Design Lab Early College High School
2nd Floor of Jane Addams High School
2373 East 30th Street
Cleveland, Ohio 44415
(216) 621-5064
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What is Design Lab Early College High School?
The Design Lab is an early college public high school with a focus on Art and Industrial
Design. Design Lab will channel the interest and experience of today’s post-MTV
generation student with a rich media environment and pathways to post-secondary
education. The school’s innovative and rigorous curriculum is being developed with
the disciplines of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) at its
core.
Housed at Jane Addams Career Academy in Cleveland, and adjacent to the Tri-C Metropolitan
campus, Design Lab offers an excellent opportunity for collaboration in the sharing
of faculty expertise and facilities. These resources include Tri-C’s engineering
program, which currently offers foundational coursework in Industrial Design, Media
Arts, and other related programs that create a synergy around the art and science
of design.
The proximity of Jane Addams to downtown also places it in the center of industry
resources and the arts community. The Design Lab would be a 15 minute walk from
showrooms and studios in the District of
Design, the theaters in Playhouse Square, Kent State University’s Urban
Design Collaborative, and Cleveland State’s College of Engineering, with the resources
of Cleveland Institute of Art and Case Western Reserve University a mere high speed
bus ride down the Euclid Corridor.
Design Lab will be part of an environment where students come to see themselves
as a central part of an exciting cultural landscape with the ever-present expectation
that continuing their education after high school is not just possible but inevitable.
Why is the Design Lab Early College High School important to the region?
The skills taught in The Design Lab will prepare our children for the careers of
the future and provide the promise of a highly skilled workforce to our many corporations
within the region.
“The power of technology has changed economies around the world and created a demand
for new skills in which imagination, intellect and invention are essential ingredients.
To ensure that Ohio has a place in the 21st century economy, we must consider new
ways to develop this type of intellectual capital in all students, and particularly
in ways that will support our emerging economic strengths. … One important investment
involves the creation of STEM schools that will partner with higher education institutions
and businesses.”
(From the Ohio “STEM RFP” issued November 2007 by the Partnership for Continuing
Learning STEM Subcommittee)
How will students be recruited?
Enrollment is opened to anyone interested. Although “testing in” will not be required,
consideration will be given to students who show an aptitude and significant interest
in the STEM disciplines. As a regional high school, 25% of the student seats will
be available to students living outside of Cleveland.
How do students apply to Design Lab Early College High School?
Families interested in receiving more information and students interested in applying to Design Lab Early College High School can
complete an online application. Contact the Design Lab office at (216) 621-5064 for details and more information.
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