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Four Northern California schools have partnered with the Stanford Medical
Youth Science Program to implement the School-Based Program (SBP) curriculum.
Below you will find current teacher profiles, highlights from past and present
classes and school web site links.
Edison High School
Edison High School, located in Stockton's "Southside," is an inner city high school with an enrollment of over 2500 students. The student body is diverse with Hispanics making up a plurality, followed by Asians, Black, and Filipino. Caucasian enrollment is 3%. A significant portion of students comes from immigrant families and the majority is lower income.
At Edison, the School-Based Program is administered after school through the Honors Biology program, taught by Science Department Chair Richard Filson. Thirty-two motivated students spend an extra hour in the classroom each Monday afternoon to enhance their interest in community health and medicine. Students have a strong base of health knowledge. Students are divided among eight research teams; each team includes both genders, two or more ethnicities, and is appropriately named to reflect current studies in biotechnology. Field trips to the San Joaquin General Hospital and Stanford University will supplement in-class activities and offer students an opportunity to better understand the medical field and college campus life.
Oakland Technical High School
Oakland Technical High School is
an urban school with an enrollment of approximately 1,800 students. The student
population is made up of an African American majority followed by Asian, Latino,
Filipino, Pacific Islander, and Caucasian. The greater part of the student
body is low income.
The School-Based Program at Oakland Tech has been incorporated into the Health
and Bioscience Academy’s physiology curriculum. There are three sections
of physiology, two taught by Natalie Smith and one by David DeLeeuw. The School-Based
Program curriculum is taught at least once per week. However, because physiology
meets two periods everyday, there is great flexibility. The students have proven
to be enthusiastic data collectors and enjoy learning how to use Excel and
PowerPoint and look forward to the annual college tours and field trips.
W.C. Overfelt High School
William C. Overfelt High School is located in San Jose East Side Union High School District. The ethnic breakdown of the school is as follows: Hispanic 65.1%, Filipino 12%, Vietnamese 12%, Other Asian 8.2%, white and other 2.4%, and African American 2.4%.
Round Valley High School
Round Valley High School is a small rural school in Covelo, a town of about
1,000 people in Northern California. Round Valley is comprised of mostly Native
Americans and the high school is over 70% Native with a population of only
127 students. The district is low-income and most students come from families
where the highest education level achieved is high school. Because of this,
the School-Based Program is making a significant impact.
The School-Based Program is offered to fifteen students, once a week as part
of the sophomore biology class, taught by Amanda Wilson. Students look forward
to field trips to the Ukiah Valley Medical Center and Santa Rosa Junior College.
