Signature & Capstone Programs

Mitchell Academy of Science+Technology  (MAST) prepares students to pioneer new frontiers of scientific discovery. Through MAST, they access extraordinary elective and extracurricular opportunities that inspire and motivate them for success. In collaboration with Milken’s Innovation & Fabrication and Science Departments, MAST offers students a wide variety of programs in advanced research and design, computer science, engineering and robotics.

Architecture + Design Institute is a national leader in preparing students with a comprehensive foundation in product and structural design. Using mathematical, scientific, and artistic processes, students harness creative solutions to real-world problems, learning from professional architects and designers through presentations, panels, field trips, and hands-on experiences in the community. Courses include design arts, graphic design, fashion design and architectural design.

Storytellers utilizes writing as a form of art and self-expression. Refining ideas, studying successful works, and forming a nurturing community are cornerstones of the program. Students experiment with a variety of writing forms, from feature-length screenplays to short stories and poems. By participating in writing workshops and storytelling events, students learn how to provide thoughtful and caring critiques. Through elective writing courses, students develop their own creative process as they navigate different genres within the creative writing space.

A highlight of the middle school experience, X-Projects are high-caliber, open-ended explorations of real-world issues as seen through the lenses of entrepreneurship, innovation, and design. The program empowers students to develop critical thinking skills needed for a lifetime of growth and success. X-Projects are part of Milken’s X-Learning program, which blends traditional and progressive teaching practices to encourage students to link learning to their specific interests. Students identify something they want to learn more about or a problem they want to solve. These “Xplorations” allow them to learn about the topic and to get to know

the leaders in a given field.

Tiferet Israel Fellowship brings students to live and study for a semester at Alexander Muss High School in Hod Hasharon, Israel during their 10th grade year. Tiferet fellows engage in learning inside and outside of the classroom as they continue Milken’s full college preparatory program in addition to the place based curriculum in Jewish and Israel studies provided at Muss. Students travel each week, immerse themselves in the language and culture of Israel, engage in service learning, and learn to live independently in a dorm setting. Students must apply and be accepted to this program. 

This brand new program invites students to reflect on the Grade 12 Essential Question, “What am I (metaphorically) taking with me and what am I leaving behind as I head to college and beyond?” With the focus on senior preparation and legacy, the senior class has the opportunity to apply to participate in one of four distinct Masa Pathways: