Рет қаралды 4,571
The Charlotte Engineering Early College (CEEC) opened in August of 2014. CEEC serves CMS high school students in grades 9-13 with a focus on energy and sustainability in the engineering disciplines. CEEC is a small public school of choice; a joint project between the Charlotte-Mecklenburg School, The Univeristy of North Carolina at Charlotte, and the North Carolina New Schools Project.
The early college model allows students the opportunity to take college courses at UNC Charlotte as well as the courses required to earn a high school diploma over a five year period. Most students will spend the first two years in the program completing their high school requirements in a school building located on the campus of UNC Charlotte. The final three years of the program will offer a blend of high school and college courses to prepare students to enter a college of engineering after completing the five year program.
STEM is an acronym for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. These fields are increasingly important to finding solutions to the sustaining our planet. With an increased focus on STEM education and innovation, our school will help the Mecklenburg County area and nation prepare for the future and allow our students to be more competitive in the global economy. It is essential that students who come to our program are highly interested in engineering and have a strong desire to attend college.
CEEC is a small school by design, allowing for our staff to provide a highly supportive and academically challenging learning environment for all students. We offer a full Honor's curriculum and college courses emphasizing problem-based learning in all classes. High school CTE course will use the Project Lead the Way Curriculum. We will also be a National Academy Foundation Academy of Engineering. During the five-year program, students will have the opportunity to participate in work-based learning, job shadowing and internships.
Students attending the the CEEC will have access to EPIC-The Energy Production and Infrastructure Center which is part of The William States Lee College of Engineering at UNC Charlotte. EPIC was formed in response to the need from industry to supply highly trained engineers qualified to meet the demands of the energy industry-through traditional and continuing education and provide sustainable support to the energy industry by increaseing capacity and support for applied research. More than 250 regional energy corporations including Duke Energy, Siemens, AREVA, Westinghouse and may others cooperate with EPIC to lead the expansion of energy engineering studies in EPIC classrooms. EPIC is committed to developing and implementing engery concentrations based on industry needs. We are very excited that students at the CEEC will has access to such a state-of-the-art facility.
Students are selected for the Charlotte Engineering Early College using the CMS Student Lottery process. The lottery process for the 2015-16 school year will begin in December of 2014. 100 new 9th grade students will begin their journey towards an engineering career.. More information will be posted in early November.
For more information about the Charlotte Engineering Early College, please contact Will Leach at 980-343-9898 or will.leach@cms.k12.nc.us.
schools.cms.k12...