Blue Ridge Technical School: Project Lead the Way

Megan Mills, Dylan Miller & Nicholas Herring – Blue Ridge Technical School

Recently Royal Examiner cameras were at an open house at the Blue Ridge Technical School, where two courses at the school, Engineering Design and Development and Biomedical Innovation, were highlighted.  Watch as these student showcase their work:

The open house was an opportunity for current and Spring Semester 2018 students and their parents to visit and see examples of students’ work..The Career Center offers 15 different courses with most being offered in two-year sequences of beginning and advanced coursework.

Students from both high schools are invited to attend classes; selections include: Programming, Nursing Assistant, 3-D Animation, Automotive, Welding, Culinary, and Electricity.

Engineering students work to identify a real-world challenge and then research, design and test a solution, ultimately presenting their unique solutions to a panel of engineers. Biomedical students select a health challenge and work on independent projects with a mentor from a medical facility or university to design an innovative solution. The complete sequence in each area has four or more offerings, but courses may be taken individually as well.

The open house event also celebrated CTE programs by opening the doors for parents to come into the classrooms and share time with the teachers about their programs.