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Hatboro‑Horsham presents K–12 STEAM curriculum review, recommends vertical alignment and partnerships
Summary
District staff and teachers summarized a yearlong k–12 review of STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, mathematics) instruction and recommended five priorities including vertical alignment, a unified problem‑solving language, expanded partnerships, stronger counselor collaboration and responsive updates for emerging technologies.
Christine Jenkins, the district supervisor of curriculum, and a K–12 committee of teachers presented results of a yearlong review of the Hatboro‑Horsham School District’s STEAM program, outlining current offerings, transfer goals and five recommended actions to improve continuity and access.
The report said elementary STEAM is taught by three full‑time teachers across four schools and that those classes meet about 30 times per year as part of the arts rotation. Middle school students now receive an exploratory STEAM quarter in sixth grade; seventh and eighth graders can take STEAM as a major or minor elective. At the high school level STEAM instruction is elective and is delivered through computer science and technology/engineering courses that include project‑based work, CAD, robotics and two AP computer science offerings plus a new AP course…
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