RIVERVIEW HIGH SCHOOL Sarasota, Florida

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RIVERVIEW HIGH SCHOOLSarasota, Florida
On Phillippi Creek
Presenting Effa Beauette (SLC Coordinator/Internsh
ips) Judy Meksraitis
(Career Advisor/Internships)

• Comprehensive public high school (9-12)
• 2500 students

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Riverview High School Small Learning Communities
(SLCs)
Aquascience SLC
Edison Project Lead the Way
Engineering Emphasis
Marine/ Environmental Emphasis
RAS AquacultureAquaponics/ Integration!
Engineering Tech Marine Engineering Aerospace
Manufacturing
Aquaculture/ Agriscience

Senior Capstone Projects Engineering
Design Development Executive Internships
Career Tech Ed Directed Studies
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Edison Pathways
COURSE SEQUENCE
(9th grade students would begin with

• Introduction to Engineering Design! (I.E.D.)
  (Prerequisite!)

Then Electives Principles of
Engineering (P.O.E.) Digital Electronics
(D.E.) Civil Engineering/Architect
ure Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM)
Aerospace Engineering Engineering Design
and Development (Capstone)
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The Tradition of Excellence Continues
Greenhouse
Research Facility
D O C K
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I consider Edison one of the most exciting SLCs.
It allows you to create things (drawings,
robots, rockets, buildings, ideas) that have
never been created before. My experiences
involving the building of a greenhouse will
impact students for years to come!
-Keith McClellan (Class 2009)

• Courses
• Intro to Engin
• Aerospace Eng
• Mechanical Eng
• Physics Honors
• AP Physics
• DE Calculus

My message is to all you girls who feel that
engineering is only for guys! Dont believe it!
I love my internship! More and more women are
becoming engineers everyday.

• Extracurricular
• Engineering Club
• Rocketry Program
• Gymnastics Coach

-Kim Cullen (Class 2009)
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Goal Challenges
Goal 1 How do we achieve curriculum
integration? The goal is to provide students with
knowledge, technology, and field experience basic
to a wide variety of engineering careers through
the integration of science, math, business,
social sciences, and communications.
http//cot.istf.ucf.edu/
Goal 2 How do we develop authentic,
project-based integrated activities? Answer
Community of Tomorrow (COT) Project
Goal 3 How do we obtain the , in-kind
services, and collaborative partnerships needed
to complete authentic project-based activities?
Answers Development of a Community Advisory
Board Executive Internship Sponsors
www.sarasota.k12.fl.us/rhs/cot
11/12/2009
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