The January 14, 2010 issue of the Wall Street Journal Online includes an article about famed yet forgotten inventor and namesake for Tesla Engineering Charter School, Nikola Tesla. Nikola is gaining popularity with many tech companies whose products bear his name, including the Tesla Roadster, Nvidia's Tesla processors and even a character in the Dark Void video game saga.

The entire article can be found here.

Tesla was also featured on National Public Radio's On Point with Tom Ashbrook program on Wednesday, Jaunary 27, 2010. As Ashbrook starts out "The world could use a new dose of innovation. The U.S. economy, in particular, is in the market for some game-changers." Another like Tesla might be just the spark we need!

The transcript of the entire program can be found here.

UW-System Accepts PLTW Courses for College Credit

The University of Wisconsin System met in early December and gave final approval for a new policy that will provide high school students with college credit for the Project Lead The Way classes they complete. The policy will closely resemble advanced standing agreements with other PLTW affiliate colleges and universities requiring students to score an 85% or higher on course content and a 70% or higher on the final examination.

This is a tremendous new opportunity for our students and another validation of the rigor and relevance of the PLTW curriculum. We look forward to stronger ties between Tesla and UW-System schools as a result. The final policy can be seen here.

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Coming Soon! Civil Engineering & Architecture

Beginning in Fall, 2010 students in Tesla will have yet another opportunity available to them - the Project Lead The Way Civil Engineering and Archiecture class! Scheduled in coordination with the Engineering Design and Development class, CEA provides a new area of engineering exploration for our students.

Future engineers who are interested in structural engineering, architecture, urban planning and construction will have the chance to dig deep into this exciting, creative field beginning next year.

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Tesla Information Sessions

Each year Tesla hosts a series of information sessions for prospective students and their parents to visit the school and learn more about what we do and how we do it. This year's sessions have come and gone but it isn't too late to see what we're all about. If the website doesn't answer all your questions or you would like to see our school, feel free to contact Mr. Schuff at 920.997.1399 x2766 or at schuffsean@aasd.k12.wi.us.

For more information on enrollment in Tesla visit the enrollment section of the Overview page or watch the video to the right. Enrollment applications for the 2010-11 school year will be due by Friday, January 29th, 2010.

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2010 Summer Robotics and Engineering Camps

Mark your calendars!! The dates for the 2010 Tesla summer camps have been set. Information and registration forms for this year's camps can be found below. For more information on AASD Summer Course Offerings visit the Summer School webpage at www.aasd.k12.wi.us/sumschool.

2010 Tesla Summer Camps Information

2010 Tesla Summer Camps Registration Form
2010 Tesla Summer Camps Registration Form

For more information contact Sean Schuff at 920.997.1399 x2766 or schuffsean@aasd.k12.wi.us.