STEM Academy WHS Engineering Program
Whittier High School S.T.E.M. Academy provides a sequence of Engineering courses students take in conjunction with other aligned courses in science. The current sequence of courses for STEM academy are listed below:
Grade | Engineering Course | Science Course |
9th Grade | Honors Principles of Engineering (POE) | Honors Biology |
10th Grade | Honors Introduction to Engineering Design (IED) | Honors Chemistry |
11th Grade | Honors Digital Electronics (DE) | AP Physics 1 |
12th Grade | Engineering Design and Development (EDD) | AP Physics C |
In addition to taking Engineering courses, S.T.E.M. Academy students are provided with 2 field trips per academic year. Currently, field trip schedules are planned as shown below:
Grade | 1st Semester Field Trip | 2nd Semester Field Trip |
9th | California Science Center | Knott's Berry Farm Engineering Day |
10th | NHRA Drag racing YES! S.T.E.M. Event (Pomona raceway) | Aquarium of the Pacific |
11th | LA County Fair | Peterson Car Museum |
12th | Sriracha Factory | Disneyland |