Academics

Academics at Arlington Tech

Arlington Tech offers a STEM-focused program through the integration of academic classes and high-quality Career and Technical Education (CTE) classes.

Students are challenged to apply their theoretical and practical knowledge they learn through chosen pathways in long-term, open-ended projects that emerge from real-world, authentic problems or questions.

Key Components of the Arlington Tech Program

• Students take math and science each year in the program.
• All 9th graders take Engineering I.
• All students are enrolled in Algebra 2 by 10th grade year.
• Students take coursework aligned with a Virginia state Advanced Diploma.
• Students take classes within a cohort model. This means students take core classes with their grade-level peers to allow inter-curricular projects and support students taking college classes.
• Project-based learning curricular includes sustained collaborative projects with strong emphasis on communication, team work, and project management.

DE = Dual Enrollment through Northern Virginia Community College

*Levels of world language in each grade will depend on students’ middle school credits and requirements for an advanced diploma.

Academic Electives

Arlington Tech students also have the following elective options:

• Journalism Newspaper
• Journalism Yearbook
• Psychology
• Art 1 and 2
• Digital Photography