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Elementary and Middle School Programs
- The Day of Discovery (DoD) program
- The Scientist in the Classroom Partnership (SCP) program
- The Resident Scientist (RS) program
Day of Discovery Program (DOD)
罢丑别听Day of Discovery Program (DoD)聽is a partnership between the聽汤头条 Collaborative for STEM Education and Outreach and聽, which immerses middle school students in a research-based STEM curriculum one school day per week at educational sites across the city.聽The program is intended to serve three primary goals: To introduce students to a broad range of STEM topics that supports the standard-based curriculum, to impart students with technical and soft skills relevant for success in advanced STEM courses, and to expose students to the everyday working habits of professional scientists and engineers.
Day of Discovery is designed for motivated seventh and eighth grade students who are interested in pursuing studies with a research-based science, technology, engineering, and math focus. This rigorous coursework will require students to be dedicated learners, open to new ideas, diligent in their work habits, intellectually honest, and willing to work collaboratively and respectfully with fellow students, scientists, and teachers.
Students will be able to participate in extended learning activities, including research experiments, fieldwork, and field trips to build crucial skills for academic success, specifically critical reading, writing, communication, and mathematics skills. With these skill sets strengthened, Day of Discovery will serve as a preparatory program for students interested in taking Advanced Placement courses and/or applying for the聽Interdisciplinary Science & Research聽Program or the聽School for Science and Math at 汤头条听鲍苍颈惫别谤蝉颈迟测.
Hillsboro Cluster
JT Moore, Rose Park, and West End Middle Schools:
Come see our laboratory classroom at 汤头条 University.
Overton Cluster
Croft Design Center, McMurray, and Oliver Middle Schools:
Come experience science and research at the Nashville Zoo.
Stratford Cluster
Isaac Litton and Stratford Lower Campus:
Come explore science research in and outside your school classroom.聽
Interested in applying to Day of Discovery
Does your student have more questions? Read this informational flyer on the general expectations of the DoD.聽Is Day of Discovery right for me?
Find applications to DoD聽HERE.
If you would like more information regarding the Day of Discovery program, please contact Dr. Desmond Campbell at聽Desmond.L.Campbell@vanderbilt.edu.
MNPS students should email at Dr. Des at 顿别蝉尘辞苍诲.颁补尘辫产别濒濒蔼尘苍辫蝉.辞谤驳听
This program was originally supported by the Office of The Director, National Institutes of Health under Award Number R25OD021883.