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Computer Science

Welcome to the Computer Science Program for SUHSD!

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SUHSD Computer Science Program Overview

The Sweetwater Union High School District is nationally/regionally/locally recognized as a leader and district role model for Computer Science Education.

The SUHSD Computer Science program has been recognized by the Obama Administration, the National Science Foundation, The College Board, and CS- CaVE (UC-San Diego and San Diego Supercomputer Center) for its efforts in preparing its students to meet all of their future academic and career pursuits and endeavors by providing Computer Science Education.

The district goals of broadening participation in the field of Computer Science by engaging and exposing our female and ethnically diverse students, AS WELL AS ALL students, and addressing the issue of providing equity access has been recognized as well.

The district recognizes the importance of providing engaging, rigorous and challenging Computer Science Education for its students.

The district also recognizes that the world has changed, and our students face new challenges and expectations for the new digital economy. Computing affects every field, drives the U.S. and global economies, and underlies nearly every new scientific innovation.

Computers are embedded in our daily lives, and is the new 4th R. In order to meet these new challenges and expectations, it is just as important for our students to learn and understand Computer Science as it is to learn how to read, write, and do math.

Computer Science teaches students many valuable skills, including analysis, problem-solving, communications, collaboration, creativity, and organizational skills, which all lead to computational thinking skills.

Computer Science teaches students how to think, and prepares them for all future endeavors.

The Computer Science program and the district has formed a partnership with CS- CaVE, CREATE and the Education Studies Department, a National Science Foundation group from UC-San Diego and the San Diego Supercomputer Center, that is integrating and embedding Computer Science curriculum designed by Dr. Beth Simon and Dr. Sarah Guthals, as well as providing training and mentoring of the Computer Science teachers of the district.