High School Programs

• AI-Driven Communication (AIC)

• Aviation & Flight Science (AFS)

• Basic Robotics and Design Thinking (BRD)

• Conceptual Engineering Milestones (CEM)

• Cybersecurity and Network Foundations (CYB)

• Drone Operator Prep (DOP)

• Drone Technology & Engineering (DTE)

• Engineering Design Project (EDP)

• IoT Devices and Applications (IDA)

• Robotics & Automated Systems (RAS) - Level 1

• Robotics & Automated Systems (RAS) - Level 2

• Software Design & Integration (SDI)

• Workplace Learning Capstone (WLC)

Middle School Programs

• App Modeling & Development (AMD)

• Basics 3D Modeling & Printing (BMP)

• Drone Exploration & Automation (DEA)

• Electronics Modeling Essentials (EME)

• Robotics & Automated Systems (RAS) - Middle School

  
  

Artificial intelligence has become increasingly prevalent in our lives. Whether in the form of algorithms, chatbots, data sciences, or machine learning, industry 4.0 has AI embedded in every aspect of it. Our daily lives encounter AI in social media, advertising, health sciences, and so much more. It is a necessity to teach the students of today about all forms of AI at a young age to better understand the world around them and be prepared for their future careers. AIC introduces students to this new-age technology through the world of chatbots and data sciences. They experience how machines learn, and “teach” their chatbot to be more human-like.

Students Experience:

• How Machines Learn

• “Teach” Chatbots to be more Human-Like

• Use large language models (LLM) and learn prompting best practices

  Grades: 9-12 | Duration: Semester

Why Take This Program: “ This exposure prepares students to navigate a tech-driven world and encourages critical thinking about the impact of AI in their everyday lives. Equipping students with essential skills for the future job market, fostering an understanding of how artificial intelligence can enhance effective communication and problem-solving.”

Aviation & Flight Science (AFS) is a high-flying STEM experience designed by veteran pilots and aerospace engineers. AFS offers students the opportunity to undertake a significant portion of real-world flight training inside their classrooms and apply their STEM learnings in the engaging aviation framework.

The program focuses on a realistic flight training curriculum where students will explore the fundamentals of flight controls, aerodynamics, and piloting skills. Students will be engaged in various activities requiring them to apply math and science knowledge to tackle challenges on computer flight simulators. During this interactive, experiential learning, students will be equipped with and continue to learn career skills, including critical thinking, public speaking, task management, teamwork, and effective communication.

Students Experience:

• Aerospace Fundamentals

• Experiential Learning

• Develop Career Skills

  Grades: 9-12 | Duration: Semester

Why Take This Program: ”The aviation industry is fundamental to our world today. Understanding the science and physics of flight will engage students in active learning while developing real-world piloting and planning skills. Aerospace design and piloting lead to successful careers and lifelong skills.”

Basic Robotics Design & Thinking (BRD) introduces students to robotics, electromechanical engineering, and software engineering. BRD begins with the basics of robotics's fundamental components and subsystems and how they are designed today. Students then advance to the integration phase of designing and developing a fully capable robot.

The students’ STEM knowledge and understanding are reinforced throughout these hands-on experiential learning projects designed with increasing levels of complexity.

Students Experience:

• Explore Robot Basics

• Assembly, Testing, and Build

• Experiential Learning

  Grades: 9-12 | Duration: Semester

Why Take This Program: “The field of robotics involves the amalgamation of various technical and creative abilities. Comprehending the functioning of robots necessitates understanding a range of disciplines such as physics, chemistry, mathematics, modeling, and others. By utilizing robotics as a medium, students can gain expertise in these proficiencies and learn how to deconstruct complex systems and their workings.”

Conceptual Engineering Milestones (CEM) was designed by professionals with over 50 years of combined experience to open the minds of STEM students. Students explore a wide variety of career opportunities available in engineering, the steps to pursue these potential career choices, and an overview of the day-to-day life of an engineer across industry.

CEM engages students in conceptual and hands-on small-team projects, building skills and confidence, culminating in real-world simulated disaster recovery group projects. Students will broaden their STEM experience in this project-based laboratory by practicing key 21st-century skills, including critical thinking, problem-solving, public speaking, task management, teamwork, and effective communication.

Students Experience:

• Foundational Engineering Concepts

• Experiential Learning

• Develop Career Skills

  Grades: 9-12 | Duration: Semester

Why Take This Program: “Engineering School is not the same as a real-world engineering career - introducing students to a program mimicked after the engineering career in high school is essential for students to decide they genuinely want to be an engineer. Learning the process and big picture of engineering is critical for their success!”

Step into the intricate realm of our cybersecurity course, where we guide you through a comprehensive exploration of essential topics. From unraveling the secrets of cryptography to mastering the foundations of cyber safety, understanding ethical considerations, navigating complex networking landscapes, and delving into the science of digital forensics, our curriculum is designed to provide a holistic understanding of cybersecurity.

But the journey doesn't end there. Brace yourself for a thrilling climax—an immersive digital escape room that transcends traditional learning. This final challenge is more than just a test; it's a dynamic experience intricately interwoven with the compelling narrative of a rogue AI. As you grapple with real-world scenarios and apply your newfound skills in this captivating setting, you'll not only solidify your knowledge but emerge with a unique perspective on cybersecurity.

Are you prepared to be not just a learner, but a digital detective, ready to outsmart and outmaneuver any virtual adversary? Join us in this transformative adventure where knowledge meets practical application, and cybersecurity becomes more than a skill—it becomes a dynamic, empowering journey.

Students Experience:

• Digital Ethics and Awareness

• Hacking and Intrusion Techniques

• Physical and Digital Security

  Grades: 9-12 | Duration: Semester

Why Take This Program: “In a digital age fraught with threats, learning cybersecurity isn’t just a skill - it’s a necessity. Empower yourself to navigate the online landscape securely, understand ethical considerations, and become a guardian against evolving cyber threats. Whether you’re safeguarding personal data or pursuing a career, cybersecurity knowledge is your key to a resilient digital future.”

The Drone Operator Prep program focuses on the safe and successful operation of drones in the real world. The emergence of drones in everyday life has captured this generation’s imagination, and remotely-piloted systems are undoubtedly the way of the future!

The program covers drone aerodynamics,design architecture, and flight training opportunities on simulators. DOP serves as an intensive FAA test prep course for students aspiring to become licensed commercial drone operators. Built around multiple customer-focused projects, the DOP program instills safe operation and best practices while also preparing them for success in drone careers. DOP students learn to operate highly capable photography drones by applying their STEM knowledge in a real-world business setting. The program opens students’ minds to new career opportunities in the U.S. and around the world.

Students Experience:

• Explore Drones

• Understand Commercial Drone Operation

• Experiential Learning

• Develop Career Skills

  Grades: 9-12 | Duration: Semester

Why Take This Program: “The emergence of drones in everyday life has captured this generation’s imagination, and remotely-piloted systems are undoubtedly the way of the future! Pilot and operating unmanned systems is a new and exciting career that influences a variety of sectors of business. Students learning this can take flight into a career right out of high school.”

Drone Technology and Engineering (DTE) offers students a basic overview of aerodynamics, unmanned aircraft architecture, and drone flight dynamics. Students apply their STEM knowledge by designing, building, and testing their racing drones in small teams, emulating an aerospace engineering program from beginning to end.

During this one-of-a-kind aerospace experience, students fly Line of Sight (LOS) and First Person View (FPV) on physical drones, build racing drones, and use structured engineering decision making to optimize their design. Student teams gather data while testing their newly built drone and compete in challenges to achieve real-world objectives.

Students Experience:

• Explore Drones

• Learn to Fly

• Build a Racing Drone

• Develop Career Skills

  Grades: 9-12 | Duration: Semester

Why Take This Program: “Drones are growing at a double-digit percentage every year and new careers are evolving in nearly every industry. Drones are infiltrating and changing the way the world operates from agriculture to delivery to search and rescue. Students must be introduced to this exciting and high-flying subject to be ready for their futures!”

The Engineering Design Project (EDP) is centered around a hands-on hovercraft group project and experiential learning—to better equip students with technical knowledge, communication, and professional skills. Students embark on the hovercraft design project, gaining experience in electronics, mechanics, soldering, assembly, and testing prototypes.

Students will complete a requirements analysis, milestone reviews, and schedule management by emulating a real-world engineering program. The project culminates with the students creating a complex, physical hovercraft of their design to meet program specifications and running detailed test programs. Students will benefit from the technical and soft skills acquired during this course for years to come, regardless of their chosen career path.

Students Experience:

• Foundational Engineering Concepts

• Experiential Learning

• Develop Career Skills

  Grades: 9-12 | Duration: Semester
  

Why Take This Program: “Everything around us was produced using the engineering design process, and every problem we solve uses design thinking. As the next generation of industry leaders, students need to experience the iterative process of a scratch build with the freedom to make mistakes. This skill is vital to any 21st-century problem solver.”

IoT Devices & Applications (IDA) broadens students’ software horizons by diving into software application interoperability using IoT. Leveraging a web-based database, students are able to connect multiple platforms together using shared data. The project integrates the Raspberry Pi and Sense Hat as an IoT device reading and writing data to a cloud-based database. Students build a mobile app using Thunkable, create a website with HTML, JavaScript, and CSS, which interact with each other through the database.

Student Experience:

• Sotware Development

• Internet of Things

• Experiential Learning

• Develop Career Skills

  Grades: 9-12 | Duration: Semester

Why Take This Program: “The internet runs the world today – we all interact with it daily, and students need to learn the underlying technology to prepare for their future careers. Exploring and learning this technology is fundamental to students’ future success.”

Robotics and Automated Systems (RAS) 1 features state-of-the-art technologies that rapidly propel students from foundational topics into electromechanical systems, app development, and engineering design. RAS students' critical thinking, collaboration, and communication skills will be tested throughout the program.

Students will have the opportunity to learn about a variety of engineering disciplines, with a focus on robotics and artificial intelligence. They will gain hands-on experience building bio-inspired hexapod robots, mastering mechanical and electrical integration, testing and troubleshooting, and developing mobile applications to control their hexapod. Staying true to Milestone C's mission to shape well-rounded future STEM leaders, RAS is a must for all students regardless of their future aspirations.

Students Experience:

• Explore Robotics, AI

• Assembly, Testing, and Troubleshooting

• App Development and Block Coding'

• Develop Career Skills

  Grades: 9-12 | Duration: Semester

Why Take This Program: “Robotics is interwoven into the fabric of every engineering and scientific industry, from aerospace and automotive to medicine and nuclear physics. Students must learn foundational skills to be ready for the future career market.”

Robotics and Automated Systems (RAS) 2 dives into 3D modeling, printing, and Arduino programming. Students will modify their hexapods with custom-built parts and automate movements for a robot dance competition. After building these skills, students embark on a design challenge where they will develop, manufacture, program, and integrate custom robotic arms onto their hexapods, creating a lunar rover per engineering requirements.

RAS 2 simulates a career in engineering as a NASA supplier, introducing schedule and business considerations alongside technical design. During this space exploration hands-on project, student-built lunar rovers compete to deploy, collect, and transport samples to a “home base” on a simulated lunar terrain.

Students Experience:

• 3D modeling, Printing, Rendering

• Arduino Coding

• Robotic Arm Design Challenge

• Develop Career Skills

  Grades: 9-12 | Duration: Semester

Why Take This Program: “Modeling and Coding are the way all complex products are made and are the way of Industry 4.0. Digital Twin Representations combined with complex software account for most of our products. Students learning the basics in these areas build their collective knowledge, forming the recipe for future success.”

Software Design & Integration (SDI) requires no prior coding experience and introduces students to software development and design thinking. SDI builds students’ understanding of basic coding concepts by engaging them through games. This program uses hardware and software to explore the software development process.

Students will navigate software’s multi-faceted world following a project-based road map to acquire key professional skills. Students develop games through object-oriented programming and basic control structures, leaving them with a significant sense of accomplishment. SDI establishes a solid foundation in software development and creates a big-picture understanding of interface management and the engineering process at large.

Students Experience:

• Software Development

• Experiential Learning

• Develop Career Skills

  Grades: 9-12 | Duration: Semester

Why Take This Program: “In today’s global technology network, software is the single common thread tying all engineering & science disciplines together. All STEM industries, without exception, benefit from the daily efforts of software developers and engineers. Students must learn to code to thrive in today’s world.”

Workplace Learning Capstone (WLC) is an open-ended semester-long project mimicking workplace practices and prototype development. Students are provided with a framework, timelines, and set deliverables requiring them to work within their team to execute the entire design life cycle - planning, analysis, design, and implementation. Students are responsible for scheduling, budgeting, and technical aspects, simulating a real-world high-tech development project.

This project is software- and hardware-focused, emphasizing project freedom and providing high-engagement opportunities for students to explore their interests. The student groups are structured as cross-functional engineering teams, facilitating cohesive and consistent progress throughout the design process. By solving real-world problems, students apply a multitude of career and technical skills. WLC is an exceptional college resume builder.

Students Experience:

• Create a Startup Company

• Apply Engineering Concepts

• Build a Prototype

• Develop Career Skills

  
  

  Grades: 11 & 12 | Duration: Semester

Why Take This Program: “Careers and the job market are continuously evolving for our students, and it will be necessary for them to possess a diverse range of skills to effectively compete whether they pursue higher education or not. This capstone program, created by engineers from Fortune 500 companies, aims to simulate a real-world development project and its associated hurdles in tackling complex issues. By finishing the program, students will attain the knowledge and readiness to excel in any career path.”

Embark on a creative journey with our Mobile App Development Course! From fundamental concepts to hands-on creation, we guide you through the entire app development process. Learn to design captivating interfaces using paper wireframing, master back-end functionality, and add excitement with a unique "special" item challenge. Dive into online database integration, track individual user progress, and implement a leaderboard for friendly competition. Our practical, project-based approach ensures you grasp the essentials and bring your ideas to life. Join us and unleash your creativity in the dynamic realm of mobile app development.

Students Experience:

• App Development Skills

• Industry Relevant Expertise

• User-Centric Proficiency

  
  

  Grades: 6-8 | Duration: Semester

Why Take This Program: “Gain hands-on experience and expert guidance, navigating the entire app development process. With the increasing demand for apps, this course positions you for future job prospects in the dynamic tech industry. Transform your ideas into real-world solutions and prepare for a promising career in app development.”

Basics of 3D Modeling & Printing (BMP)

Welcome to our 3D Printing Curriculum—an immersive experience where students delve into the basics of 3D printing, from understanding its core principles to mastering tools like TinkerCAD and Onshape. This hands-on journey goes beyond technical skills, emphasizing design thinking, ethical considerations, and real-world applications. Students emerge not just with knowledge but as innovators poised to shape the future through the transformative power of 3D printing. Join us for a dynamic exploration where learning extends beyond the classroom, empowering students to become architects of tomorrow's advancements.

Students Experience:

• Understanding 3D Printing

• Hands-on 3D Modeling & Printing

• Critical Thinking & Ethics

  Grades: 6-8 | Duration: Semester

Why Take This Program: “3D printing is one of the fastest growing technologies! Students actively design, create, and innovate, developing hands-on skills while exploring real-world applications. This curriculum offers a dynamic blend of creativity, technical mastery, and ethical awareness, setting students on the path to shape the future.”

Drone Exploration & Automation (DEA) is a dynamic three-unit program that equips middle school students with a solid foundation in drone technology, aerodynamics, flight dynamics, and the principles of coding. Through a carefully structured curriculum, participants will embark on an exhilarating journey of discovery, culminating in the ability to program drones to accomplish specific tasks autonomously.

Unlock the skies and delve into the exciting realm of drones through our immersive middle school program, designed to introduce budding aviators and tech enthusiasts to the captivating world of unmanned aerial vehicles, combining hands-on flight experiences with the power of coding and automation.

Students Experience:

• Explore Drones

• Learn to Fly

• Develop Career Skills

  Grades: 6-8 | Duration: Semester

Why Take This Program: “Drones are growing at a double-digit percentage every year and new careers are evolving in nearly every industry. DEA is perfect for middle school students with an interest in aviation, technology, or coding. No prior experience is necessary, making this program accessible to beginners eager to take their first steps into the world of drones and automation.”

Incorporating a captivating narrative, this course goes beyond traditional electronics education, engaging students in hands-on learning with Tinkercad and Arduino. As they navigate through practical projects, including sensor integration and coding, the narrative introduces an ethical dimension, prompting critical discussions about responsible technology use. The program culminates in a showcase where students unveil their miniaturized creations, emphasizing the practical application of theoretical knowledge and inspiring innovation in the realm of electronics.

Students Experience:

• Basic Electronics & Tinkercad

• Arduino & Sensor Integration

• Advanced Sensors & Actuators

  Grades: 6-8 | Duration: Semester

Why Take This Program: “This program offers hands-on learning in electronics, coding with Arduino, and ethical considerations, preparing students for future STEM careers. Through a miniaturized technology replication, students showcase practical applications, inspiring innovation in the ever-evolving field of electronics.”

Robotics & Automated Systems Middle School (RAS MS) students experience robotics and automation through hands-on activities with the bio-inspired hexapod robot and app development. They are introduced to career skills at various stages throughout the program. Students will build a mobile application learning the basic building blocks of apps, including designing user interfaces and handling events for controlling the Hexapod robot. Students gain practical experience in app development and valuable insights into robotics and AI.

Students Experience:

• App Development & Block Coding

• Explore New Tech

• Exposure & Awareness

  Grades: 6-8 | Duration: Semester

Why Take This Program: “Robotics is interwoven into the fabric of every engineering and scientific industry, from aerospace and automotive to medicine and nuclear physics. Students must become exposed to this area of engineering and manufacturing to be ready for their future careers!”