Global Business Academy - GCCISD · Endorsement: Business & Industry Description: Students in the...
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OVERVIEW The Goose Creek CISD Career Academies are small learning communies within larger campuses that focus on a career theme. Academy students take classes as a cohort and remain together over their high school experience. Limited to 50-75 students per grade level, academies provide students the opportunity to aend classes with other students with similar interests. Academic classes integrate the career theme into assignments and projects may span across mulple classes. Students learn from a rigorous curriculum, including advanced courses, career-oriented courses, and college and career learning opportunies directly related to the career theme. Enrichment acvies that help students learn more about college and career opportunies are provided each semester and culminate in a senior capstone experience that may include internships, praccums, mentoring or other career-based experience. Students aend academic and career classes that are taught by a team of teachers who work together to improve student engagement and success. This team of teachers meet regularly to discuss student success as well as targeted student needs in order to build a family of support for the students. All 8th grade students may apply to any of the Goose Creek Academies regardless of the high school to which they are zoned. The district provides transportaon to each of the academies for all students. Students are eligible for the extra-curricular acvies that are available at each of the high schools and also may parcipate in the career and technical student organizaon connected to their curriculum. Students must complete the full applicaon process in January to be considered for an academy. www.gccisd.net The Career Academies of Goose Creek CISD do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, naonal origin, sex, or handicap in its vocaonal programs. Global Business Academy at Goose Creek Memorial HS BRANDON JOHNSON Career & Technical Education Specialist [email protected] 281-421-4400 STEM Academy at Robert E. Lee HS LINDSEY MAREK Career & Technical Education Specialist [email protected] 281-420-4535 Health Science Academy at Ross S. Sterling HS BRANDY ARTERBURN, BSRRT Career & Technical Education Specialist [email protected] 281-420-4500 The following career academies are offered at our traditional high schools:
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OVERVIEWThe Goose Creek CISD Career Academies are small learning communities within larger campuses that focus on a career theme. Academy students take classes as a cohort and remain together over their high school experience. Limited to 50-75 students per grade level, academies provide students the opportunity to attend classes with other students with similar interests.
Academic classes integrate the career theme into assignments and projects may span across multiple classes. Students learn from a rigorous curriculum, including advanced courses, career-oriented courses, and college and career learning opportunities directly related to the career theme. Enrichment activities that help students learn more about college and career opportunities are provided each semester and culminate in a senior capstone experience that may include internships, practicums, mentoring or other career-based experience.
Students attend academic and career classes that are taught by a team of teachers who work together to improve student engagement and success. This team of teachers meet regularly to discuss student success as well as targeted student needs in order to build a family of support for the students.
All 8th grade students may apply to any of the Goose Creek Academies regardless of the high school to which they are zoned. The district provides transportation to each of the academies for all students. Students are eligible for the extra-curricular activities that are available at each of the high schools and also may participate in the career and technical student organization connected to their curriculum.
Students must complete the full application process in January to be considered for an academy.
www.gccisd.netThe Career Academies of Goose Creek CISD do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, or handicap in its vocational programs.
Global Business Academy at Goose Creek Memorial HSBRANDON JOHNSONCareer & Technical Education Specialist
281-421-4400
STEM Academy at Robert E. Lee HSLINDSEY MAREKCareer & Technical Education Specialist
281-420-4535
Health Science Academy at Ross S. Sterling HSBRANDY ARTERBURN, BSRRTCareer & Technical Education Specialist
281-420-4500
The following career academies are offered at our traditional high schools:
GLOBAL BUSINESS ACADEMY AT GOOSE CREEK MEMORIAL HS Career Cluster Focus: Business Management and Administration
Endorsement: Business & Industry
Description: Students in the Global Business Academy complete highly rigorous
business courses designed to prepare students for post-secondary
Business Degrees. Much like a college business administration
major, students take at least one business class per semester.
Students also take additional career courses in their own area of
interest or courses to prepare them for university level courses.
Enrichment Opportunities: Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA)
The Career Academies of Goose Creek CISD do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, or handicap in its vocational programs.
HEALTH SCIENCE ACADEMY AT ROSS S. STERLING HS Career Cluster Focus: Health Science
Endorsement: Public Services
Description: Working with the same equipment and tools used by lab professionals, PLTW Biomedical Science students are empowered to explore and find solutions to some of today’s most pressing medical challenges. Through activities that connect learning to life, students step into the roles of biomedical science professionals and investigate topics including human medicine, physiology, genetics, microbiology, and public health. Students work together in teams to find unique solutions, and in the process, learn in-demand, transferable skills like critical thinking and communication.
Enrichment Opportunities:Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA)
STEM ACADEMY AT ROBERT E. LEE HS
Career Cluster Focus: Science, Technology, Engineering & Math
Endorsement: STEM
Description: Through the highly rigorous Project
Lead the Way Engineering Curriculum,
students in the STEM academy graduate
with the knowledge and skills to
engineer a whole new world!
Enrichment Opportunities: evoLEEtion Science Club,
GCCISD Robotics Team
