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About SLA Beeber

The Science Leadership Academy at Beeber is a second campus of The Science Leadership Academy, an inquiry-driven, project-based public school focused on 21st century learning. The Science Leadership Academy at Beeber opened its doors on September 9, 2013 as a high school and welcomed the first class of 5th graders in September 2018.

SLA provides a rigorous, college-preparatory curriculum with a focus on science, technology, mathematics and entrepreneurship. Students at SLA learn in a project-based environment where the core values of inquiry, research, collaboration, presentation and reflection are emphasized in all classes.

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Congratulations to our 2020-2021 Scholastic Arts and Writing Award Winners

We are excited to celebrate the accomplishments of 5 sla beeber students who received recognition at the regional scholastic arts and writing awards. we are so proud of all who entered the competition students who placed in the competition include:, charles hart - “gold key” award in critical essay for his essay “ how has history led to the nagorno-karabakh conflict ”, umme orthy - “silver key” award in science fiction and fantasy for her story “ expedition of transformation ”, dell caldera - “silver key” award in dramatic script for their script “ the void god’s shared dream ”, aniya staley - honorable mention in poetry for her poem “ my philadelphia, my future ”, mariatu fayia - honorable mention in personal essay and memoir for her essay “inside scoop”, congratulations to our 21-22 scholastic arts and writing awards winners, congratulations to the following students who placed in the scholastic arts and writing awards. this is a great accomplishment, naomi green (11th grade) - gold key award in poetry - “the house on w columbia avenue”, lynsay bennett (10th grade) - silver key in poetry - “a suffocating companion”, miriam corrales (9th grade) - silver key in personal essay and memoir - “lunch line”, antwyn mapp (9th grade) - silver key in personal essay and memoir - “the house on 52nd st”.

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Kaziyah Root Capstone

My capstone project focuses on the importance of Islam and what it means to be a Muslim. Three juniors (Sa’d, Ramlah, and Jabriel) and I came together to begin an organization named MSA, which stands for Muslim Student Association. This was one of the best things we could have added to the SLA Beeber community because the Islamic community is growing everyday and more students are converting more and more each day. On Wednesdays, we teach our students new lessons and give homework after so that the knowledge doesn’t leave their brains. For example, our first lesson was teaching the students the Arabic alphabet and what the basics of Islam. After that, we moved onto the importance of covering and obeying Allah. As the MSA increased, the leaders decided that it’ll be a great idea to host an Iftar at school and welcome all muslim and non muslims who don’t attend SLA Beeber as well. This event took place on April 12,2023 and over 100 people attended. Each MSA member spoke and we also had a guest speaker, Mufti Muhammad (Imam at Masjid in New York). This entire process was stressful but we all worked together so that it wouldn’t take a toll on one of us instead of all. After all of the fundraisers, and lessons. We all enjoyed our time at the Iftar and gave lots of knowledge on Islam. The lesson I learned from my project is to never judge a book by its cover. This goes for religious and non religious people. A common mistake others tend to do is, put people inside categories without knowing them internally.

Brandon Todd Capstone

Together with Ola and Saif, we created a musical production course that taught kids how to make their own music. Our goal was to produce a visual and audio experience that will appeal to people from various ages and socioeconomic backgrounds. We aimed to motivate the upcoming generation of musicians and artists by imparting our experience and expertise. Not only do we now understand the importance of cooperation but also the importance of curriculums. The experience has been great because of the freedom of breaking out of traditional school schedules and letting kids have some fun in an environment they’d dread.

David Bolling Capstone

The capstone at Science Leadership Academy allows students to showcase what it is that they have a passion for and how they want to do it. For me that happened to be finance. I’m glad I was able to teach the kids a very useful life lesson that I hope stays with them for the rest of their lives.

Saifeddine Mestour Capstone

Ola, Brandon, and I developed a capstone project to create a music production course specifically for high school kids. We then went on to real-world FL Studio applications. Through special sessions with guest producers, the course curriculum also introduced students to several musical styles. Our team was able to sustain steady progress in the face of obstacles including equipment failures and schedule constraints thanks to efficient communication and flexible scheduling. We’ve recorded a song and are currently filming a video for its presentation as the Capstone Project comes to a close. We now possess priceless skills like project management, effective communication, and problem-solving thanks to this experience. Despite considerable plan changes, the project’s successful completion highlights our team’s capacity for adaptation.

Curtis Hightower Capstone

For my Capstone I made a basketball video and it is teaching the kids in the community or anyone that views it on how to play basketball so they can have a new hobby. Also, this was to get people off of the streets since my basketball video you can do this workout right outside your house in your house or in a gym and if you feel like your city is in a safe environment you may go to your park and do it. The end goal of this project is to make people better themselves in basketball and it will help you in your everyday life. Since you need to sacrifice things to help you get better like you may want to play the game today but you want to get better at basketball, you need to decide what will help you. If you want to be great at something you would need to sacrifice something to get what you want in life. By teaching kids in the community how to play basketball, you are helping to instill important values such as discipline and hard work that can help them in all areas of their lives.

Part 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SnCZJSmnnw

Part 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdxll9ynHMQ

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• READING 83% Percent of students proficient or advanced in reading
• MATH 77% Percent of students proficient or advanced in math.
• SCIENCE 51% Percent of students proficient or advanced in science.
• ATTENDANCE 60% Percent of students who attended at least 95% of days.
• INCIDENTS PER 100 STUDENTS 3 Number of reported disciplinary incidents per 100 students.
• COLLEGE BOUND 87% Percent of HS students enrolled in a post-secondary institution after graduation.

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SLA  is the National Dell Computing Center for Excellence in Educational Technology. A leader in the national School 2.0 movement, SLA  provides a vigorous, inquiry-driven and project based approach to learning. Students at SLA learn in a technology-rich, project-based environment where the core values of inquiry, research, collaboration, presentation and reflection are emphasized in all classes.

SLA's modern approach to school has been showcased by many local and national publications including Edutopia Magazine, EducationWeek and PBS NewsHour. The Class of 2020 received over $3 million in college financial aid. The CTE Engineering program has worked with the Easter Seals, Engineers without Borders and many other organizations to develop tools to improve the lives of people all over the world. The CTE Digital Video program has been recognized nationally for their student films. With a robust extra-curricular life, SLA features award-winning journalism, debate and robotics programs and 22 sports teams - including our Girls Volleyball, Cross Country, Track, Girls and Boys Ultimate, and Baseball teams who have all made the State Championships in the past two years. 

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Stress and The Dangers of Homework

The anxiety of not completing an assignment that you have been stuck on for the past hour can be overwhelming, right? What if I told you millions of people feel the same way you do and there can be consequences of it, I’m not talking grade wise, I’m talking mentally. Homework as we have experienced causes a great amount of stress which can lead you to a poor mental state, sleep deprivation, and many more bad things. Which can be prevented by decreasing the amount of homework significantly and/or being taught how to combat such stress. [A couple of such ways is by managing time, controlling emotions, and monitoring your motivation.] (https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1054844.pdf)

[Controlling Emotion] (https://www.rewireme.com/brain-insight/how-to-control-your-emotions/)

[Time Management] (https://www.liquidplanner.com/blog/7-essential-time-management-strategies/)

[Motivation] (https://ucsccaps.wordpress.com/2019/05/03/staying-motivated/)

A school can start to teach these things so life can be easier for the students, but not just for them though but their family and their teachers too. A study made in 2017 about [the effects of homework on middle class families] (https://digitalcommons.csp.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1069&=&context=cup_commons_grad_edd&=&sei-redir=1&referer=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.google.com%252Furl%253Fq%253Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fdigitalcommons.csp.edu%252Fcgi%252Fviewcontent.cgi%253Farticle%25253D1069%252526context%25253Dcup_commons_grad_edd%2526sa%253DD%2526source%253Deditors%2526ust%253D1616434140114000%2526usg%253DAOvVaw0FRSYatcLU9NO7fYRvpdUB#search=%22https%3A%2F%2Fdigitalcommons.csp.edu%2Fcgi%2Fviewcontent.cgi%3Farticle%3D1069%26context%3Dcup_commons_grad_edd%22) shows that homework is the leading cause of stress in the household because it’s hard to have a “healthy balance of homework and family life”. This stress and less family time can lead to troubles in a family, and might even lead to divorce if it is disruptive enough.

The Parent Teacher Association (PTA), suggests there to be ten minutes of homework per grade level which is seemed to not be followed, [some kindergarteners are getting up to] (https://www.healthline.com/health-news/children-more-homework-means-more-stress-031114) 25 minutes of homework per day when they even aren’t supposed to get homework at all according to the National Education Association (NEA), and some second and third graders are even getting 28-29 minutes of homework per day taken in a survey in rhode island. It just doesn’t affect younger grades [but college students as] (https://mellowed.com/homework-stress/) well.

[Chart] (https://mellowed.com/homework-stress/)

The stress can be overwhelming sometimes but the United States is not the only country with a homework problem, Italy, UK, France, and many more suffer the consequences. A survey taken in the UK, in March of 2020 shows that 66% of students in the age range of 8-17 said that “they felt most stressed about homework and/or exams” compared to everything else. Which is pretty alarming considering that this was a survey with almost 2,000 kids, and 66% of 2,000 is 1,320. Just imagine how many people are struggling with it as well on a global level.

Now you might be wondering how can we stop this monstrosity of stress, well looking at countries like [Finland, Japan, and South Korea] (https://www.geekycamel.com/countries-give-less-homework-theyre-successful/#:~:text=Finland,they%20are%20seven%20years%20old.) which are countries that give very little homework per week, ranging from 2.9 hours to 3.9. They mostly rely on trust in the teachers and students, more testing, and new ways to learn that is more beneficial for the students later in life. And it seems to have paid off, Finland, South Korea, and Japan seem to be at the [top in the world for Math and Science at the age of 15.] (https://www.bbc.com/news/education-37716005) So why don’t we start making the change to no homework? Well, that’s the next step, students should start to spread awareness and make petitions to the school board calling for change.

[Bibliography] (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JCUpxbJm75pB3KNpx6rgm3gX1t_oSuAePhx-5FVyNws/edit#)

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