STEAM Curriculum
At IJ Holton Intermediate School, STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math) is our guiding focus.
Our curriculum emphasizes how the components of STEAM relate to each other while also integrating those concepts into student assignments, projects, and theme days.
STEAM Classes
STEAM classes are a multidisciplinary, hands-on class that meets once a week for 90 minutes. All students will register for their period 8 STEAM class the first week of school. Students will choose six classes from this list and will be placed in one each semester (2 per year).
- Podcasting
- One-Hour Mysteries
- Emergency Preparedness
- Weather Forecasting
- Atoms and Molecules and Reactions, Oh My!
- Video Editing
- The Art of Patterns in Mosaic Tiling
- Young Inventors
- American Ninja Warrior
- Clay
- Ukulele and Songwriting
- Fantasy Sports
- Outdoor Games
- DJ-ing and Electronic Music
- Documentary Journalism
- Sports Engineering Challenges
- Who Dunnit?
- Spaghetti Bridge
- Individual / Team Chess
- Gardening
- Matisse - Art
- Breakfast Club
- Snack Attack!
- Abejas Matter!
- Build Your Own Business
- Web Page Design with HTML
- Books and Music
- Matchbox Children's Theater
- Photography