Wayne School of Engineering

School name Wayne School of Engineering
Principal Gary Hales
School type Public
Location 700 N. Herman St.
Goldsboro, North Carolina, USA
Grades 6-12
Enrollment 160[1] (2008–2009)
School mascot Titans

Wayne School of Engineering is a high school in Goldsboro, North Carolina, USA. WSE currently serves grades 6–12. The school day starts at 10:30 and ends at 4:30. Wayne School of Engineering is housed at Goldsboro High School and selects students through an application process which all rising freshmen and 6th graders in Wayne County are eligible for.[2] The school opened August 8, 2007.[2]

Wayne School of Engineering's mission statement is: Wayne School of Engineering will provide a caring, supportive environment with rigorous inquiry based academics, focusing on real-world applications to produce citizens ready to achieve success in the 21st century.The school also has a garden in the front to promote awareness of world famine.

Curriculum

Wayne School of Engineering's curriculum is based on collaboration, self-management, and relevance. Students are required to complete 15 hours of college credit and an internship. The 2007 school year started with A/B scheduling, but in 2008 has switched to 4×4 block scheduling.[2] For the 2008–2009 academic year, Wayne School of Engineering offered the following courses:[3]

Wayne School of Engineering offers the following courses:

English I Honors

English II Honors

English III Honors

English IV Honors

Advanced Composition Honors

Speech and Debate Honors

World History Honors

Civics and Economics Honors

United States History Honors

Engineering the Future Honors

Applications of Science Honors

Earth/Environmental Science Honors

Biology Honors

Chemistry Honors

Physics Honors

Integrated Math I-S (Block and year-long)

Integrated Math II Honors (Block and year-long)

Integrated Math III Honors (Block and year-long)

Pre-Calculus Honors

Drafting I Standard

Drafting Engineering II Honors

Drafting Engineering III Honors

Students [3] may take courses with NCVPS and Learn and Earn (Online college courses). As of the 2011-2012 school year, students can also take online or face-to-face classes at Wayne Community College or just online with Lenoir Community College. The most popular online courses are Foreign language, Journalism, Civics and Economics Honors, and higher-level mathematics, science and other language classes online.

Notes

  1. ↑ Barry, M (2008)
  2. 1 2 3 Moore, P (2007)
  3. 1 2 WSE website

References

Coordinates: 35°23′10″N 77°58′48″W / 35.3862°N 77.9799°W / 35.3862; -77.9799

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