Business and Technology Pathway - Brighton High

Program Description:

The Business and Technology Pathway has two strands. Business Services students learn the skills they need to create and run their own business. Pre-Engineering students learn the technical skills needed to solve real-world engineering problems.

Business and Technology students will be able to:

Use current technology and software.
Record, process and analyze accounting information.
Investigate real-world case studies.
Make legal and ethical business decisions.
Demonstrate communication skills useful in the business world.

Students in Business and Technology gain marketable skills they will use in higher education and in the business world. The pathway’s goal is to equip students with the tools necessary to succeed in a technologically advanced society.

Program Features / Opportunities for Hands-On Learning

Connecting Activities:

* 10th grade students complete job shadows with professionals in local businesses * 11th grade students rotate through various job sites in business and technology firms to experience a wide range of career possibilities. * 12th grade students complete internships in a career field of their choice.

Examples of Student Experiences:

* Pre-Engineering students visit a construction site at Boston’s Big Dig. * Business Services students create a business plan and operate their own businesses. * Pre-Engineering students use the CAD system to create model bridges according to design specifications. * Business students visit a wholesale district to purchase supplies for their businesses. * Students explore new and old architectural styles on a tour of Montreal, Canada.

Media Arts and Communication Pathway - Brighton High

Program Description

The Media, Arts, and Communication Pathway offers a sequential curriculum that encourages students to engage in a variety of art and communication-centered activities. Students will understand the importance of oral, written and visual communication skills that are essential in any career. They will explore the power of languages and images to educate, enrich, and entertain. Students will take advantage of the numerous cultural and artistic organizations throughout Greater Boston, through a series of internships, rotations, and part-time jobs. They will also engage in mentoring activities and shadowships.

Program Features / Opportunities for Hands-On Learning

* Participation in a variety of media experiences through collaboration with area newspapers, radio and television stations
* Participation in cultural and artistic organizations; particularly theaters and museums
* Collaboration with professional journalists and artists
* Creation and publication of student writing and art
* Performance in student productions
* Exposure to all areas of the arts
* Knowledge of the myriad of careers available in the media
* Collaboration with area colleges of communication
* Completion of a sequential skills-based curriculum in media and the arts
* Internships and part-time jobs at local radio and T.V. stations, theaters, museums, and newspapers

Connecting Activities:
* Speaker's Forum
* Design and Publication of Original Student Work
* Student Productions
* Field Trips
* Participation in Local Educational T.V. Productions

Program incentives are:
* Exposure to all areas of the arts
* Knowledge of the myriad of careers available in the media
* Collaboration with area colleges of communication
* Completion of a sequential skills based curriculum in media and the arts
* Internships and part-time jobs at local radio and T.V. stations, and theaters.

Health Professions Pathway - Brighton High

Program Description:

What is the Health Professions Pathway
The School of Health Professions, initiated in 1990, is the first of Brighton High School's four small learning communities. This pathway has a three-year sequential curriculum in grades 10 through 12. The program offers a core academic curriculum and skill-based competency courses linked to the health care industry. The goal of the pathway is to provide students the opportunity to explore the content, responsibilities and possibilities of various careers in health care.

The Program
The School of Health Professions is divided into three consecutive levels. Beginning in the sophomore year and each subsequent year, in addition to a core academic curriculum consisting of English, Math, Science and History, students are required to register for a competency course. The competency courses serve as the connection between real world work-based experiences and classroom instruction. Each competency course allows students the opportunity for in-depth exploration and a more comprehensive understanding of all aspects of the healthcare industry. In competency classes, students engage in a variety of activities that are designed to prepare them for life beyond high school. This is true whether students choose higher education, military service, or employment. Students participate in activities such as career readiness workshops, job shadows, work-based rotations, internships and summer employment. During progression in the pathway, participants are introduced to basic health care occupations, learn medical skills and terminology, interact with a variety of health professionals, and learn how to qualify for their health care occupation of choice. Students seventeen or older can also qualify for a variety of certificate training programs such as: Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), Recreation Therapy, and Medical Assistant. Junior year students are offered both Cardiac Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and First Aid certifications.

Recruitment for the Pathways begins in the second semester of the freshman year. Approximately 66 students are selected from the application pool. Once selected, students usually matriculate in the pathway through graduation. Students are expected to earn at least a 2.5 GPA, maintain good attendance, and model good behavior and attitude.

Enrollment and Curriculum
Currently, approximately 230 students in grades 10-12 are enrolled in the School of Health Professions. In addition to a core academic curriculum, the course sequence is as follows:

Grade 10 Introduction to Health Careers/Biology
Grade 11 Health Professions I /Chemistry
Grade 12 Health Professions II/ Anatomy &Physiology

Program Features / Opportunities for Hands-On Learning

Partnerships Sophomores gain an exposure to the industry by interacting with experts in the field by participating in fieldtrips and shadowships. Juniors are selected to participate in a twelve-week clinical experience in a Boston area health facility. Students complete their rotation experiences by presenting a case study. Seniors are matched with part time employment and additional internship opportunities.

Presently our medical partners include: New England Medical Center, Genzyme, Boston Medical Center, Spaulding Rehabilitation Center, Wingate Rehabilitation Center, and St. Elizabeth's Medical Center. Clinical rotations take place in the following departments: pharmacy, administration, hematology, radiology, rehabilitation, respiratory therapy, human resources, physical/occupational therapy, surgery and recovery.

Law, Government and Education Pathway - Brighton High

Program Description

Students in the Law, Government and Education Pathway learn about legal, governmental, and educational careers while completing a full academic program. Their studies are complemented by connections made to the workplace through experiences such as job shadows, internships, and part-time employment.

Students in the pathway can choose from one of two strands: Law and Government or Education. Students in Law and Government learn about careers and skills in this area. Students interested in Education participate in TEACHBoston, a program in which prospective educators learn about educational careers and begin to develop the skills necessary to be successful in the field of education.

Teachers and support personnel in the pathway help students to learn about career opportunities available to them and to understand how their academic preparation relates to the skills necessary in the workplace.

Program Features / Opportunities for Hands-On Learning

* 10th grade students complete a job shadow of a professional in their career cluster * 11th grade students rotate through various relevant work-based experiences in order to observe and learn from a variety of work environments * 11th and 12th grade students complete internships in the community * Seniors in the Law and Government strand compete on the school’s mock trial team.

Students in the pathway receive a variety of benefits. Pathway classes are relevant and exciting. Classes receive visits from professionals in the community and take part in out-of-school activities such as field trips. Outstanding students are eligible to receive paid internships in their senior year which may lead to summer or post-graduation employment. Scholarships are also presented each year to pathway students who plan to continue their studies at the college level.

Brighton High
25 Warren Street
Brighton MA 02135

School to Career Coordinator:
Kwami Green
Email: kgreen@brighton.boston.k12.ma.us
Phone: 617-635-9873

School Website:
http://brighton.boston.k12.ma.us