Y.E.S Institute of STEM/Business
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At the Y.E.S. Institute of STEM and Business, we have strive to provide our students with a culminating environment in which our students can grow and develop into tomorrow's workforce. We set standards high to create a mentorship based STEM and business curriculum that conforms to our students and their educational needs. At this school, students are pushed through rigorous work in order for them to maximize their true potential. Our mascot is Bold, the Black Gold Dragon because in European mythology, dragons are thought to see into the future, and at this school, students are able to see their future. Our colors are black and gold to show prestige, elegance, power, and authority.
A Glance at Daily School Life
At the Y.E.S. Institute, students have fun taking their academic courses. In their STEM classes, they usually work collaboratively in groups for the purpose of improved social interaction. They work on "hands on" activities, so they never read a textbooks. Instead, they do labs, web quests, and presentations.
Our Mission/Vision
Mission: Our mission is to provide students with a STEM/Business classroom environment in which the students are evaluated based on what they can do, rather than what they can memorize.
Vision: In the next decade, our vision is for our students to become successful in their careers and businesses so that they can solve real life problems and tasks to survive as individual adults in the technological era.
Scheduling
The Y.E.S. Institute of STEM and Business follows 4x4 block schedule. That means that students only take 4 classes per semester, but they have 1 hour and 30 minute periods. Our school has chosen this form of scheduling for the purpose of giving students more time to work on their classwork, which gives them more time to learn. School will start in August and end in May. Students go to school Mondays - Fridays from 6:00 am - 1:00 pm. This time has been chosen due to the fact that we want to give students time to do their homework and extracurricular activities.
Daily Schedule:
8:30 am - 9:00 am: 30 min. Morning Period
9:00 am - 10:30 am: First Block
10:30 am - 12:00 pm: Second Block
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm: Third Block w/ 30 min Lunch Period
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm: Fourth Block w/Dismissal
Courses Available
Our curriculum focuses on STEM and Business education. STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. Some of the courses aerospace engineering, astrophysics, astronomy, biochemistry, biomechanics, chemical engineering, chemistry, civil engineering, computer science, mathematical biology, nanotechnology, neurobiology, nuclear physics, physics. Since our curriculum wants to prepare our students for the future, we decide to make our curriculum revolve around the fastest growing jobs. Some examples of these would be accounting, planning, and marketing research.
School Clubs
Location/Tuition
The Y.E.S. Institute is located in the city of Santa Clara, CA. It is most commonly referred to being in the "center of Silicon Valley," which is an area that is home to many global technology businesses and companies. Tuition for our school will come to around $13,030 per year, but we do accept scholarships.
Why Us?
Our school hires experienced mentors who have worked in the fields our students are studying, so students can gain actual work experience and can learn much more content that cannot be found in a textbook. We have a main focus on STEM and Business education, so if you are math/science wiz, or if you love to lead, then this is the school for you. Since our location lies in the heart of Silicon Valley, students are far more likely to be scouted for corporations such as Apple, Google, or Microsoft rather than students who do not attend this school.