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Hawthorne Academy of Health Sciences What’s New at Hawthorne?
Hawthorne Academy of Health Sciences Academic Career and Development
Hawthorne Academy of Health Sciences • Academy Coordinator • Joseph Payne, RN • Business Partnerships • Advisory Board • Work-Base Learning • NAF
Hawthorne Academy of Health Sciences • A career-themed program dedicated to COLLEGE and CAREER readiness
National Academy Foundationwww.naf.org • Bureau of Labor Statistics project healthcare occupations to grow 34.5% by 2020, the second most of any industry
Program Features & Benefits • Strong core academic classes every semester • College ready • Career-themed class at each level • Engaged students, workplace ready • Work-based learning opportunities continuum • Acquisition of soft skills, focused career plan • Certifications • Entry level job preparedness
HAHS Work-Based Learning Continuum • Foundational and Interpersonal Skills (embedded throughout) • Career Awareness • Career Exploration • Site Visits • Job Shadowing • Academic Internships • Compensated Internships or Service Experience
Certificates • Based on individual student goals, training culminating in an industry-specific certificate may be offered or strongly encouraged based on age and entrance requirements. • Nurse Aide • Phlebotomy • EMT • Pharmacy Tech
Hawthorne Academy of Health Sciences • Career Development Coordinator • DION DUKE, MS • Career Interest Surveys • Coordinate Work-Base Learning • Assist with life after Hawthorne
Hawthorne Academy of Health Sciences • Specialized curriculum for Health and Life Science • Small Class sizes • Offer 28 credits and professional certifications in Health Care or College Transfer courses through a partnership with Central Piedmont Community College. • AP Certified Staff
Hawthorne Academy of Health Sciences • Partnership with Carolinas Health Care System providing internships, shadowing, mentoring by Health Professionals. • Partnership with National Academy Foundation (NAF): addresses the critical achievement gap in STEMS fields by developing a pipeline of students prepared to pursue health related degrees and professions in on of the fastest growing sectors of the economy. • Partnership with North Carolina New Schools (NCNS) whose goal is to “Engage all students with powerful approaches to teaching and learning and graduate all students ready for college, careers and life.
Hawthorne Academy of Health Sciences • Partnership with Project Lead the Way (PLTW): the leading provider of rigorous and innovative Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education curriculum programs used in middle and high school across the US.
Hawthorne Academy of Health Sciences • Students can participate in several Enrichment Activities • Annual Brody School of Medicine Premedical Conference • Health Career Symposiums offered at Universities • Health Professional Speakers monthly
Questions? • Joseph Payne, RN josephc.payne@cms.k12.nc.us • Dion Duke, MS diong.duke@cms.k12.nc.us
Field Trips • Spain – March 2015 • Art Science Council (ASC) • Area Health Education Council (AHEC) • STEM DAY – UNC-C
Curriculum Night Schedule Classroom Rotations • 1st Block 6:05pm- 6:15pm • 2nd Block 6:20pm-6:30pm • 3rd Block 6:35pm-6:45pm • 4th Block 6:50pm-7:00pm Drop In (Computer Lab) Parent Login Information • PowerSchool Hub 5:45pm-7:30pm