New Engineering Courses Take Hold at RMHS

By Linus Teutsch ('14)

The RMHS Science Department is in its second year of implementing new courses to educate students about engineering.

The new courses were created by a national curriculum provider called Project Lead the Way (PLTW). Specifically the courses are Intro to Engineering Design, Principles of Engineering, Digital Electronics, and Architectural and Civil Engineering. This year the science department is running seven sections of these courses. This is an increase from just four sections last year.

The science department head Ms. Lynn is pleased with the number of students enrolled in these new classes. She thinks these classes will be a part of the curriculum for years to come.  “If you look at where science education is going there is a big push to have more applied sciences,” she said, “And engineering takes all of the theory that you are learning in classes like chemistry, physics, and biology, and allows you to apply it to the real world.  So I do think it will be a long-term curriculum at the high school.”

Consult the RMHS program of studies to find out which PLTW courses are available at each grade level.