Mount Diablo High School

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Mount Diablo High School

• Academy Presentation
• Principal Kate McClatchy

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What are academies?

• Academies offer small learning communities for
  students to specialize in particular skills.
• We have four academies at Mount Diablo
  Architecture, Construction, Manufacturing
  Engineering Academy (ACME), Digital Safari
  Academy (DSA), Medical Biotech Academy (MBTA),
  International Hospitality Tourism Academy
  (IHTA)
• All academies offer access to rigorous
  curriculum, team building activities, and
  internship opportunities.

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Digital Safari Academy (DSA)

• Multimedia Pathway
• Students will take career tech courses focused on
  video production, digital photography, and
  graphic design.
• Students will complete collaborative projects
  that merge digital arts with core curricula, such
  as English and social studies.
• Students participate in internships during their
  Junior year and work with mentors in the fields
  of multimedia, communications, and business.

• Interactive Design Pathway
• Students will take career tech courses focused on
  interactive design, such as gaming, animation and
  web design.
• Students will solve real world problems and be
  prepared for the growing Information Technology
  field.
• Students will complete a capstone course in which
  they will complete an inquiry-based project.

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International Hospitality Tourism Academy (IHTA)

• Culinary Arts Pathway
• Students will take a variety of career tech
  courses focused on hospitality and tourism.
• Students will work in the Serendipity Restaurant
  as 12th graders, developing the menu, preparing
  the food, and serving customers.
• Students will be enrolled as members of FHA Hero,
  a career technical organization for students
  enrolled in home economics careers and technology
  education.
• Students have the opportunity to participate in
  internships in the field of hospitality and
  tourism.

• Healthy Living Pathway
• Students will take a variety of career tech
  courses focused on health, nutrition, and
  sustainability.
• Students will learn how to cook and live in a
  healthy lifestyle, preparing for careers in the
  growing health and medical sector.
• Students will work in the Mount Diablo High
  School garden, an expanding urban farm used to
  produce the organic foods prepared in the
  kitchen.
• Students will partner with the City Wellness
  Challenge.

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Architecture, Construction, Manufacturing,
Engineering (ACME)

• Construction Pathway
• Students take career tech courses focused on
  construction and manufacturing through the
  woodshop.
• 11th and 12th graders have the opportunity to
  take ROP Construction.
• Students will explore colleges and careers
  through field trips to schools and industry.
• Students of all grades have the opportunity to
  participate in the ACE (Architecture,
  Construction, and Engineering) mentor afterschool
  program.

• Architecture Engineering Pathway
• Students take a sequence of Project Lead the Way
  (PLTW) courses to prepare them for rigorous
  careers in engineering.
• Students will have the opportunity to take
  Computer Integrated Manufacturing, a robotics
  class, and Civil Engineering and Architecture as
  capstones.
• Eventual scale-up will include Engineering Design
  and Development, the PLTW capstone, an
  inquiry-based engineering class.

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Medical Biotechnology Academy (MBTA)

• Students will take career tech courses focused on
  the health and medical sector.
• All 10th graders will take sports medicine and
  assist athletic teams on campus.
• All 11th graders will take ROP Biotechnology,
  learning how to use sophisticated equipment in
  our new science labs.
• Some 12th graders will receive professional
  development on workplace etiquette, learn how to
  make professional presentations, and engage in an
  internship in a health field. These students
  will take an advanced biotechnology class and
  engage in independent research.
• Some 12th graders will take an advanced sports
  medicine course during 7th period and run the
  athletic training program for Mount Diablo High
  School.