Career Academies
Career Academies operate as small learning communities in twelve high-need high schools, providing nearly 3,500 students with a rigorous college-prep education and industry-themed learning experiences in finance or hospitality and tourism. In their years in an Academy, students benefit from paid work experiences related to their academy’s theme, job-site visits, college planning seminars, a college-level course at University of Southern California for finance students, college scholarships and more. Academy teachers receive professional development related to their industry focus, as well as topics relevant to small learning communities.
Newsletters
<p><img style="float: right;" alt="cc_front_page" src="/images/stories/careeracademies/cc_front_page.jpg" height="273" width="392" />Career Academies operate as small learning communities in twelve high-need high schools, providing nearly 3,500 students with a rigorous college-prep education and industry-themed learning experiences in finance or hospitality and tourism. In their years in an Academy, students benefit from paid work experiences related to their academy’s theme, job-site visits, college planning seminars, a college-level course at University of Southern California for finance students, college scholarships and more. Academy teachers receive professional development related to their industry focus, as well as topics relevant to small learning communities.</p>
<h2>Newsletters</h2>
<p><a href="http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs048/1102261797723/archive/1102966412567.html">Catching Up with AoF Coordinators - May 2010</a></p>
<p><a target="_blank" href="http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs048/1102261797723/archive/1102966412567.html">Why and How to Hire an Academy Intern - March 2010</a></p>
<p><a target="_blank" href="http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs048/1102261797723/archive/1102966412567.html">Academy Alumni Profiles - January 2010</a><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs048/1102261797723/archive/1102859193091.html">2009 in a Photo Essay - December 2009</a> <br /><a target="_blank" href="http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs048/1102261797723/archive/1102807671832.html">Giving Students a Taste of College Life at CSUN - November 2009</a> <br /><a target="_blank" href="http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs048/1102261797723/archive/1102751747879.html"><st1:city><st1:place>Mentor</st1:place></st1:city> Program Expands to Foshay Sophomores - October 2009</a> <br /><a href="http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs048/1102261797723/archive/1102651816097.html">Lights. Camera. Job Shadow! - July/August 2009</a> <br /><a target="_blank" href="http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs048/1102261797723/archive/1102594082767.html">Academy Students Tour Arnold & Porter LLP - May 2009</a></p>
