STREAM

STREAM Program Mission Statement

True to the call of the Sisters of the Resurrection to transform society, the Resurrection STREAM program works to prepare students with the skills, knowledge, strategies, access and opportunities to become innovative and creative problem solvers of relevant, real world problems informed by a Catholic worldview. STREAM is a mission-centered approach to teaching science, technology, religion, engineering, art, and math.

In the fall of 2019, Resurrection College Prep welcomed its first cohort into the STREAM (Science, Technology, Religion, Engineering, Arts, and Math) Program. STREAM is a mission-centered approach to teaching Science, Technology, Religion, Engineering, Art, and Math. Resurrection’s academic program has always been rooted in an authentic Liberal Arts tradition infused with an Catholic anthropology. For this reason, the decision was made to design a program with a STREAM curriculum, rather than a more traditional STEM to STEAM model. While all students at Resurrection will have the opportunity to enrich their academic course plan with STREAM offerings, students who choose to enroll in the STREAM program will be provided with a unique four-year course of study designed to prepare students to become leaders in emerging career and research fields. These students will make connections across each of these disciplines with an emphasis on scientific observation, technological exploration, and artfully engineered design with a focus on solving relevant, real world problems, all grounded in a Catholic world-view. We posit that a STREAM program is a transformative catalyst for creative problem solving.

“STREAM to me is a place where I can bravely explore so many fields of science with each day being a new learning experience. I have the support and encouragement of my teacher to ask questions and stay curious.” Ava Bellwoar, Class of 2023

At its core, a STREAM course, like all Resurrection courses, is a Catholic mission-centered approach to preparing our young women to transform society. However, a STREAM course is one that uniquely positions the student as a contemporary, integrated problem solver, combining skills and understandings taught and acquired in a variety of courses and contexts (drawing from current and previous coursework), to solve real world problems or advance conceptual understandings. These courses will rely heavily upon either the 5-step Engineering Design Process or significant cross-curricular integration connected to a project-based learning approach.

The STREAM Program consists of three courses and allows for the following:

STREAM I - Freshmen year
STREAM II - Sophomore year
STREAM Electives - Junior year
STREAM III with AP Seminar - Senior year

STREAM I and II are honors level courses. STREAM III is designed to be an AP course and has the potential to earn the student college credit. Students will also participate in the annual STREAM research symposium and out-of-school STREAM experiences.“Being in the STREAM program has been one of the most fulfilling opportunities in my life. Growing up I always wanted to go into a science or math occupation, but this program definitely solidified that feeling for me. Due to being in STREAM, I feel more confident about being a woman going into a field such as the ones I wanted to be in growing up.”Olivia Esposito, Class of 2023

STREAM Program Courses

STREAM I: Foundations

STREAM I: Foundations is an introductory course in the STREAM cluster for students interested in learning more about careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. This course covers basic skills required for STREAM fields of study, as well as the inquiry process. Upon completion of this course, proficient students are able to identify and explain the steps in the engineering design process, general scientific inquiry process, and non-science problem based learning process, as well as begin to articulate the value of skill integration.

Students will conduct guided research to develop meaningful questions, define simple problem scenarios and scientific investigations, develop fundamental design solutions, conduct basic mathematical modeling and data analysis, and effectively communicate solutions and scientific explanations to others using the various principles of Speech (embedded within the course). Students will begin to develop the skills necessary to become creative and innovative problem solvers of real world issues.

STREAM I: Foundations engages students through a series of problem/inquiry based projects that help improve their problem-solving and critical thinking skills. All projects seamlessly integrate the Engineering Design Process which allows students to creatively explore STREAM through design.

STREAM I: Foundations also utilizes liberal arts disciplines to provide meaning and depth to the content. Students will develop invaluable skills focusing on leadership, team building, creativity, and communication.

This is an Honors credit-bearing course.

STREAM II: Applications

STREAM II: Applications is a project-based, mission-centered learning experience with a focus on computer science and a special topic in STEM. Building on the content and critical thinking frameworks of STREAM I, this course challenges students to apply the scientific inquiry and engineering design processes, from a Catholic worldview to more in-depth and complex projects selected by the student with the help of teacher input.

Instructors design a project in one of three broad pathways (humanities, traditional science, or engineering) that reflects the interest of the class as a whole; the students then apply the steps of the various problem-solving process taught in STREAM I throughout the course to ask questions, test hypothesis, model solutions, and communicate results. In some cases, instructors may be able to design hybrid projects that employ elements of all three major area processes.

Upon completion of this course, students will have a thorough understanding of how professionals research problems and methodically apply STREAM knowledge and skills; and they will be able to present and defend explanations and/or an engineering design solution to comprehensive STREAM related scenarios. All projects will reflect interdisciplinary integration.

This is an Honors credit-bearing course.

STREAM III with AP Seminar

STREAM III with AP Seminar is the third and final course in the STREAM Program. This course builds upon the skills and experiences of STREAM I and STREAM II and challenges students to deeply explore a topic, issue, or idea of individual interest. Students design, plan, and implement a yearlong investigation to address a research question. Since this project involves a significant amount of independent work, students will work closely with an outside mentor. The mentor will be selected by the student and the STREAM instructor and must be connected to the student’s research project. sponsible for finding a mentor and coordinating fieldwork.

STREAM Program Frequently Asked Questions

What is STREAM?

STREAM is a mission-centered approach to teaching Science, Technology, Religion, Engineering, Art, and Math. Students will make connections across each of these disciplines with an emphasis on scientific observation, technological exploration, artfully engineered design with a focus on solving relevant, real world problems, all grounded in a Catholic world-view. We posit that a STREAM program is a transformative catalyst for creative problem solving.

How is STREAM different from the regular course of study at RES?

What does a STREAM student’s schedule look like?

Students will take STREAM I their freshmen year; STREAM II sophomore year; optional STREAM electives their junior year; and then STREAM III (capstone project) their senior year. STREAM I & II are honors level courses and STREAM III is design to be an AP course and has to the potential to earn the student college credit.

Students will also participate in the annual STREAM research symposium and out-of-school STREAM experiences.

Students who complete the four-year STREAM program will be recognized at their senior graduation with a STREAM academic cord and a certificate of completion.

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