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While many magnet schools have a common theme of STEM, this theme can look different in each school. One school may focus on engineering while another focuses on environmental science; one school may provide each student with a tablet while another does not. But are there common elements of the learning that takes place in these schools?
Kindergarten students at Dutch Fork Elementary Academy for Environmental Sciences (DFES) are learning how to raise trout! The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (DNR) provided the students with all the equipment and the eggs to get them started.
Industry partnerships can be especially important for successful STEM programs. Houston Independent School District's Energy Institute High School, an MSAP school in the second year of operation has made significant gains in linking education to industry through industry partnerships.
