Schedule, Events, & Curriculum
Schedule, Events, & Curriculum
Important Dates and Information for the 2025 Summer Program
- Program Location: NJCU Main Campus, Science Building (2039 John F. Kennedy Blvd, Jersey City, NJ 07305)
- Program Virtual Opening Ceremony: Thursday, June 26, 2025, at 6:00 pm
- Program Dates: June 30, 2025 - July 30, 2025
- Program Times:
- Monday to Thursday from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm
- Enrichment Hour: Monday-Wednesday 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
- There is no Enrichment Hour for students on Thursdays.
- Enrichment Hour begins the 2nd week of the Program, July 7th.
- No early drop-offs are permitted. Students must arrive at the program at no earlier than 7:50 AM.
Exciting Events & Activities for STEAM Academy 2025
On July 10, 2054, all students will participate in our exciting Field Day event that features Class Wars. This action-packed day will feature heart-pumping music, volleyball tournaments, indoor track time in our Athletic and Fitness Center, and more! There will be some soccer play, and relay and competitive class races held on the lawn in front of beautiful Hepburn Hall---all complete with special prizes!
The goal for our Field Day is to encourage students to decompress, learn teamwork and communication skills, work through healthy problem-solving, and enjoy summer as teens with us in the STEAM Academy! On this day, there are no academic activities, so parents and guardians, please send your student with their lunch, plenty of water, sneakers, and sunscreen!
Thursday, July 17, 2025 will be the second annual Fourth Year Student Pool Party! Held in our John J. Moore Athletic Center, students in Year 4 will be provided access to our Olympic-sized swimming pool with lifeguards, great tunes, and a pizza party.
All students will expect the return of the Carvel Ice Cream Field Trip on Wednesday, July 23rd. New this year will be a special presentation on the science behind one of America's favorite confectionary treats!
On July 29, 2025 all students will participate in our culminating end-of-the-Summer STEAM Fair. Student capstone projects will be showcased. Throughout the Science Building, student projects will be on display with a gallery walk of student art, inventions, projects, and poster sessions on a variety of high-interest, accelerated STEAM content, including those based on our Weekly Themes (Found Below).
This is going to be a day to remember!
On July 31, 2025 all students will be invited and encouraged to attend our Closing Ceremony. Held in our beautiful Margaret Wood Theater in Hepburn Hall, we join together to celebrate the accomplishments of all of our students, with particular emphasis on our graduating, Year 4 students.
Awards will be bestowed to exemplary students across the cohort years in academic prowess, creative problem-solving, teamwork and collaboration, and more! Parents and guardians, as well as school district partners are strongly encouraged to attend. Parent and guardian arrival will begin promptly at 11:00 AM.
NJCU STEAM Academy Curriculum
The NJCU STEAM Academy has been completely revitalized to offer a solid connection between advanced-placement (AP) level preparation in STEAM following College Board's rigorous academic standards. The curriculum also features high-impact content directly correlated to the Â鶹´«Ã½ State Learning Standards (NJSLS), and College and Career Readiness Standards. Using evidenced-based practices in the science of how people learn, Teaching Faculty and Teacher Assistants (TA's) are offered training to help them plan the best academically engaging Summer experience for students using Understanding by Design frameworks that blend quality instructional materials with pedagogical approaches aligned to brain science principles.
Developed in tandem with content-area endorsed educators in STEM fields, K-12 administrators, and instructional coaches, the newly revised, standards-aligned NJCU STEAM Academy curriculum will have measurable impact on student learning through exploratory, project-based, and inquiry-aligned instruction.
All curriculum is taught to the appropriate Â鶹´«Ã½ State Learning Standards in the respective discipline, except for AP-level prep courses that are aligned to College Board's AP Standards and Criteria. Our accelerated program offers introductory AP classes that prepare students for the complete AP courses they will take in high school. While these classes introduce key AP concepts, they do not cover the entire College Board AP curriculum.
SA Year 1 Curriculum | SA Year 2 Curriculum | SA Year 3 Curriculum | SA Year 4 Curriculum |
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All classes marked with an asterisk are courses that will produce a culminating project.
College-Credit Courses
Available for 4th Year Students Only
- COURSES START ON JUNE 23RD-1 WEEK PRIOR TO THE START OF NJCU STEAM ACADEMY
- All interested students for college credit courses should please
- A member of NJCU Admissions will be in touch to help you register!
Class Name | Professor | Course Schedule | Time | Location | Catalogue Number | Section |
ECON- Money & Markets | TBA | M, T, W | 1:00-3:00 PM | Main Campus | 115 | 1 |
ENGL- Effective Speaking | Joshua Fausty | T | 1:00 PM-3:00 PM | Main Campus K347 | 147 | 1 |
LANG- Elementary Spanish | Franca Roibal | TH | 1:00 PM-5:00 PM | Main Campus K237 | 103 | 1 |
LANG- Elementary Italian | TBA | M,W | 1:00 PM- 5:00 PM | Main Campus K237 | 107 | 1 |
MKTG- Principles of Marketing | TBA | M,T,W | 1:00 PM-3:00 PM | Main Campus | 231 | 2 |
Non-Credit, Elective Certificate Programs For All NJCU STEAM Academy Students
Here are recommendations of online 5 or 6-week fundamental courses for high-performing high school students (grades 9-12) seeking advanced learning opportunities, designed to challenge and enrich their academic experience beyond the NJCU STEAM Academy. These courses lead to a certification of completion from Â鶹´«Ã½ and are an additional cost. Students from the NJCU STEAM Academy will complete these courses as part of the optional Enrichment Hour.
Students that are interested in participating in one of these certification programs should email us at steamacademy@njcu.edu.
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