STREAM at MCA

MCA is a Cognia STEM Certified School

Mount Carmel Academy is the first high school in New Orleans to earn STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Certification from Cognia. This distinction recognizes schools that have successfully integrated STEM education throughout their curriculum while demonstrating excellence in teaching and learning.  Learn more.

Cubs collaborate, make, and innovate!

Mount Carmel forms lifelong learners through a holistic, forward-thinking, and faith-inspired education. We are proud to be Cognia STEM Certified, but we believe religion and the arts are equally important. That's why we embrace STREAM (Science, Technology, Religion, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics) as an extension of STEM.

Cubs Create Design Cycle

The Cubs Create Design Cycle brings project-based learning to life at Mount Carmel Academy. Through a structured, creative, and collaborative process, students ask questions, explore ideas, and solve problems.

The design cycle is a six-stage process that guides students through solving complex, real-world problems. Learn more.

The Design Cycle at Work

Make it at Mount Carmel

Equipped with seven 3D printers, including three MakerBot Replicators, a laser engraver, and a 3D scanner, the Phyllis M. Taylor Maker Lab provides a collaborative space where students from every academic discipline are encouraged to collaborate, innovate, and bring ideas to life through hands-on learning. Learn more.

Glowing Bacteria

Students in AP Biology II performed a pGLO transformation lab, genetically modifying bacteria to produce green fluorescent colonies with antibiotic resistance. Learn more.

Electrical Circuits

Students explored simple, series, parallel, and combination electrical circuits. Learn more.

SUTURING BANANAS

Students in Anatomy & Physiology practiced suturing techniques using banana peels. Learn more.

Gel Electrophoresis

Biology II AP students used gel electrophoresis and other biotechnology techniques to exonerate a suspect in a mock crime investigation. Learn more.

PHYSICS: ROLLER COASTERS

Using the principles of forces, motion, and energy, physics students designed and built roller coaster prototypes. Learn more.

PHYSICS: WATER BALLOON CATAPULT

Students explored projectile motion by adjusting launch angle and force while testing a water balloon catapult. Learn more.

Petroleum Engineering Cupcake Project

Students simulated bore drilling using cupcakes as geological models. They analyzed core samples, made predictions about the layers below, and then cut the cupcakes open to test their accuracy. Learn more.

State Honors: STEM Competition

Mount Carmel Academy students excelled in TEAMS (Tests of Engineering Aptitude, Mathematics, and Science), designing hurricane-resistant stilt dwellings and earning six state honors. Learn more.