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Academy for Science and Design
Academy for Science and Design official logo.jpg
Address
486 Amherst St #1
Nashua, New Hampshire, Hillsborough County 03063
United States
Information
Funding type Public charter school
Founded 2006
Opened September 2007
CEEB code 300118
NCES School ID 330004000678
Director Jennifer Cava
Grades 6-12
Number of students 525
Website www.asdnh.org
Coordinates: 4247'27?N 7131'23?W The Academy for Science and Design (ASD) is a
public charter school located in Nashua, New Hampshire, United States. ASD
concentrates on providing a STEM-based education. The academy is tuition-free for
New Hampshire residents.

ASD opened in September 2007 and is currently serving 525 students from over 40 New
Hampshire communities in grades 6 through 12. The academy offers a science,
technology, engineering and math oriented curriculum beginning with algebra,
integrated biology and chemistry, and physics in grade 7.[1]

Contents [hide]
1 History
2 Curriculum
3 Achievements
4 See also
5 References
6 External links
History[edit]
The establishment of the school was approved in March 2006.[2] Its establishment
was sponsored by Daniel Webster College.[3][4] The school opened for the 2007-08
academic year.[5] During the 2011-12 year grade 6 was added to the school. Prior to
the 2012-13 school year ASDNH moved from its original location in Merrimack, New
Hampshire, to its current location in Nashua, expanding the size of the student
body.[6] On October 3, 2014, Dr. Scott F. Bobbitt donated $30,000 for the
construction of a full chemistry lab.[7][8] In 2015, the Academy for Science and
Design was ranked the 50th best high school in America by Newsweek.,[9] and rose to
44th in 2016.[10]

Curriculum[edit]
The academy's goal is to be internationally competitive. Algebra, physics,
chemistry, design, and biology are taught beginning in grade 7. Chemistry and
biology are taught as one three-year course referred to as "Integrated Biology and
Chemistry" or "IBC". Starting in 2012, world history (now known as "Social
Studies") and language arts are taught as a package course titled "Humanities".
Conceptual physics is also taught as a three-year course. Technology and design are
taught in dedicated courses as "Technology Design" and "Technology Applications in
Society". Information technologies are integrated throughout the curriculum. In
addition to the course load, the students are required to complete 150 community
service hours as well as a junior internship comprising approximately 100 hours in
the specialty that they have chosen. Student projects emphasize research skills and
engineering. Mandarin Chinese, German, and Spanish are offered as the initial
foreign languages.[11]