in applied computer science, engineering, and biomedical science that will provide hands-on learning opportunities for our St. Gabriel Parish Students.

This curriculum is a research-supported learning approach that will empower our students to discover and explore interests, imagine and design solutions to real-world challenges, and become independent, confident problem solvers.

Research demonstrates that PLTW students outperform their peers in school, are better prepared for post-secondary studies, and are more likely to consider careers as scientists, technology experts, engineers, mathematicians, healthcare providers, and researchers compared to their non-Project Lead the Way peers.

Beginning with our K4 students all the way through middle school, our students will receive in-demand transportable skills such as problem-solving, critical thinking, creative thinking, collaboration, and communication. Skills that will provide them with the confidence they need to thrive in their chosen high schools, colleges, careers, and beyond.

PLTW MODULES:

K4:

• Living & Non-Living Things
• Floating and Sinking

K5:

• Pushes and Pulls
• Sunlight and Weather

1st:

• Animal Adaptations
• Light: Observing the Sun and the Moon

2nd:

• Properties of Matter
• Diversity of Life

3rd:

• Stability and Motion
• Variation of Traits

4th:

• Waves and Properties of Light
• Earth: Past, Present, and Future

5th:

• Earth’s Water and Interconnected Systems
• Matter, Properties, and Reactions

6th-8th:

• Computer Science for Innovators and Makers

Project Lead the Way is a transformative learning experience that will integrate and complement our STREAM program. We are very excited to have the opportunity to bring this new curriculum to our school.

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