ENHANCING STUDENT SUCCESS

Stranaska Academy Prep is an independent STEM tutoring platform which features a state-of-the-art approach to equipping students with new or enhanced "real world" skill sets that help them identify and pursue rewarding opportunities in the STEM workplace. 

Academy Prep students gain an early advantage over the other students by learning the concepts of analytical measurement science and its breadth of applications throughout the STEM enterprise.

With critical scientific thinking as a central pillar, analytical measurement science adds content to the "S" in modern STEM education. Academy Prep students gain another advantage over the other students by acquiring elusive "real world" benefits throughout the varied STEM professions in which laboratory testing plays an important role.

Analytical measurement science is not taught in high schools or colleges so Academy Prep students jump ahead of other students who are missing out on a vital educational skill that is critical for some STEM careers.

Analytical measurement science provides many rewarding STEM career pathways unknown to most students, teachers, counselors, and parents. Most of these pathways have career advancement opportunities associated with them once the student gets their foot in the door.

Why is analytical measurement science so vitally important? Infrastructural in design, it adds higher-order quality metrics to the traditional testing framework.

• With analytical measurement science . . .  test results have credibility and sound scientific defensibility.

• Without analytical measurement science . . .  analytical test data can be unknowingly flawed resulting possibly in misleading data interpretation, misinformed conclusions, Inappropriate actions, and wrongful outcomes.

High school and college STEM students not mentored in analytical measurement science are at a major disadvantage because they do not learn why and how analytical test data from their laboratory experiments or research can be unknowingly flawed.

Stranaska Academy Prep students can preview career pathways and professions at their own pace through the lens of analytical measurement science.

• Training modules are structured to feature analytical measurement science in curriculum content, instruction, and hands-on instrumentation exercises . . .  to see if it sparks excitement and interest to provide one early indicator whether or not the student should continue on a given career pathway or profession.

• Mentorship previews can save students both time and money . . . they can learn firsthand if a career pathway or profession is right for them before the costly investment in one or more semesters of college or professional school.

Academy Prep students learn about the vital concepts and various applications of analytical measurement science and its importance in many STEM career pathways.

• Analytical instrumentation industry - an estimated 50-billion-dollar market value with continuing projected annual growth despite the glaring shortage of laboratory analysts and technicians trained in analytical measurement science.

• Healthcare industry - popular career technician pathways in the medical, clinical, pharmacy, and veterinary professions in which analytical measurement science plays an integral role in certain job task responsibilities.

• Aerospace engineering - new curriculum preview coming soon, projected later this summer.

Stranaska Academy Prep offers unique training and expertise which is applicable to a broad range of student learning objectives and learning scenarios whether it be for their high school, college, professional school, or technical career endeavors.

• High school and early college students who want to augment their traditional academic studies and expand their curriculum scope.

• High school graduates contemplating a professional technician career pathway in the medical, clinical, pharmacy, and veterinary fields that require science and "medical math" skills.

• Adult students who are re-entering the workforce as well as those considering a possible career change.

From a menu of STEM pathways, students can preview and "test drive" those options which interest them the most. With a better understanding and appreciation of the expected analytical measurement science (AMS) rigor of the selected option, the student is positioned to make a more informed and confident decision about pursuing the option as a realistic career pathway.

Stranaska Academy Prep helps guide student development at various points of educational progress, each with a specific focus on enhancing their employability credentials:

• High School Freshmen and Sophomores - This mentorship track helps make chemistry fun and learnable, the spark that inspires young students to embrace the challenge of chemistry and mathematics. It is perfect for those students that have not yet taken chemistry or advanced mathematics, and are unsure of their college or career choices.

• High School Juniors and Seniors - This mentorship track augments capstone projects and helps prepare the student for college-level chemistry courses and early undergraduate research programs.

• Early College and Recent College Graduates - This mentorship track provides gateway pathways to rewarding but overlooked professions in the lucrative analytical testing and instrumentation (ATI) industry that has a 50-billion-dollar estimated market value with continuing projected annual growth.

• Continuing Education and Extended Study Professionals - This training track is perfect for workers looking to augment or expand their existing skills and educational background, especially if contemplating a possible career change.

Stranaska Academy Prep features unique mentorship training realized through the lens of analytical measurement science, an exciting new "real-world" curriculum that is not available from high schools, colleges, and STEM organizations. We provide students with a distinct competitive advantage, allowing them to forge ahead of other students that overlook or dismiss the benefits of a "real-world" mentorship.

• Academy Prep provides the spark that inspires many students at the most critical time when they perhaps need it the most.

• Academy Prep students are among the first to be able to evaluate the scientific rigors of emerging career pathways that will soon be on the mainstream STEM radar.

• Academy Prep serves as the gateway to a rewarding STEM career pathway unknown to most students, teachers, counselors, and parents. Our young students are given the opportunity to explore various scientific career options firsthand including the rigor of chemistry, mathematics and related science disciplines associated with the college and professional school curricula for the different career options.

• Academy Prep is an essential proving ground, allowing students to experience firsthand whether they can master the academic rigor associated with a given STEM career. The student can then determine whether or not that pathway is indeed right for them before making the costly investment for admission to a college or professional school.

Scientific research and applied studies in many STEM disciplines often require analytical testing or chemical analysis of some type. The resulting test measurement data must be valid to enable proper interpretation so that meaningful and confident decisions can be made and defended. Metrological concepts such as calibration and statistical quality control underpin the scientific validity and defensibility of the analytical testing process.

Academy Prep has the unique expertise and mentorship qualifications to teach students about the principles and practical applications of measurement science as it applies to analytical testing in many different STEM career pathways.

• New "real-world” analytical measurement science curriculum augments traditional chemical science offerings and helps broaden the student's perspective with an improved understanding of the relevance of general chemistry, AP chemistry, and related science courses.

• Mentorship-based tutoring plus experiential-based training equates to a winning "skills-based" formula for expanding student awareness and comprehension of an exciting "real-world" analytical measurement science that is not taught in high schools or colleges.

• Hands-on curriculum and instruction is tailored to the specific comfort level of the individual student with respect to their own science interest and aptitude.

• Affordability and flexible scheduling of the training modules are prioritized to maximize the student's self-investment in a safe, off-campus work environment.

The Academy Prep curriculum program is divided into building blocks of modular design. Each module is offered in a "short-course" workshop format similar to professional continuing education courses or extended studies so that understanding and comprehension of course content is optimized for each student.

UNIQUENESS OF THE CURRICULUM

• Enhances value of the student's transcript and diploma for better college placement and rank
• Provides competitive advantage for early acceptance in college science and engineering capstone projects and research programs
• Highlights chemistry relevance in other STEM subjects 

STUDENT BENEFITS OF THE CURRICULUM

• Enables significant résumé boost for college admissions and future employability
• Contributes to satisfying an application requirement for "evidence of excellence" statement
• Broadens scope of chemistry and related sciences for college undergraduate research programs
• Opens doors to meaningful pathway opportunities beyond graduation that are largely unknown to parents, guardians, teachers, career counselors, and administrators in most school districts

Stranaska Academy Prep provides insightful guidance and mentorship that can help high school graduates make informed decisions about their preference for a college, military, or career pathway. Each pathway will likely present some type of fork-in-the-road situation at any time where familiarization with some aspect of the subject matter of our "real-world” analytical measurement science curriculum may impact the graduate's decision. For example:

• College - readiness for declaration of major or concentration area
• Military - inclination and eligibility for specialized skills training
• Career - motivation for pursing a specific professional discipline

A student’s Academy Prep journey begins with a Free, No‑Obligation, Orientation and Student Assessment meeting with Dr. Jerry Messman, Executive Director and Lead Instructor. With our analytical measurement science expertise and strategic insight, we encourage a parent/guardian to accompany the student to experience a preview of the inspiring Academy Prep mentorship environment.

During this introductory session, we:

• Learn about your student’s current academic standing, STEM interests, goals and expectations.
• Answer your specific questions.
• Recommend options for a personalized Academy Prep plan and schedule.  
• Outline session formats, timelines, and investment options.

This will be followed up via email with a formal quotation and registration information.