STEM Program
Memphis-Shelby County Schools inspires our next generation of STEM leaders in Memphis by developing equitable pathways to STEM careers. We provide students with real world experiences through industry partnerships and project-based learning that foster critical thinking, problem solving, and collaboration to provide students with an awareness of technical careers that improve our lives.
MSCS defines STEM as a transdisciplinary approach to equipping students with the tools and strategies that help them think critically and reason logically within tomorrow's interconnected world. Our approach includes instructional strategies that challenge students to think, innovate, and solve real-worldproblems.
As MSCS strives to maintain and advance economic stability and workforce, it is our goal to increase the number of K-12 students in preparation for high wage, high-demand careers.
STEM Designation
Tennessee STEM and STE(A)M School Designation was developed to provide a “roadmap” for schools to successfully implement a STEM or STE(A)M education plan at the local level. The tools and resources created define the attributes necessary for a school to create a comprehensive STEM or STE(A)M learning environment for its students. A school that receives Tennessee STEM and STE(A)M School Designation will be recognized by the Tennessee Department of Education for its use of STEM or STE(A)M teaching and learning strategies and serve as a model from which other schools may visit and learn. All K–12 schools serving students in Tennessee are eligible.
For more information on the STEM Designation Process, follow https://www.tnstemdesignation.org/.
- Memphis-Shelby County Schools STEM Designated Schools:
- Campus Elementary
- Idlewild Elementary
- Parkway Village Elementary
- W.H. Brewster Elementary
- Whitehaven Elementary
- Barret's Chapel K-8
- John P. Freeman K-8
- Maxine Smith STEAM Academy
- University Middle
- Bolton AgriSTEM HS
- East T-STEM HS
- Middle College HS