PATERSON CHARTER SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 8-12

8-12 Campus

Thomas Edison Park

By PCSST
in News
Posted May 12, 2025

The NJIT dual-enrollment class MET 103-Fundamentals of Engineering Design and Graphics visited the Thomas Edison National Historical Park in West Orange, NJ, on May 1. This historic site was the Research and Development (R&D) Center for Thomas Edison and technical staff from 1887 to 1930. Several world-changing inventions, including the electric incandescent light-bulb, phonograph, motion picture technology, rechargeable battery, and electrical power distribution, were developed, manufactured, and commercialized at this R&D Center. Edison’s innovative team-based approach to creating advanced technology is now the operational model for modern R&D organizations. This special learning experience reinforced class lectures on technical product development based on integrated contributions from design, testing, manufacturing, and marketing.

A student and an election staff member look at a ballot at a voting machine while others watch.

Mock Election Voter Registration

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Suicide Prevention Month

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A group of JROTC cadets in blue ponchos hold up white memorial banners on a rainy city street. A person dressed in a Batman costume stands near them. In the background, an American flag fire truck is parked in front of the towering, fog-covered Freedom Tower.

Tunnel to Towers

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Senior Sunrise

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