Elective Programs
Fr. Bill Atkinson, O.S.A. Peer Mentoring Program: In 2021, Archbishop Carroll welcomed its first full-time student with an intellectual disability. To ensure meaningful support, the school launched a Peer Mentoring Program that pairs student mentors with classmates who benefit from additional assistance in the classroom.
Students enrolled in the Principles of the Exceptional Learner course serve as Peer Mentors, supporting classmates with Down Syndrome across academic subjects. Mentors earn one elective credit while gaining firsthand experience in inclusive education. The course includes daily logs, reflective discussions, and quarterly projects focused on disability studies and best practices in education.
What began as support for one student has now grown to a team of 17 mentors assisting multiple students, making our school community more compassionate, connected, and inclusive each day.
Project Lead the Way (PLTW) helps Archbishop Carroll to create an engaging classroom environment unlike any other. PLTW empowers students to develop and apply in-demand, transportable skills by exploring real-world challenges. Through our pathways in computer science and engineering, students not only learn technical skills, but also learn to solve problems, think critically and creatively, communicate, and collaborate. Teachers are provided with the training, resources, and support they need to engage students in real-world learning.
PLTW is an organization focused on empowering students and transforming the teaching experience – a proud tradition from the start of the organization that continues today. Since 1997, they have grown from a high school engineering program to offering comprehensive PreK-12 pathways in computer science, engineering, and biomedical science.
By creating an engaging learning environment, our programs empower students to develop in-demand skills to pursue rewarding careers, solve important challenges, and contribute to global progress. PLTW also enables teachers to engage students in real-world learning.
Vo-Tech Programs: The purpose of vocational-technical education is to provide the opportunity for students to learn the skills necessary to obtain useful and rewarding employment and/or to prepare them for career-oriented education in college or technical school. It is designed so that students may take a two-year sequential program during junior and senior years. Students electing to attend local vocational-technical schools spend a half-day at Carroll and a half-day at the Vo-Tech school. The complementary course of study provides sufficient credits to qualify the student for a high school diploma while providing the student with "entry-level" skills in specific trades. Admission depends upon the county in which the student resides.
Vocational- technical offerings may include:
Automotive
Building Construction
Business Data Processing
Commercial Art
Communications Technology
Cosmetology
Dental Lab Technician
Drafting/Design
Early Childhood Education
Electrical
Food Service Prep
Graphic Arts
Landscape Design
Medical Careers Program * Satellite program offered by the DCIU for honors-level credits
Medical Lab Technician
Metal Trades
Photographic Technology
*Students are required to enroll in a program and then contact the school for rostering. Students must be enrolled and inform the Office for Academic Affairs prior to June 30th.*