**3. STEM curriculum**

STEM curriculum may comprise of a set of lesson plans for a few selected topics that are designed to augment the understanding and practice of the core curriculum concepts and develop core competencies, i.e. Critical Thinking, Collaborative Problem Solving, Communication as well as digital literacies, psychomotor skills and desired behavioral attitudes.

The selection of topics for STEM sessions must take into account the local curriculum requirements, standards, constraints and limitations such as culture and available resources. The lesson plans have to be tailored to the target student, teacher and the school system. Since the STEM program revolves around this curriculum and its outcomes, this is an exercise that must be carried out meticulously and methodically.
