A wide range of representatives from each participating district is working on every aspect of this exciting new school. It is a collaborative venture designed to successfully educate middle school children through a full academic program emphasizing science, mathematics, and technology. Local and state funding has already been secured, a site has been purchased, and construction is well underway. The school will open to middle school students of the region in Fall of 2001.
Adolescence is a period of accelerated growth, self-discovery, and emerging independence.
To day's adolescents will be seeking jobs in an economy that will require virtually all workers to think flexibly and creatively, and to work cooperatively in settings with a variety of people. The Thomas Edison Middle School will provide an environment that supports the specific developmental needs of young adolescents. It will provide a complete academic program integrated by these magnet themes.