PROJECT LEAD THE WAY

Project Lead the Way is a national program that empowers students to develop in-demand, transportable skills such as problem solving, critical and creative thinking, collaboration, and communication. Students will use these skills in school and for the rest of their lives.

BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE

Working with the same equipment and tools used by lab professionals, PLTW Biomedical Science students are empowered to explore and find solutions to some of today’s most pressing medical challenges. Through scaffolded activities that connect learning to life, students step into the roles of biomedical science professionals and investigate topics including human medicine, physiology, genetics, microbiology, and public health. Students work together in teams to find unique solutions, and in the process, learn in-demand, transferable skills like critical thinking and communication.

COURSES OFFERED

  • Principles of Biomedical Science

  • Human Body Systems

  • Medical Interventions

ENGINEERING

Affordable housing design. Biofuel production. App development. These are all hands-on, real-world challenges students face in their PLTW Engineering courses. Throughout the program, students step into the varied roles engineers play in our society, discover new career paths and possibilities, and develop engineering knowledge and skills. In addition, as students work in teams to design and test solutions, they’re empowered to develop in-demand, transportable skills like collaboration, critical thinking, and communication.

COURSES OFFERED  

  • Engineering I

  • Engineering II

  • Digital Electronics

  • Aerospace Engineering