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Learning Opportunities 2018/2019, Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy

Course Catalogs

The graduation requirements of the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy are established by the IMSA Board of Trustees. Each semester students must take a minimum of five academic courses (2.5 credits) for a letter grade (not Pass/Fail) not including Fine Arts, Wellness, and Independent Study courses. Students may enroll in a maximum of nine courses each semester including academic courses, Fine Arts, Wellness, SIR, and Independent Study. Only courses taken for a letter grade will count towards graduation credit.

2018 Annual Report Of The Work In Imsa’S Archives, Marti Guarin, Christian Nokkentved

Archives' Annual Report

The IMSA Archives, housed in the Leto M. Furnas Information Resource Center, serves to collect and preserve materials relating to the history and ethos of the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy. The Archives includes both special and general collections with materials about IMSA’s establishment, led by Dr. Leon Lederman and Governor James Thompson. There are materials about the Academy's opening in the fall of 1986 and its development since, as well as about its ideas and programs and how they evolved. We have sample curricula, presidential speeches, samples of student work, as well as material about and from partnership programs …

My Experience At The 13th Annual Issf, Darius Hong '18

ISSF 2018 Documents

This year, like almost every year, I decided to spend my summer vacation at a faraway destination. Except this time, I wouldn’t just be a tourist: I would be representing the United States of America at the 13^th annual International Student Science Fair (ISSF) in Busan, South Korea, a bustling port city with a rich and vibrant culture.

In the third week of June, I packed my suitcase and research poster, and drove down to the airport. There, I met my traveling companions: two fellow rising seniors and four IMSA staff members. After 14 hours on a plane, we …

Closing Ceremony, Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy

ISSF 2018 Documents

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Issf 2018 Opening Ceremony, José M. Torres

Keynotes, Speeches, and Lectures

For the past 14 year, the International Student Science Fair has convened talented students and their amazing teachers and school leaders to share scientific knowledge and develop life long friendships. This year, we have 90 Students, 30 Teachers, and 32 Principals or school leaders representing 18 countries here in the USA! Five continents are reflected here in this room!

The theme for this year's ISSF is "to significantly influence life on our planet through cooperation and collaboration."

The phrase, “significantly influence life on our planet,” has its origin in IMSA’s philosophy coined by our founder, Leon Lederman, Nobel Prize Physicist, …

Opening Ceremony, Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy

ISSF 2018 Documents

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Commencement Of The Class Of 2018, Diego Alanis '18, Connor Elmore '18, Erin Roche, Robert Rosner, Robert Hernandez, José M. Torres,

Ceremony

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Teacher Project Idea Form, Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy

ISSF 2018 Documents

Explain the problem you would like to address at ISSF 2018.

Imsa360: Spring 2018, Imsa Fund

IMSA Fund Reports

IMSA is a leader in educating and developing a diverse STEM pipeline of creative, ethical, and scientific innovators for Illinois and the world. We aspire to become a recognized global leader and catalyst in equity and excellence in STEM teaching and learning, innovation and entrepreneurship.

Excerpt: From the President

Imsa 2018 Profile, Office Of College And Academic Counseling

IMSA Profile

The Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy (IMSA) fosters the discoverers. The thinkers. The innovators and experimenters. The problem-solvers of the future who can change the world through their life’s work. IMSA innovates the future of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education. It creates a strong and diverse pipeline of talented students at its tuition-free residential academy in Aurora, IL for 10th through 12th grade students. IMSA’s mission is to ignite and nurture creative, scientific, ethical minds that advance the human condition.

2018 Intersession Catalog, Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy

Intersession Catalogs

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