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ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SCIENCE INITIATIVE

 

(May 16, 2012) – College of the Canyons is excited about partnering with Santa Clarita Valley school districts to promote increased awareness in science and technology.  Through the creation and design of hands-on activities focused on Electronics and Physics, the College wishes to support local elementary schools to help educate 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students and enrich their experiences related to Electronics and Physics.

 

Dedicated College of the Canyons faculty members, staff, administrators, along with various science students will work with elementary school classrooms to craft and purchase innovative learning modules or kits filled with exciting kinesthetic activities designed to stimulate student interest in Electronics and Physics to support curricular goals associated with grades 3, 4, and 5.  To date, the College of the Canyons team has met with a group of Newhall District teachers and designed 4th grade lessons centered on: static electricity, magnetic poles, compass needles, circuits, electromagnets, and uses of the latter.  Equipment to support these newly devised experiments will be ordered shortly.  The elementary schools represented include Valencia Valley, Peachland, Stevenson Ranch, Newhall, Wiley Canyon, Oak Hills, and Old Orchard.

 

Beginning fall 2012, the College plans to also include the Sulphur Springs and Castaic districts in this ongoing partnership.  Interested contributors to this initiative should contact the dean for further information.  

 

COMMUNITY COLLEGE TRANSFER BILL (SB 1440) NOW SUPPORTED BY MATHEMATICS AND PHYSICS DEGREES

(May 16, 2012) – The California State University and the California Community Colleges recently approved SB 1440, the Student Transfer Achievement Act, which was signed into law by the Governor and took effect beginning fall 2011.  The statute establishes a transfer associate degree for those students who have completed 60 transferable units that include general education and major preparation courses.  Community college students that obtain the associate degree designated for transfer will be admitted to the CSU with junior standing.

 

Based on this statewide mandate, the division has tirelessly worked to develop appropriate degrees in both Mathematics and Physics Associates in Science (AS-T) for transfer to the California State University System in order to better prepare students for future academic study at a CSU institution.  We are now working on an AS-T in Chemistry, AS-T in Computer Science, and AA-T (Associate in Arts) in Geography.