Take a peek at the Design Academy.

Take a peek at the Engineering Academy.

Who We Are

Explore a variety of design fields, including architecture, industrial design, interior design, landscape design, graphic design, and engineering, using the design thinking process. Students in this four-year program:

  • Learn industry standards for design careers

  • Use industry standard equipment and CAD programs

  • Work with industry partners on projects

  • Learn design foundation skills and design thinking methods

  • Participate in national competitions and partnerships

  • Design real world solution projects for school and community

Who We Are

21st Century challenges through technology and teamwork. Empower students to use informed engineering design practices to collaboratively create responsible and innovative solutions to their current and future challenges, both individual and global. Students in this four-year program:

  • Students engage in socially relevant design challenges that make core engineering concepts accessible from the start while illustrating how engineers solve problems for human benefit.

  • Students collaborate to complete a series of design challenges that require purposeful application of relevant STEM concepts.

  • Students utilize the engineering approach to solving problems, regardless of whether they decide to pursue engineering as a career.

  • Students explore engineering fields and professions such as Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, Civil, Computer Science, and much more!

Your Options:

Transfer program located at Olathe East High School

Your Options:

Transfer program located at Olathe Northwest High School

Engineering Design.pdf
Engineering.pdf
Design Academy students working on their Cardboard Chair Challenge.
Two Engineering Academy students prepare the electrical system of their robot for competition in the Engineering to Endure Capstone class.