STEAM Academy
Helping you achieve your high potential. As in the antique times of Greece the “Academy” created by Plato around 387 BC this STEAM Academy is a place where the joy of learning, not only helps us to have a good job, it also provides the means necessary for a full meaningful life. Teachers in traditional schooling are doing a great job in helping students learn important skills, but the reality is that traditional schooling is failing due to structural and obsolete paradigms. Thus the need for extracurricular, “after school” programs are necessary and this Academy is part of the solution.
These challenging times require that we prepare in new ways. Dr. David Terrell has been for more than 25 years an university professor who has been keeping current with the latest trends in our society. Dr. T’s teaching on physics, chemistry, environmental science, and electronics has given him a broad view of the situation, not only academic, but in our society in general as the job market is continuously evolving.
As Professor Emeritus of Physical Science, Dr. T. is able and available to help you, as a student, to prepare for this continuously changing world.
We are interested in collaboration with other institutions. Where mutual support is key for the success of our students. One in Particular is ExperimentPDx.com
Dr. T. story
For more than 25 years Dr. T. has been Professor of Physical Science at Warner Pacific University. Recently Dr. T. transitioned to Professor Emeritus retiring from full time teaching. Before that Dr. T. was a scientific researcher at the Mexican Petroleum Institute and professor at the Mexican National University. He has extensive experience teaching a broad range of subjects from Optics, General Physics (with lab), General Chemistry (with lab), Organic Chemistry (with lab), Physical Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry (with lab), Environmental Science, and Electronics and Computing (using Arduino). For a full report of his teaching experience visit https://classpages.warnerpacific.edu/DTerrell/
Dr. T.’s passion is the help youngsters find their passion.
Dr. David Terrell
Vision
By providing a safe and nurturing environment the Academy will be a center for young people to develop the skills necessary for a full integration into society prepared for the challenges of a continuously changing world.
Practices
The Academy will allow members to use the facilities on their own schedule within prearranged calendars, organize events like book discussions, meet with old and new friends to develop organizational dynamics skills, and just to have fun.
Because if you are not having fun, you are not learning!
Mission
The STEAM Academy is an organization dedicated to forming leaders by promoting the use of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math among young people to improve their personal development and integration to a continuously changing society by means of supporting their creativity, innovation and developing skills in sustainability and stewardship
To learn more about Dr. T’s academic work you can visit https://classpages.warnerpacific.edu/DTerrell and his blog at https://davidjterrell.com.
Core values
Equity in education is necessary for a just society, therefore a basic value of the organization is that everybody must have the same opportunities.
Honesty and transparency are required for a functional society; therefore, the organization will strive to be open and transparent to all stakeholders
Our reality as a society has been in constant change, it is not new. But what has changed is the pace at which is changing and we need to prepare for this rapid change. We all, not only us mature older citizens but include our youngsters in a co-generational environment.
Discover a world of possibilities
Discovery is the product of curiosity. The mission of this endeavor is nurturing curiosity and creating an environment where everybody feels safe and supported in their identity.
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