Cooper Career Day Set for March 24th 2015

Cooper Career Day Set For

 March 24th

Cooper Middle School is committed to helping our students learn  through experience. Our Career Day allows students the chance to interact with professionals from a variety of career fields.

This year we invite parents and professionals in the following career fields to participate in our Career Day. Please register below.

Aerospace Engineer
Architect
Artists
Athletes
Attorneys
Automotive Mechanics
Chiropractors
Civil Engineers
Doctors
Electrical Engineers

Financial Planners
Fire Fighters

Healthcare Administrators

Information Technology

Pharmacists

Police
Nurses

Many more.... 

Register for Cooper Career Day

Georgia Tech Summer Camp CEISMC Student Programs

Summer PEAKS Application is live! A few spaces left for KIDS Club on March 8. Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Summer Programs 2014 are now open for applications! 2014 introduces a few new variations on our most popular programs. We've expanded our offerings of popular programs and added new twists so students who enjoyed them previously can come back for a new experience. Check out our Mobile app development on windows, Mobile app "snowpocalypse", Designing Healthy Cities, and LEGO Biorobotics and Human Modeling to name a few. Applications will be open until programs are full (this includes a wait list). Check out our website peaks-ceismc.gatech.edu for more information and descriptions of the programs. March 8 K.I.D.S. Club still has space! We still have very limited spots still available for the younger students. The iPhone and LEGO Robotics courses are full, but bring down your 2nd-5th grader for exciting STEM exploration and learning. (Programs no longer displayed are completely full) Check out our website ceismc.gatech.edu/kidsclub for more information.

State & County Officials Impressed with Cooper STEAM Program

Georgia State Representative Alisha Morgan and Cobb County Commissioner Lisa Cupid were in a packed audience of parents and guests at the PTSA January Chat -n- Chew as Dr. Watkins, Science teachers Diane Goldsberry and Carol Mickus presented Cooper Middle School's STEAM Initiative.

What is STEAM?

STEAM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math. Cooper's STEAM program will allow our students to be exposed and prepared for the future job in the fastest growing industries.

Topics covered in the presentation were:

1. Cooper's goal to become a STEM Certified School
2. Outdoor Science Classroom
3. Summer STEM program
4. Robotics
5. Bring Your Own Device Program
6. Science Olympiad
7. STEAM TEAM

Mrs. Morgan and Mrs Cupid, along with the room full of parents, pledged to assist and support Cooper Middle School with is efforts to raise awareness and funds for the STEAM program. 

How Can Parents Get Involved?

If you are interested in learning more about the STEAM Program. Please e-mail Dr.Wakins or Attend the next scheduled PTSA Chat -n- Chew

Common Core State Standards: An Overview

Attention Cooper Parents:  Here is a brief overview of the Common Core Standards from National PTA.