AHS-CTE Pamphlet
Introduction
Career Readiness = CTE
The case is this: in order for students to succeed, we need to prepare them for the ever-changing world of work, which means not only college readiness, but career readiness—students with access to post-secondary education and skills attainment possibilities that will prepare them to achieve in the 21st century.
We ask the question, “Why Career and Technical Education?” with honesty. Why, among the many competing education demands, student needs, and graduation requirements, does a program that has its foundations in the 1917 Smith-Hughes Act hold relevancy still? Between emphases on early learning to college preparation, where does Career and Technical Education (CTE) fit in and merit consideration? Why should students who barely have an opportunity to explore the arts, health and fitness, or social studies, be directed to courses in aerospace manufacturing, horticulture, financial math, sports medicine, or integrated science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)?
The answer to the above questions, we believe, is that CTE offers a unique opportunity to engage students in an enormous variety of subjects, incorporating academic, creative and technical skills, with the specific goal, nowhere else represented in education, of preparing students for all of life that comes after high school.
The following pathways are just a sample of what we offer at AHS & MVROP:
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Arts, Media and Entertainment |
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Grade 9 |
Grade 10 |
Grade 11 |
Grade 12 |
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Media Arts/Info Tech |
2-D Animation |
Computer Animation |
Game Design/Interactive Media (2 periods @ MVROP) |
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Careers: Graphic Designers, Camera Operators, Sound Technicians, Web Site Technicians, etc. |
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Education, Child Development, and Family Services |
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Grade 9 |
Grade 10 |
Grade 11 |
Grade 12 |
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Computer Operations |
Psychology (w/ permission) |
Careers in Education 1 (2 periods @ MVROP) |
Careers in Education 2 (2 periods @ MVROP) |
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Careers: Before/After School Program Aide, Teacher, Counselor, Social Worker, etc. |
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Engineering and Design |
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Grade 9 |
Grade 10 |
Grade 11 |
Grade 12 |
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Introduction to Design (PLTW) |
Principles of Engineering (PLTW) |
Digital Electronics (PLTW) |
Civil Engineering and Architecture (2 periods @ MVROP) |
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Careers: CAM/CAD Technicians, Drafters/Designers, Civil Engineers, Architects, etc. |
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Engineering and Design (Architectural and Design) |
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Grade 9 |
Grade 10 |
Grade 11 |
Grade 12 |
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Introduction to Design (PLTW) |
Architecture 1 |
Architecture 2 |
Civil Engineering and Architecture (2 periods @ MVROP) |
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Careers: Industrial Designers/Estimators, Structural Engineers, Surveyors, Architects, etc. |
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Health Science and Medical Technology |
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Grade 9 |
Grade 10 |
Grade 11 |
Grade 12 |
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Biology/Biology H |
Anatomy & Physiology (concurrent w/ Chemistry) |
Advanced Anatomy |
Sports Therapy (2 periods @ MVROP) |
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Careers: Biomedical Chemist, Biotechnology Technician, Medical Assistant, Exercise Physiologist, etc |
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Information Technology: Games and Simulation |
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Grade 9 |
Grade 10 |
Grade 11 |
Grade 12 |
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Media Arts/Info Tech |
2-D Animation |
Computer Science and Software Design (PLTW) |
Game Design/Interactive Media (2 periods @ MVROP) |
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Careers: Game Programmer, Multimedia Artist and Animator, Game Software Designer, etc. |
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Information Technology: Software and Systems Development |
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Grade 9 |
Grade 10 |
Grade 11 |
Grade 12 |
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Media Arts/Info Tech |
Web Design |
Computer Science and Software Design (PLTW) |
AP Computer Science |
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Careers: Computer Programmer, Web Developer, Information Security Analyst, etc. |
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Manufacturing and Product Development: Graphic Production Technology |
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Grade 9 |
Grade 10 |
Grade 11 |
Grade 12 |
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Digital Photo 1 |
Digital Photo 2 |
Motion Graphics 1 (2 periods @ MVROP) |
Motion Graphics 2 (2 periods @ MVROP) |
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Careers: Graphic Artist, Advertising Design, Network Engineer, Publications Manager, etc. |
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CTE offers a unique opportunity to engage students in an enormous variety of subjects, incorporating academic, creative and technical skills, with the specific goal, nowhere else represented in education, of preparing students for all of life that comes after high school.
CTE needs to be an integral part of every student’s education so that all students graduate from high school globally competitive for work, prepared for postsecondary education, and ready for life as positive, contributing members of society in the 21st century. With CTE, students succeed.
For more information about Mission Valley ROP (MVROP), please click here: www.mvrop.org
