Clarendon Hall earns AP computer science award

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SUMMERTON – Clarendon Corridor has earned the School Board AP Laptop Science Feminine Range Award for attaining excessive feminine illustration in AP Laptop Science Rules. Faculties honored with the AP Laptop Science Feminine Range Award have expanded younger ladies’s entry to AP laptop science programs.

Out of the 20,000 establishments that supply AP programs, 818 achieved this necessary consequence through the 2018-19 college 12 months – practically 20% greater than the 685 faculties acknowledged final 12 months. In 2019, Clarendon Corridor was one among 639 acknowledged within the class of AP Laptop Science Rules. An extra 36 faculties obtained the award for each CSP and CSA.

“We’re proud to see the creativity, dedication and enthusiasm our feminine college students have demonstrated of their research of AP Laptop Science Rules,” mentioned Head of Faculty Kelley Wannamaker. “As educators, we consider a STEM training performs a vital position in fostering a lifelong relationship with studying and setting our feminine college students on a path to achievement in a 21st century workforce.”

Wannamaker praised Laptop Science Trainer Amy Magaw, who was acknowledged earlier this 12 months, together with the college, for instructing Code. “Mrs. Magaw does a superb job instructing and provoking our college students, and I’m proud we’re the one college within the space to obtain this honor.”

Faculties receiving the AP Laptop Science Feminine Range Award have achieved both 50% or larger feminine illustration in both or each of the AP laptop science programs, or the proportion of feminine laptop science examinees meets or exceeds that of the college’s feminine inhabitants.

“Clarendon Corridor is empowering younger ladies to see themselves as creators, innovators and problem-solvers,” mentioned Stefanie Sanford, School Board world coverage chief. “We hope to see much more excessive faculties encourage feminine college students to harness the potential of an AP laptop science training.”

The introduction of AP Laptop Science Rules in 2016 was the biggest course launch in AP Program historical past. In 2019, practically 100,000 college students took the AP CSP examination, greater than doubling participation in three years. Throughout that point, the variety of feminine AP CSP college students has far outpaced total development, with a rise of 136%.

Offering feminine college students with entry to laptop science programs is critical to making sure gender parity in high-paying expertise jobs and to drive innovation, creativity and competitors. A 2014 Google research discovered that girls usually tend to pursue laptop science if they’re given the chance to discover it in highschool.

Clarendon Corridor is positioned at 1140 S. Dukes St. in Summerton. For extra info, contact the college workplace at (803) 485-3550 or go to the web site at www.clarendonhall.org.