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Ms. Laila Kalnins
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Ms. Jennifer Richardson
Mr. Michael Sinclair
Mrs. Claudia Witt-Thomas
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Ms. Pat Sanders
Ms. Anne Somers
outreach
Ms. Susan Fisher
former
Ms. Cynthia Addison
Ms. Peg Becker
Mrs. Rosemary Brown
Mr. Christopher Chopp
Dr. Brenda Earhart
Mr. Paul Eckert
Dr. Michael Elzinga
Ms. Carolyn Fitz
Dr. John Goudie
Ms. Cheryl Hach
Ms. Chika Hampton
Mrs. Pat Hawley
Ms. Barbara Hunt
Ms. Karen Jackson
Ms. Danita Maynor
Ms. Birgit McCall
Mr. Cameron Nichols
Mr. Mark Peeters
Ms. Linda Reynolds
Dr. Wayne Schade
Mr. Mark Spackman
Mr. Jon Streeter
Dr. Jon Thompson
Dr. Joseph Thorstenson
Dr. Marcia Weinhold
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applying to kamsc
should i apply?
outcomes
curriculum
onsite courses
mathematics
Advanced Calculus
AP Calculus AB
AP Calculus BC
AP Statistics
Applications in Mathematics
Discrete Mathematics
KAMSC Integ Math I/Geometry (Honors)
KAMSC Integ Math II/Alg II (Honors)
KAMSC Integ Math III/Precalculus (Honors)
science
AP Biology
AP Chemistry
AP Environmental Science
AP Physics C (Electricity & Magnetism)
AP Physics C (Mechanics)
Physics (Honors)
Astronomy (Honors)
Bio-Ethics
Biochemistry
Biology (Honors)
Biomedical Science
Chemistry (Honors)
Evolution of Scientific Thought
Geology (Honors)
Human Genetics
Microbiology
Organic Chemistry
computer-oriented
Advanced Computer Science
AP Computer Science
Computer Studies
KAMSC Information Technology
other
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Research Science
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Calculus class at KAMSC is so much fun that it should be a sin.
Dale Brunner (2003)
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Behind the Kalamazoo Area Mathematics and Science Center lies a vision that challenges the old boundaries. It is an idea that transcends the segmentation of society in the interest of a common goal - effective education. The university educator, the high school teacher, professional scientist, mathematician, public school system, private business, parents - all can unite their resources in the service of awakening a developing mind.
KAMSC, then, is a collaboration, a conflux of resources. It is a way of meeting our problems - the decline of scientific literacy, the shortage of technical manpower, dwindling federal support of education. All communities large and small face them. They are national problems, but their force is localized, communal. So must be their treatment.
The primary goal of KAMSC's on site program is to educate the scientific and technical leaders of tomorrow in an environment focused on the technical and intellectual needs of advanced public and private high school students in the Kalamazoo area.
KAMSC's curriculum is dynamic, to be developed and refined as the Center grows. Several principles, however, lie at the core. KAMSC's curriculum delivers programs in mathematics and science unavailable at any one school. It unites accelerated instruction with enrichment, encouraging students to probe challenging topics in each discipline in a technology enriched environment.
Communication skills and computer fluency are stressed. Research and experimentation with KAMSC staff and area professional scientists is encouraged. In all, the curriculum is deliberately innovative in both course content and in methods of delivery.
An integral part of the KAMSC approach is a mentorship program in which students work directly, one on one, with professional scientists, mathematicians, educators and other experts in the community to develop skills and deepen knowledge. An outreach program ensures that the Center's influence is broadened to the entire community.
But above all, beyond technique and equipment and innovation, lies a single goal: effective education. So that every student with particular aptitude for mathematics and/or science can say as one did last year, "I like the challenge. School has been easy until now, and I was bored. Now I'm never bored."
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