STEAM - USA
14 Day Student Education Tour
Tour Code: SS-STEAM-USA
This tour takes students on an exploration of scientific research and technological innovation, world-class art and sustainable engineering - from robotics to stunning landforms and fossils, astronomy to renewable energy, and from glassmaking to aircraft assembly lines.
Students come away with a greater understanding of the intersection between STEAM disciplines and how each contribute to creative and imaginative thinking and real-world problem solving.
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Learning Objectives
Academic knowledge and critical-thinking skills
Immersive learning in the field of STEAM
Classroom Connection to the real world
Curriculum-linked - HSC, IB, VCE & QCE
100+ hours of academic and cultural activities
Cultivating Young Pioneers
Academic acumen + engagement
Hands-on skill development + creative thinking
Personal growth + initiative
Cultural understanding + global mindset
Day 1-2
Depart Australia ⤑ Arrive in Los Angeles
Day 2-3
Los Angeles
A city synonymous with creative expression – take a Universal Studios backlot tour and explore contemporary art at The Broad. Engage with 40,000 years of prehistoric life at Le Brea Tar Pits.
Day 4
Las Vegas
Travel to Vegas. Delve into the science of the atom bomb & Nevada’s nuclear past & present.
Day 5-7
Flagstaff ⤑ Vegas
Explore stunning landforms – Grand Canyon & Barringer Meteor Crater. Gaze at the stars at Lowell. Engage with Native American art, marvel at the Canyon from the Sky Walk, and get hands-on with engineering at the Hoover Dam.
Day 8-9
Seattle
Fly to Seattle. Discover the wonder of flight at the Boeing factory and see the Dreamliner assembly line in action. Get your geek on at the Living Computers Museum. Learn about the science and engineering of glass-making.
Day 9-12
San Francisco
Travel to San Francisco. Follow the trail from scientific theory to tech innovation at Silicon Valley. Take workshops on STEM responses to global challenges – enviro science to sustainable energy, robotics to seismology & artistic expression. Explore the interface between science, art and human perception. Tour the city’s iconic sites.
Day 12-14