Academic Year One Program

First Quarter
Mechanical Engineering Skills/Technology Skills
  • Measuring, planning and design skills by using professional instruments such as Vernier scales and protractors.
  • Experiencing basic concepts of dynamic motion, kinematics, and energy through construction of simple pulley system or a bridge to carry various loads.
  • Maintaining daily journals using word processing.
  • Maintaining a database of mechanical engineering books and resources.
  • Using the Internet to locate resources
Second Quarter
Electrical Engineering Skills/Technology Skills
  • Answering the question, "What is electricity?" by constructing simple circuits using simple cells, electrolytes, batteries, electrical safety, basic circuits, wiring and electromagnetic fields.
  • Use of measuring devices such as digital and analog multi-meters, ammeters and galvanometers during the design and construction of a model circuit.
  • Connecting a computer to a variety of peripheral devices (probeware).
  • Scanning images.
  • Using graphic software to illustrate work
Third Quarter
Environmental Engineering Skills/Technology Skills
  • Calculating the volume and area of different bodies by learning to survey, map, measure, draft and chart with the use of compasses, transits, and levels.
  • Creating a map of a given area using Environmental Systems software - GIS (Geographic Information Systems) and AutoCAD software.
  • Using spreadsheets to process data.
Fourth Quarter
Systems Engineering Skills/Technology Skills
  • Learning to draw to scale and constructing scale models.
  • Creating basic flow charts. Using simulation software to create simple models.


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For further information contact Catherine Raymond, Deputy Director of Education.