Type High School Faculty Approx. 26 Color(s) Blue, White, Green Number of students 600 | Principal Cindy Duenas Enrollment Approx. 600 Phone +1 425-936-2770 Founded 2012 | |
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Established 2012 (construction completed in 2013) Address 4301 228th Ave NE, Redmond, WA 98053, USA Motto Inspire, Educate, Innovate Similar Sammam High School, Cleveland High School, Issaquah High School, University of Washingt, Mercer Island High School | ||
Tesla stem high school
Tesla STEM High School (formerly STEM High School) is a public high school in Redmond, Washington. It is a designated Choice School in the Lake Washington School District and offers a STEM-based curriculum. The school operates as a magnet program. Students are admitted from across the district on a lottery basis with 150 students per grade for a total enrollment of 600.
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Tesla stem high school
History and facilities
The school opened in September 2012 in Eastlake High School until the new facility was sufficiently completed for partial occupancy by Grades 9 and 10 in January 2013. The full school opened and admitted Grades 11 and 12 in September 2013 and September 2014, respectively. The two-story school occupies a 21-acre campus. It was constructed by Absher Construction Company for $24 million.
Name change
The name STEM High School was changed to Tesla STEM High School in early 2014 as the result of a school-wide vote to name the school after scientist Nikola Tesla.
Academics
The school's stated academic approach involves Problem-Based Learning, Professional Learning Community, Integrated curricula, Scientific inquiry, and Constructivist learning. The core program is focused on the four STEM fields: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. Most students attend classes in the advanced sciences. Students in Grades 9 and 10 focus on learning the basics of a variety of courses; in grades 11 and 12 students choose a focus of study. In the 2014-15 academic year, the school will begin four “Signature Programs” to students from the four comprehensive high schools in the School District: Eastlake High School, Juanita High School, Lake Washington High School, and Redmond High School. The programs for eleventh grade students are Environmental Engineering and Sustainable Design, and Forensics / Psychology; the programs for twelfth grade students are Biomedical Engineering / Anatomy and Advanced Physics / Global Engineering.
Activities
School activities include student participation in the School District's Reflections Art Competition, FBLA, and TSA. In addition, orchestra, choir, and yearbook are available as after-school credit classes.
Athletics
Athletics and sports programs are not offered at the school. Students participating in those programs need to travel to their "home" high school.