Anonymous
Post 10/13/2025 21:28     Subject: Whitman high school engineering track
You can take those classes and also AP classes. My son did that and went on to become an aerospace engineer. He loves it.
Anonymous
Post 10/13/2025 21:05     Subject: Whitman high school engineering track
Anonymous wrote:Will PLTW engineering survive the program analysis?


No, nothing will.
Anonymous
Post 10/13/2025 21:02     Subject: Whitman high school engineering track
Will PLTW engineering survive the program analysis?
Anonymous
Post 10/13/2025 06:15     Subject: Whitman high school engineering track
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Anyone gone through Whitman high school’s Engineering program? How is it different from just taking regular AP science classes? Versus these over 4 years..
1. Principles of Engneering
2. One of the following
Civil engineering
Aerospace engineering
Digital Design engineering
3. Engineering development and design
Thanks.

This is Project Lead The Way (PLTW). My DC did it at Poolesville. It’s a structured set of engineering classes and provides a nice foundation if your DC is interested in engineering. These classes aren’t science classes.


If they aren’t science, what are they?

What is the engineering program at Wooton?

They are engineering. Google is your friend if you want to understand the difference between science and engineering.
Anonymous
Post 10/13/2025 05:33     Subject: Whitman high school engineering track
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Anyone gone through Whitman high school’s Engineering program? How is it different from just taking regular AP science classes? Versus these over 4 years..
1. Principles of Engneering
2. One of the following
Civil engineering
Aerospace engineering
Digital Design engineering
3. Engineering development and design
Thanks.

This is Project Lead The Way (PLTW). My DC did it at Poolesville. It’s a structured set of engineering classes and provides a nice foundation if your DC is interested in engineering. These classes aren’t science classes.


If they aren’t science, what are they?

What is the engineering program at Wooton?
Anonymous
Post 10/12/2025 10:11     Subject: Whitman high school engineering track
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Anyone gone through Whitman high school’s Engineering program? How is it different from just taking regular AP science classes? Versus these over 4 years..
1. Principles of Engneering
2. One of the following
Civil engineering
Aerospace engineering
Digital Design engineering
3. Engineering development and design
Thanks.

This is Project Lead The Way (PLTW). My DC did it at Poolesville. It’s a structured set of engineering classes and provides a nice foundation if your DC is interested in engineering. These classes aren’t science classes.


Thanks!
Anonymous
Post 10/12/2025 08:27     Subject: Whitman high school engineering track
Anonymous wrote:Anyone gone through Whitman high school’s Engineering program? How is it different from just taking regular AP science classes? Versus these over 4 years..
1. Principles of Engneering
2. One of the following
Civil engineering
Aerospace engineering
Digital Design engineering
3. Engineering development and design
Thanks.

This is Project Lead The Way (PLTW). My DC did it at Poolesville. It’s a structured set of engineering classes and provides a nice foundation if your DC is interested in engineering. These classes aren’t science classes.
Anonymous
Post 10/11/2025 13:28     Subject: Whitman high school engineering track
Wheaton has a great Project Lead the Way program. Former engineers from schools like MIT and the Naval Academy teach there.
Anonymous
Post 10/11/2025 13:23     Subject: Whitman high school engineering track
Anonymous wrote:Wow that’s impressive they have all that.

Look up Project Lead the Way. Not every school offers it, but it is a national program and other area schools have it too. In addition to the courses, students do an internship. At Whitman not every student who starts the PLTW program completes it, but those who do speak well of the experience.
Anonymous
Post 10/11/2025 13:20     Subject: Whitman high school engineering track
Anonymous wrote:It is nothing like the engineering program at Wootton.


At least there is an engineering program... only at the w schools.
Anonymous
Post 10/11/2025 13:19     Subject: Whitman high school engineering track
Anonymous wrote:It is nothing like the engineering program at Wootton.


Your comment is not helpful.
Anonymous
Post 10/11/2025 11:35     Subject: Whitman high school engineering track
It is nothing like the engineering program at Wootton.
Anonymous
Post 10/11/2025 11:34     Subject: Whitman high school engineering track
Wow that’s impressive they have all that.
Anonymous
Post 10/11/2025 11:29     Subject: Whitman high school engineering track
One is Engineering classes encased in the PLTW Engineering program and the other path is your kid just deciding what AP Science classes they want.

Ones a program one’s not. Good programs usually come with organization, oversight, and things like projects/trips/internship/and a cohort.
Anonymous
Post 10/11/2025 10:48     Subject: Whitman high school engineering track
Anyone gone through Whitman high school’s Engineering program? How is it different from just taking regular AP science classes? Versus these over 4 years..
1. Principles of Engneering
2. One of the following
Civil engineering
Aerospace engineering
Digital Design engineering
3. Engineering development and design

Thanks.