 Hi, I'm Kaylee Law, a senior at the DCL STEM Academy studying engineering in the Computer Integrated Manufacturing Pathway. Now, have you ever wanted to take on the role of an engineer and make the exciting leap from dreamer to doer? The DCL STEM engineering program empowers students to take on the role of an engineer, adopt a problem-solving mindset, and make exciting things happen. The programs involve students in fascinating design challenges that help them become better collaborators and thinkers who doesn't want to be a better thinker. The in-demand knowledge and skills that students learn here at the DCL STEM Academy engineering pathway are taken with them for the rest of their lives on any career path they choose. We literally live what we learn. There are engineering essentials that students learn while applying the engineering design process. Students also dig deep into the design process, applying math, science, and engineering standards to hands-on projects. We work both individually and in teams to design solutions to a variety of problems using 3D modeling software and learn how to use engineering notebook to document our design solution. Through problems that engage and challenge, students explore a broad range of engineering topics including mechanisms, the strength of material and structures, and automation. In the final year of the pathway, students get to civil engineering and architecture or computer-integrated manufacturing. In civil engineering and architecture, we get to roll up our sleeves and learn things like building and site design management, infrastructure, and designing both residential and commercial projects. Bridges and tunnels and highways. Computer-integrated manufacturing illuminates the opportunities to where we get to learn things like the manufacturing processes, project design, robotics, automation, and prototyping. We get to create a 3D digital model and bring it to life as physical prototypes. We are making things happen. And coming in 2024, digital electronics. From smartphones to appliances, this course provides a foundation for students who are interested in electrical engineering, electronics, and circuit design. The DCL STEM Academy Engineering pathway is blazing a trail into the future. For more info, click the link.