iStellar Program Scope
iStellar; iLearn Schools’ STEAM Advanced Achievement Program, offers annual contest based training programs on weekdays and on Saturdays, along with iLearn’s signature STEM fairs and expos, namely, Make Things Happen, Science Olympiad, and Science Fair.
I. Annual Contest and Expos
At iLearn Schools, we are committed to empowering robotics across all our educational institutions. Our mission is to make robotics an accessible and integral part of the educational experience. We believe that by doing so, we not only introduce students to the world of technology but also foster creativity, problem-solving, and innovation from an early age.
**follows the FLL and First Tech Challenge Robotics contest schedules
- Grades: K-12
Contest
This event is a family-friendly invention, creativity, and resourcefulness festival that celebrates the Maker movement. Make Things Happen is an all-ages gathering of tech enthusiasts, crafters, educators, tinkerers, hobbyists, engineers, science club members, students, and commercial exhibitors.
Next event: April 2024
- Grades: K-12
Annual Fair
Science Olympiad is a nationwide competition that fosters a passion for science and teamwork among students. It provides a platform for students to explore various scientific disciplines, develop problem-solving skills, and collaborate with their peers. Science Olympiad competitions cover a wide range of topics, including biology, chemistry, physics, engineering, and more.
Next event: January 2024
- Grades: 4-8
Contest
The Science Fair at iLearnSchools is an exciting and educational event designed to empower our students with hands-on scientific inquiry experiences, nurture their critical thinking skills, and offer them the chance to achieve recognition through the Honor Prestige Portfolio. Our goal at iLearnSchools is to cultivate an environment that encourages exploration, discovery, and innovation in the field of science.
Next Event: March 2024
- Grades: 9-12
STEM Expo
I. Saturday Program Course Offerings
This course introduces pre-algebra concepts to advanced 4th and 5th grade students. Topics cover number theory, counting, logic and geometry. Students build knowledge on advanced topics and practice challenging problems. Target Competitions include Math Kangaroo, Math League, MathCON.
- Grades: 4-5
Level: Beginner
This is a rigorous mathematics course for advanced middle school students with a focus in algebra, counting, geometry and number theory. 75-minute lessons focus on concept instruction, quantitative analysis, and practice techniques. Target Competitions include MATHCOUNTS®, AMC®8, Math League, Gauss.
- Grades: 6-8
Inspired by the recitation model of prestigious colleges such as MIT and Harvard, this course is designed as intensive problem solving sessions for advanced middle school students with a focus on problem solving strategies and provides solid preparation for competitions similar to MATHCOUNTS® and AMC 8®.
- Grades: 6-8
Level: Advanced
Based on Vanderbilt University’s Gifted curriculum, this course is designed as seminars with focus topics that cover various fiction, nonfiction, poetry, media and visual arts works. Student engage in critical thinking, creative writing, intellectual discussions of arts and literary pieces from classical and modern writers and artists.
- Grades: 4-8
Level: Beginner, Intermediate
Based on Vanderbilt University’s Gifted curriculum, this is an advanced topics seminar for students who successfully completed the Arts & Literary Studies course track. Student engage in critical thinking, creative writing, intellectual discussions of arts and literary pieces from classical and modern writers and artists.
- Grades: 7-8
Level: Advanced
This is a block-based coding course for advanced students that want to excel in their computational thinking and creativity. Students practice on their coding skills, create stories, design animations, and build games using MIT Scratch platform, following Scratch-based coding curriculum powered by Harvard, and Google.
- Grades: 4-5
Level: Beginner
This is an intensive text-based coding course that teach Python and Javascript programming. Students gain fluency as programmers by solving puzzles, designing games, and completing creative challenges. Successful students move on to compete in local and regional hackathons and computing competitions.
- Grades: 6-8
Level: Intermediate
This is an advanced course designed to teach computing concepts through real world applications of computer science to predict and optimize information using AI, and build virtual reality worlds and view VR creations through Oculus. Focus on Python, HTML, and A-Frame library. Prior Python knowledge required.
- Grades: 7-8