By : Eva De Cardenas CCISD
With the NASA Johnson Space Center and a wide variety of STEM industries thriving in the Bay Area Houston region , students of the Clear Creek Independent School District are encircled by both the inspiration and resources needed to succeed in their future careers .
Clear Creek ISD places great emphasis on highlyenriched curriculum that focuses on STEM disciplines .
Students at the Ed White Elementary STEM ( E-STEM ) Magnet School are expected to think critically and solve real-world problems . There is an increased focus on engineering through basic design applications and technology that are infused throughout the entire curriculum . On any given day , one can find first graders designing , building and testing windmills in the engineering lab or fourth graders inventing and programing using the latest tools and materials available in the library Makerspace . Many CCISD campuses have fully immersive Makerspaces which become the creative center of the school .
At the intermediate level , every campus includes Technology Education Labs , funded through the Clear Creek Education Foundation , which focus on Robotics and Audio / Video production . Courses that complement the lab offer students the critical knowledge and skills needed in technology education to compete in the workplace of the 21st century . The fusion promotes exploration , collaboration , innovation , creativity and selfdirection and paves the way for student areas of interest in high school . certified dental assistant . Beginning in the fall of 2018 , a Biomedical Engineering program will be offered at Clear Lake High School , however just as for all specialty CTE programs , students from all CCISD high schools may apply to participate in programs not on their home campus .
Clear Creek ISD is also home to the World Champion Robotics Program and the High school students United with NASA to Create Hardware , or HUNCH . Through the HUNCH program , CCISD future engineers have designed and built a workstation and dining table now flying on the International Space Station , as well as storage lockers and a food pantry for the orbiting laboratory .
For more , visit www . ccisd . net .
The District ’ s continuously expanding Career & Technical Education programming offers something for everyone to explore his or her interests and talents . The latest addition to Clear Creek ISD ’ s Career and Technical Education offerings is a Dental Program and Laboratory at Clear Creek High School . The new program paves a path for students interested in one of the 25 top jobs in the country and one of the fast growing occupations . The dental program offers students the chance to explore careers in the dentistry profession and to become a
13 MOMENTUM / April 2018