QUESTAR III is a public educational service agency providing instructional and support services to 23 public school districts in Rensselaer, Columbia and Greene counties.
At NEW VISIONS high school students explore career options from a real-world perspective. New Visions students have the unique opportunity to gain valuable insight into careers and fields, something previously reserved for college upperclassmen.
Through academics, site visits, guest
speakers, mentoring and a variety of projects, New
Visions students work at a level that prepares them
for college.
Students
get a jump-start on their futures by developing advanced
writing, communications, problem solving skills, and
taking a firsthand look at a chosen career field. New
Visions graduates attend some of the finest colleges
and universities in the country.
This is an integrated program.
Students meet in a 3.5
hour block each morning to study the subjects of
science, engineering, English, and social studies using
a cooperative approach in which concepts from each subject
are applied to a variety of projects. Specific high
school courses are as follows:
| Participation in Government |
1/2 Credit |
| Economics |
1/2 Credit |
| English 12 (ELA) |
1 Credit |
| Advanced Engineering Research and Applications (AERA) |
1 Credit |
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Advanced Physics (Fall)
1 year of high school physics
covered in 1 semester. Option to INDEPENDENTLY
apply for Capital
Region Scholars scholarship money to earn
RPI credit INSTEAD of high school credit.
|
1/2 Credit |
|
AP Physics C Mechanics(Spring)
AP Physics calculus based exam preparation. Option to INDEPENDENTLY apply for Capital Region Scholars scholarship money to earn RPI credit for physics 1200 (electricity and magnetism) IN ADDITION to this or to apply to win scholarship money to earn RPI credit in physics 1100 (mechanics) INSTEAD OF this. |
1/2 Credit |
Physical Education
Independent study through special arrangement |
1/4 Credit |
All class projects are linked
to the NYS standards.
The class abides by a Constitution proposed by the teacher, amended and ratified by the students, and limited by the constraints of Questar III policy and NY state requirements.
The MATH, ENGINEERING, TECHNOLOGY, SCIENCE program (METS) is an ideal choice for students who are planning to attend an undergraduate program in applied science. This challenging program, which blends practical experience with classroom instruction, exposes students to various engineering fields, research, studies in mathematics, technology and other sciences. During class, each student has access to a personal laptop computer with Internet access.
The program is located on the Campus
of Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York and is
facilitated by Rensselaer's Center
for Initiatives in Pre-College Education (CIPCE).
Specific directions are on the contact
us page.
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