The Wheaton-Edison Partnership

DID YOU KNOW?

Wheaton High School and Thomas Edison High School of Technology partner to offer comprehensive, four-year pathways in high-demand career programs to rising 9th grade students.

PARTNERSHIP MEANS MORE OPTIONS FOR STUDENTS

The Wheaton-Edison partnership gives students an early edge in preparing for life after high school while engaging in a rigorous curriculum that integrates core academics with high-demand, high-skill, high-wage career pathways in today’s economy. Students have the opportunity to select a career pathway at Thomas Edison High School of Technology while simultaneously pursuing a rigorous academic program (including AP courses) in an academy at Wheaton High School, in a comprehensive, four-year program. Students have the opportunity to earn industry-recognized certifications and licensures in their chosen fields.

PARTNERSHIP MEANS MORE ACCESS

New application programs will allow students from a wider region outside of the Downcounty Consortium boundary to apply to one of four selected programs:

  • Construction Management and Architecture (Academy of Engineering)
  • Healthcare Professions (The Biosciences Academy)
  • Hospitality and Tourism Management (Global Studies Academy)
  • Information Technology and Cybersecurity (Academy of Inforation Technology)

Students from the following clusters are eligible to apply:

Bethesda-Chevy Chase, Winston Churchill, Walter Johnson, Richard Montgomery, Rockville, Sherwood, Walt Whitman, Thomas S. Wootton, Northeast Consortium, Downcounty Consortium 

 

APPLY

All 8th grade students interested in the Wheaton/Edison application-based programs must apply by Nov. 5th, 2021. Invitations to the program will be made by February 1, 2022.