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Welcome to J.W. Mitchell’s Academy for the Medical Arts webpage. The Academy staff is looking forward to this new adventure as we build our Medical Academy. We look forward to working with our many community health-care partners, our students, and our faculty in making this Academy successful! We welcome your ideas and feedback as we start this journey.
Our Mission
Community:
- Collaborative partnerships among educators, parents, businesses, and other community resources that broaden learning opportunities
- Opportunities which will reflect the diverse areas of Health Occupations
Commitment:
- In providing a rewarding & rigorous curriculum
- To small, supportive learning environments that are personalized & inclusive to all students
- In promoting healthy lifestyle choices
Caring:
- Respect for all people and patients involved in the many aspects of Health Careers/Occupations
- Embracing cultural diversity in the population of the people who we serve
The Goals/Purpose of the Academy:
- To Prepare the students with the skills and knowledge needed for success in the workplace and/or post-secondary education
- To develop and reinforce the academic skills necessary to help raise student achievement on high-stake tests
- To focus curriculum planning & professional development on academic standards and essential skills required by the real world
- To incorporate student organizations, such as HOSA, with the academy for the development of leadership skills, personal growth and career successes.
- To work as a team to overcome any barriers between traditional academic classes and other elective classes
What Makes Our Academy Different from a Learning Community?
- With the smaller size of the Academy , we create a “school within a school“ , family-like atmoshphere
- We have many partnerships with businesses and community organizations
- Our Academy focuses on career choices & career themes
- We have an integrated curriculum
- The Academy has business mentors for the students
- The students will have opportunities for internships and externships
- We will help students learn valuable leadership & teamwork skills
Research has shown that Academy Benefits are:
- Higher attendance rates of students
- Lower Drop out rates
- Higher self-esteem and satisfaction with school
- Lower discipline problems & school violence
- Higher academic standards and sense of connection with teachers, other students, and school programs
- Decreased sense of student apathy, isolation & alienation
- Increased ability to enage all levels of students
- Supportive of the needs of the community
Vision Statement:
The Vision of the Academy of the Medical Arts is to prepare students for employment in entry-level medical careers as well as providing the additional knowledge & skills needed for higher level schooling for medical careers .
Is A Health Career for you?
- Do you enjoy working with people?
- Do you like fast-paced jobs?
- Do you like working with advanced technology?
- Do you like hands-on learning?
- Do you enjoy challenges?
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