Technical Arts Exploratory 

The Technical Arts Exploratory course provides students with a broad range of experiences in the technical arts, guides them through self-directed career investigations, and provides exposure to essential skills, working in teams, problem-solving, compute usage, and communications. Technical Arts is the traditional RSTA Exploratory course and students rotate through all technical areas. It is a semester-long grand tour of:

·     Automotive Technology

·     BE-IT

·     Business Education

·     Carpentry

·     Commercial Design

·     Computer Technology

·     Culinary Arts

·     Graphic Communications

·     Health Assisting

·     Media Technology

Biotechnology, Engineering, and Information Technology Exploratory

 The Biotechnology, Engineering, and Information Technology (BE-IT) Exploratory is designed for students who enjoy science and math, who like to figure out how things work, who are curious about and creative at solving problems, and who like to do projects. Students learn through self-directed career investigations, exposure to essential lab skills, working in teams, problem-solving, computer usage, and communications. Students spend approximately six weeks (30 days) learning fundamental elements of what it is like to learn and work in a lab, finding out about the various careers and pathways in that particular industry, and completing basic projects that are sure to be both challenging and fun. BE-IT provides students with focused learning experiences in the following RSTA programs:

·     Biotechnology

·     Engineering

·     Information Technology

 Students in Exploratory develop team-building and study skills, and are introduced to career counseling and health and safety, OSHA. They are exposed to the following areas: 

·     Careers/PowerPoint

·     Hospitality/Safety