The Academies at Walker Valley High School What

The Academies at Walker Valley High School

What is a Small Learning Community? • The breakdown of a large school into smaller schools within a school • An environment that promotes collaborative learning among students and teachers • Teachers sharing practices that encourage sustained instructional improvement which gets to the bottom line - enhanced student learning

WHY ACADEMIES at ? ➢Encourages positive relationships by creating a school within a school ➢Aligns current instructional practices to increase relevance in classes ➢Fosters student connections at school ➢Gives students an identity ➢Increases opportunities to meet individual student needs ➢Creates a more rigorous educational experience

THE ACADEMIES AT WALKER VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL

WALKER VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL SMALLER LEARNING COMMUNITIES ORGANIZATIONAL CHART FRESHMAN ACADEMY MEDICINE & BUSINESS ACADEMY HUMANITIES ACADEMY STEM ACADEMY

Tennessee Graduation Requirements for Students Beginning High School in Fall 2009 (22 total credits) • 4 Math • 4 English • 3 Science • 3 History • 1 Fine Art • 1. 5 Wellness/P. E. • . 5 Personal Finance • 2 Foreign Language • 3 Elective Focus *Bradley County Schools requires 28 to receive a diploma. Source: Tennessee Department of Education, www. tn. gov/education/gradreq. shtml

ELECTIVE FOCUS The elective focus must be three credits above the requirements to graduate. MATH and E C N E I SC FINE ARTS HUMANITIES ADVANCED PLACEMENT CAREER AND TECHNICA L EDUCATIO N

MEDICINE & BUSINESS ACADEMY Programs of Study • • • Office Management Business Management Entrepreneurship Therapeutic Services EMS

HUMANITIES ACADEMY Programs of Study World Languages Visual Arts Choral Music Instrumental Music Audio/Visual Productions Family And Consumer Services Law Enforcement, Corrections, and National Security • Political Science • •

STEM ACADEMY Programs of Study Veterinary & Animal Science Horticulture Science Agriculture Engineering & Applied Science Mechatronics Architectural & Engineering Design Networking/Programming Software Development • Advanced Math & Science • • •

World Languages Course Offerings • Spanish I, III, and IV • French I and II • German I, II, and III Humanities Academy page **In order for a student to choose World Languages as an elective focus, he/she would have to take 3 courses in a language other than the one he/she takes to fulfill the graduation requirement of 2 credits.

Literature Course offerings • • • Mythology II Creative Writing Etymology (1/2) Science Fiction (1/2) Humanities Academy page

Visual Arts Course offerings • • • Art II-Drawing and Painting Art II-Photography/Print Making Art III AP Art Humanities Academy page

Choral Music Course Offerings • • 9 th grade Concert Choir Chamber Choir (2 credits) Ladies Choir Music Theory II Valley Voices (Advance Ladies Choir) Humanities Academy page

Instrumental Music Course Offerings • • Marching Band Concert Band Music Theory II Percussion Class Mustang Jazz Chamber Music Class Humanities Academy page

Audio/Visual Production Course Offerings • • A/V Production III (The Spill) Applied Arts Practicum Humanities Academy page

Family And Consumer Services Course Offerings • Family & Careers • Lifespan Development • Family Studies Humanities Academy page

Law Enforcement, Corrections, and National Security Course Offerings • Criminal Justice III-Investigations Humanities Academy page

Political Science Course Offerings Any three of the following: • Psychology • Sociology • AP Government • Leadership • Criminal Justice I Humanities Academy page

Office Management Course Offerings • • Computer Applications Business Management Advanced Computer Applications Business & Marketing Practicum MBA page

Business Management Course Offerings • • Computer Applications Accounting I Business Management Business & Marketing Practicum MBA page

Entrepreneurship Course Offerings • • Marketing I Advertising & Public Relations Entrepreneurship Business & Entrepreneurship Practicum Business Academy page

Therapeutic Services Course Offerings • • Health Science Education Sports Therapy Anatomy and Physiology Medical Therapeutics Nursing Education Clinical Internship Pharmacy Prep MBA page

Therapeutic Services EMS Course Offerings • • • Health Science Education Sports Therapy Medical Therapeutics Anatomy and Physiology EMS MBA page

Veterinary & Animal Science Course Offerings • • Agri. Science Small Animal Science Large Animal Science Veterinary Science STEM Academy page

Horticulture Science Course Offerings • • Agri. Science Greenhouse Hydroculture Greenhouse Management I Landscaping & Turf Management STEM Academy page

Agriculture Engineering & Applied Science Course Offerings • • Agri. Science Agricultural Mechanics III STEM Academy page

Architectural & Engineering Design (CAD) Course Offerings • • Architectural & Engineering Design III Engineering Practicum STEM Academy page

Mechatronics (CAM) Course Offerings • • Intro to Technology Mechatronics II Manufacturing Practicum STEM Academy page

Networking/Programming Software Development Course Offerings • • Computer Science Foundations Coding II Cabling & Internetworking STEM Academy page

Advanced Math & Science Course Offerings • • • Trigonometry Calculus AP Statistics Genetics Aquatic Biology Physics Honors Chemistry II Oceanography STEM Academy page In order to count as an elective focus, these courses must be taken outside of the required 4 years of Math and 4 years of Science.