ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The Englewood School District has integrated its STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts & Math) program with the career and technical education programs at the high school level.

In 2021, the district aligned its STEAM focus across all grade levels.

"Whether it's middle school or elementary school, our teachers will be really intentional on aligning the student experience to a pathway such as engineering or biomedical sciences or, in some cases, urban agriculture," said Paul Whitaker, executive director of technology and innovation for Englewood School District.

The CTE pathways align with the work that STEAM students participate in as early as Pre-K.

"We can think, 'Okay, what does an engineer need to know?' And we can kind of backwards plan how that can look

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