Underwood's STEM program, USTEM, provides students with a learning environment rooted in and dedicated to Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. The program, which opened in the fall of 2017, is modeled after the Wauwatosa School District’s successful first charter school, Wauwatosa STEM.

With a focus on Science, Technology, Engineering and Math, USTEM provides an innovative and dynamic learning environment where students are encouraged to inquire, investigate and discover the world around them with hands-on, project-based learning. Students in grades K-5 learn in multi-age classrooms and receive differentiated instruction. This approach allows our students the opportunity to become independent, self-monitoring learners, and to develop future focused skills in the areas of:

Problem-solving
Critical thinking
Collaboration
Communication
Creativity

USTEM provides students with optimum educational opportunities by providing an environment rich in parental involvement, community participation and strategic educational partnerships. Our work is to produce students who are college and career ready, equipped to conquer the challenges of the 21st Century.

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