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Woburn expands STEM and early‑college offerings with new lab, UMass courses and student supports
Summary
Woburn School Committee heard a presentation from STEM coordinator Kim Gustin Hovind about expanded early‑college and STEM programming, including a new cell culture lab, growth from about 20 to 80+ early‑college participants, and new pathways with UMass that guarantee transferable credits for qualifying students.
The Woburn School Committee heard on March 10 that the district has expanded its STEM and early‑college programs, adding lab infrastructure and more transferable college coursework through a growing partnership with UMass.
Kim Gustin Hovind, the district's STEM coordinator, told the committee the high school built a cell‑culture laboratory and now offers multiple pathways — Advanced Placement, dual enrollment and early‑college courses — that give students campus‑level laboratory experience and college credits. "We built a cell culture laboratory out of one of our book rooms... we're doing it because we want the kids to know how to use it when they go to their careers or…
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