Frequently Asked Questions

The STEM program is designed to prepare students for 21st Century careers. Students must be well grounded in skills such as problem-solving and critical thinking. Through the STEM model, students apply the principles of mathematics and science and use technology to accelerate ideas, all in a collaborative effort to imagine and create innovative solutions to real world problems. At STEM Launch, we believe students must be empowered to develop the skills that allow them to go beyond the status quo.

Uniforms help us build and establish a strong sense of community and school pride. They increase safety by making students easily identifiable and can limit learning distractions.

• A STEM t-shirt, polo, or sweatshirt needs to be the outermost later

• Pants, leggings, shorts, or skirts are ok as long as they meet district dress code guidelines.

• Comfortable shoes such as tennis shoes

• Students may be asked to dress professionally or wear school polos if possible for PBL presentations, competitions, and field trips

• Students in grades 5-8 must wear their school ID (lanyard provided)

School Hours Monday-Friday
8:00 a.m. - 3:10 p.m.

Bus Transportation will NOT be provided to and from STEM Launch.

A recess break is provided for all children at their lunch period. Additional recess breaks are at the discretion of the classroom teacher. Precipitation, wind speed and low temperatures can cause recess breaks to be held inside. STEM Launch's policy is whenever any combination of these factors takes the wind chill temperature below 20 degrees, recess will be held indoors.

Due to the temperate Colorado climate, students are generally sent outdoors for recess. Your student should dress appropriately for the season, and should wear warm clothing and boots during cold and wet weather.

When a student is late to class, it is disruptive to the learning process for both that student and the entire classroom. Over time, the loss of instructional time caused by chronic tardiness can add up to a significant deficit in education and in learning. Knowing this, STEM Launch has implemented the following middle school tardy policy:

5-9 total tardies: Students receive a warning. Parents receive an auto dialer from our school notifying them of their student’s tardies.

10-14 total tardies: Students are assigned a detention with a grade level teacher after school for 20 minutes. Parents receive an auto dialer from our school informing them of their student’s tardies and of the detention. If a student does not arrive to their assigned detention, they receive a detention on a Wednesday after school with campus security for one hour.

15-19 total tardies: Students are assigned a detention with campus security on a Wednesday after school for one hour. Parents receive a phone call from our school to inform them of their student’s tardies and of the detention. Students who miss Wednesday detention three or more times are assigned an In-School-Suspension and will receive a behavior referral for an Attendance Infraction.

20-24 total tardies: Students are assigned a detention with campus security on a Wednesday after school for one hour. Parents receive a phone call from our school to inform them of their student’s tardies and of the detention. Students who miss Wednesday detention three or more times are assigned an In-School-Suspension and will receive a behavior referral for an Attendance Infraction.

25 total tardies: Students are assigned an In-School-Suspension and will receive a behavior referral for an Attendance Infraction.

If you have any questions or concerns, please call our office at 720-972-5120.

In addition to diminishing the transition anxieties that typically occur between elementary and middle school, a major benefit of a K-8 school is that students will be able to collaborate and communicate across nine grade levels. First graders have the potential to see themselves as teachers and leaders when they present to sixth graders just as seventh graders act as mentors when they design specific learning activities to use with second graders. STEM Launch is a community of learners who recognize and utilize experts of EVERY age inside our building, community, and the world at large. Through this model, students work together to develop their leadership and collaboration skills, compassion, and confidence from Kindergarten through eighth grade.

STEM Education will benefit Adams 12 students by providing high quality STEM programming and curriculum to both locations. The schools will be identical in curriculum and instructional foundations and offer diverse, engaging opportunities for all students. STEM Lab and STEM Launch are sister schools.

No, there are no testing requirements or admissions requirements other than following the district choice policy. STEM education is for all students and all students are welcome to apply.

• Like to read and write about nonfiction topics; such as nature, earth sciences, technology, social studies, etc.
• Like to design, create, and build things.
• Like to communicate through designing, diagramming, drawing, discussing and writing.
• Have an affinity towards animals.
• Be Interested in the who, how, and why of sciences.
• Like to collect and classify items like; rocks, shells, leaves, bugs, etc.
• Enjoy taking things apart.
• Construct items from everyday objects like; tape, paper, rubber bands, paper clips, cotton ball, cardboard, etc.