Project Lead the Way is the engineering curriculum adopted by St. Dominic Savio. Students enrolled in the STEM pathway will take a series of Project Lead the Way courses designed to expose students to the design process, research and analysis, teamwork, communication methods, global and human impacts, engineering standards, and technical documentation. PLTW courses give students the opportunity to develop skills and understanding of course concepts through activity-, project-, and problem-based (APPB) learning. Used in combination with a teaming approach, APPB-learning challenges students to continually hone their interpersonal skills, creative abilities and understanding of the design process. It also allows students to develop strategies to enable and direct their own learning, which is the ultimate goal of education.

Project Lead the Way Partnership Team

We are looking for enthusiastic parents and engineering and technology professionals to be a part of our Project Lead The Way Partnership Team. The goal of the PLTW Partnership Team is to promote our STEM curriculum and the opportunities available in science, technology, engineering and math fields to our students and community.

The PLTW Partnership Team will help to:
• Organize guest speakers and lecturers
• Organize field trips
• Serve as mentors for the students
• Discuss the field of engineering (its challenges and rewards) with teachers, administrators, and students
• Brainstorm ideas on how to enrich PLTW units
• Evaluate students’ oral presentations on some aspect of engineering or technology
• Expose students to engineering and technology careers
• Promote internship opportunities to students
• Promote community awareness of the school’s PLTW program and its success

If you or someone you know is interested in being a part of our PLTW Partnership Team, contact Mr. Calkins at kcalkins@saviochs.org.

To learn more about Project Lead the Way, click here.