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.

Through Problem Based Learning (PBL), students engage in inquiry and collaboration to create solutions to authentic problems, such as a bridge collapse or increasing warning times for natural disasters. Each problem is examined through various lenses, including, but not limited to, science, technology, engineering and math in order to create solutions that benefit humanity. Industry partners serve as mentors, bringing relevance to students’ work and serving on panels to review students’ accomplishments.

 

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.

 

STEM Launch K-8 is a lottery based school and a 2 step application process. 

 

Dates for our Choice application window are as follows. 

• First Round (priority consideration): Dec. 1 - Jan. 2 (will receive a notification 1st week of February)
• Second Round: Jan. 3 - Mar. 31 (will receive a notification 3rd week of April)
• Third Round:  April 16 - Aug 1 (application takes 7-10 business days)

The following instructions are the 2 step process to enroll at STEM Launch K-8.

 

1. You will need to apply for our Choice (lottery) Application, you will then receive an email from Choice@adams12.org regarding your application. (save this email address)

 

2. When you get your students acceptance email, you will have to fill out your enrollment application following this link Adams12.org/enrollment

            (This link will only work if your student was accepted via choice application,        

             which   means you had to of received an acceptance letter from  

             Choice@adams12.org)

 

3. When you are filling out your second application (the enrollment application) you will have to upload the following documents. 

 

-Proof of Address under any of the student’s parents/guardian name

-Parent /Guardian Photo Identification (to verify)

-Student Birth Certificate (to verify)

-Student’s Immunizations certificate.

 

If you have any questions regarding a proof of address please contact the school registrar at 720-972-5131

 

Please see Adams12.org for the documentation required by Adams 12 Five Star Schools to enroll your student. 

 

While you are filling out your enrollment application, there will be an application number on the upper right hand side. Please write your application number and if you have questions you can call our School Registrar at 720-972-5131 and give her that application number. 

 

Once you have submitted your COMPLETED application, you will get a confirmation email from Choice@adams12.org  please allow 5-7 business days for our registrar to contact you. 

 

STEM Launch K-8 es una escuela a base de lotería y un proceso de registración de dos pasos.

 

Las fechas de nuestro periodo de solicitud Choice (lotería) son las siguientes:

 

Primera ronda (consideración con prioridad): 1 de diciembre - 2 de enero (recibirá una notificación la primera semana de febrero)

 

Segunda ronda: 3 de enero - 31 de marzo (recibirá una notificación la tercera semana de abril)

 

Tercera ronda: 16 de abril - 1 de agosto (la solicitud demora de 7 a 10 días hábiles)

 

Las siguientes instrucciones describen el proceso de DOS pasos para inscribirse en STEM Launch K-8.

 

1. Deberá presentar su solicitud Choice (lotería). Recibirá un correo electrónico de Choice@adams12.org con información sobre su solicitud. (Guarde esta dirección de correo electrónico)

 

2. Cuando reciba el correo electrónico de aceptación de su estudiante, deberá completar su solicitud de inscripción a través de este enlace: adams12.org/inscribase

(Este enlace solo funcionará si su estudiante fue aceptado mediante la solicitud Choice (lotería), lo que significa que debió haber recibido una carta de aceptación de Choice@adams12.org).

 

Al completar su segunda solicitud (la solicitud de inscripción), deberá subir los siguientes documentos:

 

- Comprobante de domicilio a nombre de cualquiera de los padres/tutores del estudiante

- Identificación con foto del padre/tutor (para verificar)

- Acta de nacimiento del estudiante (para verificar)

- Certificado de vacunas del estudiante.

 

Si tiene alguna pregunta sobre el comprobante de domicilio, comuníquese con la Registradora de la escuela al 720-972-5131.

 

Consulte Adams12.org para obtener la documentación requerida por Adams 12 Five Star Schools para inscribir a su estudiante.

 

Mientras completa su solicitud de inscripción, encontrará un número de aplicación hacia arriba a la derecha Por favor, escriba su número de aplicación, si tiene alguna pregunta, puede llamar a nuestra registradora al 720-972-5131 e indicarle dicho número.

Una vez que haya enviado su solicitud COMPLETA, recibirá un correo electrónico de confirmación de Choice@adams12.org. Nuestra registradora se pondrá en contacto con usted en un plazo de 5 a 7 días hábiles.

 

¡¡Recuerden!!! Nuestra escuela STEM Launch K-8 es a base de lotería, nuestra escuela STEM Launch K-8  no acepta estudiantes fuera de las fechas de periodo de elección. (vea fechas al comenzar de esta notificación)