Wilson's Engineering Academy offers a hands-on, project based curriculum that is aimed at the college bound student. Project Lead the Way courses are both exciting and challenging. Students are exposed to cutting edge technology and are taught to design, prototype, and problem-solve. The skills that are developed through the Wilson Engineering Academy are simply irreplaceable. A student who has completed the entire program is assured to meet future success in any career. In addition to future success, students enrolled in PLTW courses are eligible to receive college credit from over 30 Universities from around the country. To see the requirements for receiving college credit, and an example of how a Penn State Berks handles the college credit, click here. Additional information about college credit can be obtained by contacting the Affiliate Professor at the University of your choosing. In addition to college credit, many Universities make scholarship opportunities available to students in the Project Lead the Way program. For more information on college credit, click here.
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STEM Academy News:
We currently have 142 students signed up to enter the STEM Academy in 2011-2012!
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Wilson Engineering Students Visit the Sovereign Center.
On February 23rd, Wilson Engineering Students (accompanied by Mr. Trickett, Mr. Dennes, Mr. Fitzgerald, and Mr. Geeza) were invited by the PSPE to the Sovereign Center for a behind the scenes tour. The group stayed and enjoyed a Reading Royals hockey game after the tour.
McCarthy Engineering Visits Wilson's Civil Engineering and Architecture Class.
Check out a short video highlighting the visit!
Tony Schumacher (NHRA 7 Time World Champion) Visits Wilson.
Check out a short video highlighting the visit!
Women in Engineering Article
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Students: Click here to log into the Autodesk Student Community.
Students: Click here to view Mr. Dennes' Autodesk Inventor Tutorials.
- Gateway to Technology
(GTT) Middle School - Intro. to Engineering
Design
(IED) 1st Year - Computer Integrated
Manufacturing
(CIM) 2nd Year (Or Later) - Principles of Engineering
(POE) 2nd Year (Or Later) - Digital Electronics
(DE) 3rd Year (Or Later) - Civil Engineering & Architecture (CEA) 3rd Year (Or Later)
- Aerospace Engineering
(AE) 3rd Year (Or Later) - Engineering Design &
Development
(EDD) 4th Year (Or Senior)
Project Lead the Way
PLTW's curriculum makes math and science relevant for students. By engaging in hands-on, real-world projects, students understand how the skills they are learning in the classroom can be applied in everyday life. This approach is called activities-based learning, project-based learning, and problem-based learning.
College credit is available for seven of the eight high school courses, the exception being Engineering Design and Development. Students and schools must meet certain qualifications to be awarded college credit.
Wilson Project Lead the Way course are offered in the following order as of the 2010-2011 school year.
9th Grade:
Introduction to Engineering Design
10th Grade:
Computer Integrated Manufacturing
11th Grade:
Civil Engineering and Architecture
12th Grade: