STEM Education

The Path Is Clear

In partnership with community organizations dedicated to STEM education, Cristo Rey Kansas City is realizing a strategic plan goal for ambitious instruction.

Develop and enhance robust curricular and co-curricular STEM programs in conjunction with local, regional and national organizations.

Using the Carnegie Science Center STEM Excellence Pathway, Cristo Rey is taking STEM to the next level with ongoing teacher training. STEM and Cristo Rey: a winning combination. Our students are making strides to engage real-world problems and find solutions.

STEM in Class

1:1 Technology

Cristo Rey puts a laptop in the hands of every student. Students research, take notes, use apps to virtually mix chemical experiments, study human anatomy, prep for SAT, and create multimedia projects.

Technology is a cornerstone that supports the classroom experience and opens doors to resources in and out of school.

Student workers know that tech isn't just transforming the workplace - it is the workplace. Whether working in-person or remotely, sharp tech skills ensure workplace productivity.

Zero Barriers: Building a STEM Mindset

STEM education embeds the skills needed to succeed in the global economy. In 2014, Cristo Rey launched a STEM initiative to bring project-based, data-driven and hands-on learning into the classroom.

Cristo Rey students enjoy exposure in three distinct STEM pathways:

bio-medical sciences - Human Body Systems and Anatomy and Physiology
engineering - Introduction to Engineering and FIRST Robotics
mathematics - all students take four years of math, including Pre-AP, AP and ACCP curriculum

STEM in Community

In partnership with a variety of community organizations, Cristo Rey is expanding student awareness and exposure to STEM initiatives.

Coding

Hands-on exploration demystifies coding for students at Cristo Rey Kansas City. With the Raspberry Pi, a mini-computer, students learn basic programming and circuitry. At summer enrichment camps and in the Introduction to Engineering class, the Pis are a perfect tool to expose students to the basics.

FIRST Robotics

Through the FIRST Robotics Competition, a team of students research and build a competition robot. Calling it, "the hardest fun they've ever had," students seize the opportunity to learn how to design a custom robot for each year’s competition and program a joystick to use sensors, servers, and motors.

MINDDRIVE

Build a concept car? Make it fueled by electricity? Drive it across the country? Count us in! Cristo Rey students participate on the MINDDRIVE team for experiential, hands-on STEM education. Professional mentors help students find their spark and work toward a common goal.