ASTEC Charter Middle School is fully accredited, tuition free public school of choice. Middle school is a time for expanding social skills and exploring different areas of interest. ASTEC offers challenging interactive education with an emphasis on critical and creative thinking, problem solving, team work, communication, and responsible decision making to help ASTEC students become tomorrows leaders. At ASTEC, students master skills introduced at the elementary level, then expand to more complex skills and knowledge.
Technology is integrated in all five of the core curriculum classes to enhance learning. The core classes consist of; English, Math, Science, Social Studies and Technology. ASTEC Middle School students learn Keyboarding, Word Processing, Desktop Publishing, Telecommunications, Multimedia and much, much more. ASTEC Middle School students enter high school skilled in the use of the World Wide Web as a great resource tool.
ASTEC Middle School sixth graders have "Exploration" as an elective. Each nine-weeks students explore a different topic. The year always begins with nine-weeks of Character Education.
The appearance of the school enhances the learning environment. ASTEC’s building and classrooms are well maintained, functional, and clean. In addition to administrative offices and classrooms, the ASTEC facility has three computer labs, a multi-purpose room and SMART Boards in every classroom. Middle School students play in a grassy, park-like area during recess. Parent volunteers work with the teachers, students and administration to maintain a special learning environment.
Our Technology department offers nine labs, six are stationary and three are mobile labs.
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