WHAT IS TECHNOLOGICAL DESIGN?

Technological Design courses introduce students, in grades 10 through 12, to the exciting worlds of Engineering, Architecture, and Industrial Design through hands-on engaging project-driven activities. Early on the focus centres around skill development in the areas of sketching, manual drafting, design process, problem solving techniques and 2D & 3D computer aided design (CAD) along with rendering techniques. In senior classes further creativity and design development take place through more complex and intriguing projects. Students are also encouraged to participate in several annual design competitions, which we have historically done extremely well in, such as St. Clair College’s "Get Skilled" Architectural CAD competition, The Association of Professional Engineers Bridge Building, Skills-Ontario Architectural Design Competition, Cardboard Boat Building event and many more. Design Students also have full access to the design lab before school, which contains (8) 3D printers, colour/BW printer, poster plotter, vinyl cutter machine, individual sketching tables & (24) customized C.A.D. PC workstations.