REINVENTING HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM MODELS - PROGRAMS OF INTEREST RATHER THAN JURISDICTION RESTRICTED PROGRAMS

ONE MODEL PROGRAM INCLUDES:

"Programs of Study-Each high school offers a specialized Program of Study"

(http://www.fwcs.k12.in.us/admin/files/reinvent_hs.pdf)

FORT WAYNE, IN

High School Reinvent at Fort Wayne Community Schools Programs of Study

Each high school offers a specialized Program of Study.

North Side High School – Global Studies/World Languages

Through technology and communication, our world is getting smaller. Today’s students

recognize the need to understand the world’s many cultures and multiple languages and,

with one in five jobs in the United States tied to global trade, this trend is becoming the

norm.

The Global Studies/World Languages program drives global knowledge into courses

designed to enable students to work, live and communicate in a global society. The

program emphasizes how the world’s people and institutions are interconnected and how

critical global economic, political, technological, environmental and social systems

operate interdependently around the globe.

Through the program, students and teachers have the skills to analyze and evaluate global

issues from multiple perspectives and are prepared to participate in exchange programs

with other countries. Graduates are given multiple options for post-secondary education,

work or service in the global system and emerge ready to prove themselves as leaders in

tomorrow’s world. 

Northrop High School – Project Lead the Way Engineering

Project Lead the Way (PLTW) is a nationally-known program that adds rigor to

traditional technical programs and relevance to traditional academics. Northrop offers the

PLTW engineering program, which provides real world learning and hands-on

experience to students interested in engineering, biomechanics, aeronautics and other

applied math and science areas. PLTW courses challenge students through project and

problem-based learning, creating an environment for applying engineering concepts to

real life problems. This approach helps students understand how the skills they are

learning in the classroom can be applied in everyday life.

PLTW uses the innovative Pathway to Engineering program, which offers students a

chance to find out if engineering is the career for them and offers courses that directly

prepare them to study engineering in college. Students learn to work

Programs of Study

Each high school offers a specialized Program of Study.

North Side High School – Global Studies/World Languages

Through technology and communication, our world is getting smaller. Today’s students

recognize the need to understand the world’s many cultures and multiple languages and,

with one in five jobs in the United States tied to global trade, this trend is becoming the

norm.

The Global Studies/World Languages program drives global knowledge into courses

designed to enable students to work, live and communicate in a global society. The

program emphasizes how the world’s people and institutions are interconnected and how

critical global economic, political, technological, environmental and social systems

operate interdependently around the globe.

Through the program, students and teachers have the skills to analyze and evaluate global

issues from multiple perspectives and are prepared to participate in exchange programs

with other countries. Graduates are given multiple options for post-secondary education,

work or service in the global system and emerge ready to prove themselves as leaders in

tomorrow’s world. 

Northrop High School – Project Lead the Way Engineering

Project Lead the Way (PLTW) is a nationally-known program that adds rigor to

traditional technical programs and relevance to traditional academics. Northrop offers the

PLTW engineering program, which provides real world learning and hands-on

experience to students interested in engineering, biomechanics, aeronautics and other

applied math and science areas. PLTW courses challenge students through project and

problem-based learning, creating an environment for applying engineering concepts to

real life problems. This approach helps students understand how the skills they are

learning in the classroom can be applied in everyday life.

PLTW uses the innovative Pathway to Engineering program, which offers students a

chance to find out if engineering is the career for them and offers courses that directly

prepare them to study engineering in college. Students learn to work

South Side High School – International Baccalaureate Diploma Program

Some students are ready for a challenge before they graduate. They are ready to examine

possibilities, make changes and reach beyond what is expected. For these students there

is the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma program.

Designed as a rigorous pre-university course of study, this program can result in a

diploma that is recognized by many universities internationally in their admission

process. Students can receive college credit, improve their class standing and become

eligible for scholarships.

 The IB Diploma program seeks to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring youth

who want to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding

and respect. Students are encouraged to appreciate different perspectives to understand

and respect other people and to celebrate their differences.

Students considering the IB Diploma program are expected to take honors classes in their

freshman and sophomore years with IB courses following in their junior and senior years.

Wayne High School – Business Program

The Business Program of Study allows students to explore how business operates

nationally and internationally and what skills are needed to be a successful entrepreneur.

 Students can choose from classes in business management, accounting or marketing. All

include an entrepreneurship component, and internship and mentoring opportunities are

available through partnerships with businesses in northeast Indiana. The Business

program uses project-based learning, which makes assignments relevant to real world

experiences.

This program is designed for students to easily transition from high school to college

through our close working relationship with area universities. Students in the Business

program are ready to leave FWCS with the preparation needed for further training after

high school.

New Tech at Wayne High School

Students can pave the way for today’s fast-paced and highly technological world by

attending New Tech at Wayne High School.

With our New Tech program, students realize the opportunity to learn real life content

through project-based instruction. They are engaged and challenged daily using

computers and new technologies. Working both independently and in groups, students

work through real world assignments and projects building a knowledge base that better

prepares them for college.

Using an innovative and professional environment, students learn how to use technology

as a tool to foster ideas, innovation and advancement. New Tech encourages students to

learn through a collaboration of project-based challenges and through connections with

family, business and the community.

Through advanced teaching, technology and team building skills, our students are

developing the resilience necessary to succeed in a rapidly changing world and meet the

high standards of universities and ultimately the work place.