STEAM Education
STEAM enhances critical thinking skills and strengthens the foundation to learning in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics. The idea is to focus on sparking imagination and creativity through the arts in ways that naturally align with STEM learning while using hands-on, collaborative experiences to teach children important concepts that will help position them for future success.
Science
Science is a core part of our curriculum every year, and we are continually expanding our programs to ensure students are well-prepared for courses like Biology, Anatomy, Physics, General Science, and exciting electives such as Forensic Science. It all begins at our Charter campus, where curiosity comes to life through hands-on experiments, engaging science field trips, and hallways brought to life with student-created academic and artistic displays that celebrate science content.
Technology
Desert Heights offers technology starting in Kindergarten. Our program provides a dedicated technology elective for students in Kindergarten through 8th grade using the Learning.com curriculum, which equips students with essential 21st-century skills. Beginning with the basics—like typing, key terms, cut-and-paste functions, and safe online searches—students gradually develop into fluent typists, capable coders, and proficient users of Microsoft tools by the time they reach 8th grade.
A core focus throughout our program is digital citizenship and online safety, ensuring students learn how to navigate the digital world responsibly. At our Prep campus, students are introduced to coding platforms such as Swift Playgrounds and Scratch. In high school, they can further explore technology through electives in business technology, advanced coding, and more.
Arts
We offer performing and fine arts courses from K-12th grade. We believe that the arts can help create a well-rounded person with high self-esteem, while enjoying their passion and developing skills. We start music concerts in Pre-K and continue developing their appreciation for the arts with art shows, musicals, and concerts through 12th grade. Our students produce some of the best work and shows in Arizona and get to showcase their talents to family and friends each quarter and semester!
Mathematics
We are all aware of the value math has in school and every day life. Our goal is to build the foundational skills and allow students to be creative while using technology standards combined with math goals and instruction. Mathematic skill develops many opportunities for our students and we are proud to be a school that offers a curriculum that supports life skills and technology, in every grade level.
