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SHELTON HIGH SCHOOLPlanning and Vision Guide for Academies and
Pathways
2020-2021
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Terminology
Academy-A collection of courses organized into pathways that all
have a common theme. At Shelton High School, we have five
academies: the Freshman Academy--Health Sciences—Business, Finance
and Hospitality—Manufacturing, Engineering and Technology--Natural
Resources.
Pathway-A sequence of courses taken each year with a common
theme. The Patient Care pathway in the Health Science Academy (HSA)
is an example. This document will show you all of the pathways in
the following pages. It is important to note that Academies stay
the same, but pathways can change based on student interest and
labor market data.
Preferred Elective-Courses that complement a pathway or academy.
Psychology and Anatomy & Physiology would be preferred
electives for the Health Science Academy.
Global Elective-An elective not connected directly to an
academy, open and beneficial to all students. Music, art, world
languages, NJROTC are all examples of global electives.
Project Based Learning (PBL)-Project Based Learning is a
teaching method in which students gain knowledge and skills by
working for an extended period of time to investigate and respond
to an authentic, engaging, and complex question, problem, or
challenge (from pblworks.org).
Teaching through the lens or with the flavor of the academy-This
refers to the practice of including real-world examples linking
your content to an academy theme.
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HEALTH SCIENCES ACADEMY
PATIENT CARE PATHWAY• Intro to Health Sciences (9)• Intro to
Patient Care (10)• Medical Terminology (11)• Biomedical Innovations
(12)
SPORTS MEDICINE & FITNESS PATHWAY• Intro to Health Sciences
(9)• Medical Terminology (10)• Sports Medicine I (11)• Sports
Medicine II (12)
PROJECT LEAD THE WAY PATHWAY• Biomedical Science (9)• Human Body
Systems (10)• Medical Interventions (11)• Biomedical Innovations
(12)
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BUSINESS, FINANCE, & HOSPITALITY
ACADEMY
MARKETING PATHWAY• 9TH GRADE INTRO TO MARKETING (9)• GENERAL
MARKETING I (10)• ADVANCED MARKETING (11 & 12)• STUDENT STORE
(12)
BUSINESS PATHWAY• INTRO TO BUSINESS (9)• BUSINESS LAW and
BUSINESS ENGLISH (10)• ACCOUNTING 1 (11)• STARTING YOUR OWN
BUSINESS and STUDENT STORE (12)
ENTERTAINMENT PRODUCTION PATHWAY• INTRO TO HOSPITALITY &
TOURISM (9)• MULTIMEDIA COMMUNICATIONS (10)• ENTERTAINMENT
PRODUCTION I (11)• ENTERTAINMENT PRODUCTION II (12)
CULINARY PATHWAY• INTRO TO HOSPITALITY & TOURISM (9)• FOODS
I (10)• FOODS II (11)• FOODS III (12)
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MANUFACTURING, ENGINEERING, &
TECHNOLOGY ACADEMY
CONSTRUCTION PATHWAY• CONSTRUCTION I (9)• INTRO TO CAD and
CONSTRUCTION II
(10)• CONSTRUCTION III (11)• CONSTRUCTION IV (12)
WELDING PATHWAY• WELDING I (9)• WELDING II (10)• WELDING III
(11)• WELDING IV (12)
AUTOMOTIVE PATHWAY• AUTOMOTIVE I (9)• AUTOMOTIVE II (10)•
AUTOMOTIVE III (11)• AUTOMOTIVE IV (12)
ENGINEERING PATHWAY • INTRO TO CAD (9)• INTRO TO ELECTRONICS
(10)• ROBOTICS (11)• PRINCIPLES OF ENGINEERING (12)
AVIATION PATHWAY*Intro to Aerospace Eng (9)*Aeronautical and
Aerospace Eng Tech (10)*Aircraft Maintenance (11)*Pilot/Flight Crew
(FAA Ground School) (12)
*Intro to Electronics (9)*Robotics (10)*Mechatronics I
(11)*Mechatronics II (12)
*Intro to CAD (9)*Advanced CAD (10)*Engineering I
(11)*Engineering II (12)
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NATURAL RESOURCES
SCIENCE ACADEMY
FORESTRY PATHWAY• NATURAL RESOURCES SCIENCE (9)• FORESTRY (10)•
ECOLOGY OF THE NW- STREAMS, LAKES,
FORESTS (11)• NATURAL RESOURCES ECONOMICS (12)
HORTICULTURE PATHWAY• INTRO TO AG SCIENCE (9)• HORTICULTURE and
ANIMAL SCIENCE (10)• ADVANCED HORTICULTURE (11)• GREENHOUSE
OPERATIONS (12)
AQUACULTURE PATHWAY• NATURAL RESOUCES SCIENCE (9)• ECOLOGY OF
THE NW- OCEANS, BAYS, ESTUARIES
(10)• MARINE BIOLOGY and ZOOLOGY (11)• AQUACULTURE (12)
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FAQs• Why did Shelton High School change to this model? • How
did Shelton High School choose which academies to create?• Will a
student still be able to take classes like language, band,
NJROTC, etc? • If a student’s specific career path isn’t covered
in an academy, how
do academies help them?• What if I attend a secondary program
other than Shelton High
School?• How can community members become involved?
• Deena Alley, Director of Academies K-12,
[email protected], 360-462-2571
mailto:[email protected]
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