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College Admission – The sport of champions

April 5th, 2007 · 8 Comments

First, please follow THIS link to read how the College Admissions race is going. The story is in the New York Times and captioned:
“A Great Year for Ivy League Schools but Not So good for Applicants to Them.
And as a footnote to that article, please view the following video on Teacher Tube.
http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=799aaa845e1c2e8a762b
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Tags: College Advising · Prep for S.T.E.P.

Check out the first student interview (in Our People)

March 22nd, 2007 · 4 Comments

Congratulations to D’Andre Grosvenor who has submitted the first student interview for publication on this blog. Please click the link under the post Our People featuring Muhammad Ali and Chef El Amin’s photo. Also, note that you must have Adobe Reader™ (A free download from Adobe.com) on your computer to read this file.

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New York State Ed Department wants you to know about STEM Licensing

March 8th, 2007 · 4 Comments

For information Go Here

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Our People

January 17th, 2007 · 11 Comments

Interesting People at STEP-NYMC
Yusef El Amin, our Chef, with Muhammad Ali
In thinking of how we could develop true scholars with curiousity and thinking skills that bode well for success in scientific careers, I have concluded that we don’t have to go outside of our campus on “field trips” for intellectual stimulation. Though small, our [...]

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The History and Future of STEP

September 25th, 2006 · No Comments

 
The year 2006-2007 is a special one in the history of New York State science education-especially in light of the current deficit of science and engineering professionals in the state and in the nation. We are celebrating 20 years of preparing students of New York for rigorous majors in undergraduate schools, and for nurturing their desire [...]

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Tags: About STEP · Student Research

The NYMC S.T.E.P. Curriculum

August 27th, 2006 · No Comments

MINDING THE MISSION
At the core of its mission the intention of S.T.E.P. is to help students prepare for achievement in the areas of science and technology. But supplementary education -learning activities after school hours- must also seek to bridge the gap between formal and informal learning. It must find ways to tap into the interests [...]

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