Back in October we started the application process for our oldest daughter to get into our county's technical high school's Medical Arts Academy. They only accept 15 freshmen per school year. My wife called me today at work, crying her eyes out. She had just opened the acceptance letter.
She will be spending most of her school week at a college campus. Two days a week will be at the school itself for English, math, phys ed, etc. They will also travel to medical facilities and hospitals in our area. One cool thing on the agenda is they will observe an actual operation taking place and, from the theater, be able to ask the surgeon and staff questions via wireless technology.
The best thing is that it is part of our public school system. It's not 'free', no school is, but there is no additional cost to us besides scrubs (in lieu of uniforms) and a laptop.
She would kill me if she knew about this post as she hates a big fuss being made about her. Too bad....