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Program Description
The Pre-Technical Academy is a one-year, six-period program
for sophomores who thrive in project-oriented experiences
that emphasize applied academics. Students are involved in
a wide variety of cutting-edge technical activities where
they learn science, mathematics, social studies, and communication
skills while building personal development assets. Much of
the learning takes place outside a traditional classroom and
instead uses authentic locations to engage reluctant students
and to provide experiences for deeper and more relevant learning.
The teaching strategy employed by the program's instructors
is to create "teachable moments" frequently by giving
students new and challenging experiences with scuba diving,
lake studies, lasers, space science, alternative energy vehicle
construction and career exploration. Any student would find
this program a refreshing alternative to conventional classroom
instruction and it is particularly valuable to students who
may be frustrated academically.
Curriculum Components
• Students develop personal traits such as: initiative,
cooperation, reliability, and persistence.
• Students explore a wide variety of "hands-on
and "mind-on" activities such as building
construction, basic electronics, alternative energy, video
recording, lasers, computers, biotechnology and
space science and career exploration.
• Students participate in community service projects
and field trips that provide authentic "real
life" learning experiences.
• Students receive instruction and practice in English/language
arts, science, mathematics, social sciences, technology,
physical education and the arts through integrated
learning tasks and problem solving activities.
• Students receive six credits toward graduation for
successful completion of this program. Credits
will be assigned as follows: 1-English, 1-Mathematics, 1-Science,
1-Social Studies, 1/2-Fine Arts, 1/2-PE, and 1-Elective.
What's Next?
Students succeeding in this program are likely to experience
success in their future and are encouraged to enroll in other
challenging programs to further develop their skills and advance
their learning.
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