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- Robotics class.
With an expansive and current technological infrastructure, Episcopal is at the forefront of the academic use of technology. All classrooms and dorms are wired for the Internet and equipped with the appropriate connections for students' laptop computers. Wireless Internet access is available in all academic buildings.
Classes access the Internet to research everything from current events to ancient history. Whether writing a research paper or researching the congressperson they will visit on Capitol Hill, students use the Internet for many useful purposes. From English to art to mathematics, it's all available at their fingertips.
The Laptop Program
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Episcopal High School requires all entering students to purchase a laptop through our designated vendor. Laptops can be ordered online or over the phone between May 15 and July 31 for the next school year. Laptops are delivered directly to EHS where they are distributed during new student orientation. Questions about the laptop program should be directed to Robin Peralta, laptop program director, at 703-933-4050.
- Football coach Mark Gowin uses Chalk Talk software which lets his players see an animated version of each play on their own laptops, allowing his players to “study” outside of their coaching sessions.
- Latin teacher Jeff Streed uses remote control/monitoring software which allows him to ask for a translation from his students and to see all of their translations appear on his screen, allowing students to work at their own pace while participating.
- Visual arts teachers David Douglas and Frank Phillips use Adobe Photoshop and the department's scanners, color printers, and digital cameras as tools with which to create artwork. Students' digital masterpieces line the walls of Episcopal's many hallways, making evident the influence of technology in EHS classrooms.
- Science teacher Joe Halm uses Microsoft Excel during labs to help students set up spreadsheets for their data results. Excel then creates a chart from the data in the spreadsheet, allowing the student to see the results of their lab in a more colorful format. Science classes also use a program called Geodynamics, a database of earthquake and volcano patterns. Using this program, students can see trends and examine tectonic data on thousands of earthquakes and volcanoes—something they normally could not do.