Career Academies and Pathways are high school programs that frame academic learning around a career theme to increase student motivation and achievement.
There are three defining features of career academies:
1. A "small learning community" where students take several courses together specific to the academy;
2. A college preparation curriculum with a career theme;
3. Partnerships with employers, the community and institutions of higher education.
With the help of the Career Technical Education (CTE) advisory boards, students complete an internship between their junior and senior years of high school. These internships are related to the career fields they are exploring.
Current Pathways and Academies:
http://www.sfusdcte.org
ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING
• Burton High School
• John O’Connell High School (Year of Planning)
ACADEMY OF FINANCE
• Burton High School
• Lincoln High School
ACADEMY OF HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM
• Galileo High School
• Washington High School
ACADEMY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
• Balboa High School
• Burton High School
• Galileo High School
• Lincoln High School
BIOTECH PATHWAY
• Galileo High School
• Lincoln High School
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES PATHWAY
• Galileo High School
HEALTH SCIENCES ACADEMY
• Burton High School
• Wallenberg High School
LAW ACADEMY
• Balboa High School
TEACHER ACADEMY
• Lincoln High School