Thomas Edison High Thomas Edison High School of TechnologySchool of Technology

12501 Dalewood Drive 12501 Dalewood Drive Silver Spring, MarylandSilver Spring, Maryland

What courses are What courses are available?available?

Foundations of Foundations of Automotive Technologies Automotive Technologies

Auto Body Repair Auto Body Repair TechnologyTechnology

Automotive TechnologyAutomotive Technology

Foundations of Building & Foundations of Building & Construction TechnologiesConstruction Technologies

CarpentryCarpentry Electricity Electricity Heating / Air Heating / Air

ConditioningConditioning MasonryMasonry PlumbingPlumbing Principles of Principles of

Architecture and CAD Architecture and CAD TechnologyTechnology

Network Operations Network Operations

Interior DesignInterior Design

Printing, Graphics, & Printing, Graphics, & Electronic MediaElectronic Media

Academy of Hospitality & Academy of Hospitality & TourismTourism

Professional Restaurant Professional Restaurant ManagementManagement

CosmetologyCosmetology Nail TechnologyNail Technology Medical CareersMedical Careers

Medical CareersMedical Careers Prepare for future Prepare for future

medical careermedical career

Take Take Medical Medical TerminologyTerminology, taught by , taught by a Montgomery College a Montgomery College professorprofessor

Complete the Certified Complete the Certified Nursing (CNA) programNursing (CNA) program

Intern at a local Intern at a local rehabilitation center rehabilitation center and the National Naval and the National Naval Medical CenterMedical Center

Transportation Technology Cluster

Students restore and sell approximately fifty cars per year as a part of their automotive education.

The Montgomery County Student Automotive Trades Foundation makes it possible for students to operate a fully licensed used car dealership.

Foundations of Automotive Technologies

Students learn beginning procedures for auto body repair and basic auto mechanics.

Auto Technology

Students learn to diagnose and repair automobiles in an ASE Certification format.

Auto Body Repair Technology

Students learn professional auto body repair procedures and techniques including painting.

Construction and Construction and Development ClusterDevelopment Cluster

The Construction The Construction Trades Foundation Trades Foundation makes it possible makes it possible for students to for students to build and sell a build and sell a large house every large house every year.year.

Young American 35 - Young American 35 - 20062006

Foundations of Building & Construction Technologies

Students in this one semester class begin to develop skills in a variety of construction areas. Upon completion of the class, students choose one of the construction programs as their focus.

CarpentryCarpentry

ElectricityElectricity

Heating, Ventilation and Heating, Ventilation and AirAir

ConditioniConditioningng

PlumbingPlumbing

MasonryMasonry

Principles of Principles of Architecture Architecture

and CAD Technologyand CAD Technology Architectural Drafting Architectural Drafting

TechniquesTechniques

Computer Assisted Drafting Computer Assisted Drafting (CAD) Technology: (CAD) Technology: Architectural ApplicationsArchitectural Applications

Residential Design StudioResidential Design Studio

Advanced CAD ApplicationsAdvanced CAD Applications

AutoCAD 2014 and REVITAutoCAD 2014 and REVIT

Print Technologies Print Technologies & Digital Graphics& Digital Graphics

Basic & Advanced skills for Basic & Advanced skills for entering the commercial printing, entering the commercial printing, advertising, and digital arts fieldsadvertising, and digital arts fields

PrintED Nationally Certified PrintED Nationally Certified programprogram

Adobe Creative Suites: drawing, Adobe Creative Suites: drawing, design and layout software on MAC design and layout software on MAC computers (Photoshop, Illustrator computers (Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign)and InDesign)

Industry-standard training in Industry-standard training in graphic design, digital file prep, graphic design, digital file prep, advertising, screen printing and advertising, screen printing and digital photographydigital photography

Student

Work

Network OperationsNetwork Operations Hands-on Local and Hands-on Local and

Wide Area Wide Area NetworkingNetworking

COMPtia A+ COMPtia A+ CertificationCertification

COMPtia Network+ COMPtia Network+ CertificationCertification

Web data interface Web data interface techniques and techniques and communicationcommunication

Computer Computer Maintenance and Maintenance and TechnologyTechnology

Academy of Hospitality & Tourism

Member of the National Member of the National Academy FoundationAcademy Foundation

Participate in hospitality Participate in hospitality internships, operate Café internships, operate Café Edison, and conduct Edison, and conduct

tours of the school tours of the school

Receive training in hotel Receive training in hotel operations and managementoperations and management

Opportunity to earn ServSafe Opportunity to earn ServSafe Food Protection Manager’s or Food Protection Manager’s or Employee’s Certification Employee’s Certification

Professional Restaurant Management

Learn industry standards Learn industry standards in a commercial kitchenin a commercial kitchen

Operate commercial Operate commercial equipment equipment

Prepare for the National Prepare for the National Restaurant Association Restaurant Association Sanitation Exam for Health Sanitation Exam for Health Department Licensing Department Licensing

Operate Café EdisonOperate Café Edison

CosmetologyCosmetology Three year programThree year program

Grade 10 entranceGrade 10 entrance

Leads to taking the Leads to taking the

Maryland State Maryland State

Cosmetology Exam for Cosmetology Exam for

State LicensingState Licensing

Chemistry, anatomy, Chemistry, anatomy,

bacteriology, sanitationbacteriology, sanitation

Student-run salonStudent-run salon

Nail TechnologyNail Technology One year classroom One year classroom

program plus program plus

semester of on-the-job semester of on-the-job

trainingtraining

Leads to taking the Leads to taking the

Maryland State Exam Maryland State Exam

for Nails and State for Nails and State

LicensingLicensing

Must be 17 years old Must be 17 years old

to take State Examto take State Exam

Course Structure and Course Structure and CreditsCredits

Thomas Edison courses are three periods long.Thomas Edison courses are three periods long. Students earn one and one-half credits per Students earn one and one-half credits per

semester.semester. Some courses offer Student Service Learning Some courses offer Student Service Learning

(SSL) hours.(SSL) hours. All courses (except Interior Design) satisfy the All courses (except Interior Design) satisfy the

MCPS program completer requirement for MCPS program completer requirement for graduation.graduation.

Who is eligible to Who is eligible to attend?attend?

All students must be All students must be

enrolled in MCPS. enrolled in MCPS.

Most students enter Most students enter

in Grades 11 and/or in Grades 11 and/or

12.12.

Some courses are Some courses are

open to students in open to students in

Grade 10.Grade 10.

What type of benefits What type of benefits do students earn?do students earn?

Career Career Development Development Program Program Completion for Completion for graduationgraduation

Opportunity to Opportunity to earn Student earn Student Service Learning Service Learning (SSL) hours in (SSL) hours in most classesmost classes

Supportive EnvironmentSupportive Environment

Small Learning Community :

325 students/session 20 – 25 students/class

Extra Support Staff: ESOL Support School Counselor Special Education Teachers Career Center Coordinator Work/Internship Coordinator

Opportunities for HonorsOpportunities for Honors SkillsUSA SkillsUSA

CompetitionsCompetitions National National

Technical Honor Technical Honor SocietySociety

Student of the Student of the Quarter / YearQuarter / Year

Program Specific Program Specific Contests, Contests, Awards, & Awards, & ScholarshipsScholarships

Preparations for the Preparations for the FutureFuture

Computerized Computerized College & College & Scholarship SearchesScholarship Searches

College Application College Application SupportSupport

Scholarship Scholarship Application SupportApplication Support

FAFSA assistanceFAFSA assistance College & Technical College & Technical

School Guest School Guest SpeakersSpeakers

ResumesResumes PortfoliosPortfolios InterviewingInterviewing Employability SkillsEmployability Skills InternshipsInternships Job Placement for Job Placement for

qualified studentsqualified students

Do students go to college Do students go to college if they attend Thomas if they attend Thomas Edison? Edison? YES!YES! Students can actually Students can actually

earn college credits while earn college credits while enrolled in Edison enrolled in Edison programs. programs.

Montgomery CollegeMontgomery College Johnson and Wales Johnson and Wales UniversityUniversity

Community College of Community College of Baltimore CountyBaltimore County

The majority of Edison The majority of Edison students continue to students continue to college or technical college or technical schools.schools.

Over 70% enter college or technical Over 70% enter college or technical schools after high school; most major in schools after high school; most major in careers related to their Thomas Edison careers related to their Thomas Edison programprogram..

Does Thomas Edison have a Does Thomas Edison have a work experience and job work experience and job placement program?placement program?

Assistance with employability skills Assistance with employability skills and job placement is provided for and job placement is provided for all students.all students.

YESYES!!

Is transportation Is transportation provided?provided?

MCPS provides bus MCPS provides bus transportation to and from the transportation to and from the

home school.home school.

Students may provide their own transportationStudents may provide their own transportation ..

AM sessionAM session 7:45-10:157:45-10:15

PM session PM session 11:00-1:3011:00-1:30

Thomas Edison High School Thomas Edison High School

of Technologyof Technology

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