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  • Development of higher-order critical thinking skills
  • Technology in the classroom
  • Business, community, and education partnerships
  • Cultivation of exceptional reading and writting skills
  • Cooperative, project-based and problem-based learning
  • Field trips, guest lectures, and other stimulating activities

Benefits

  • Scholarships not available to general academic students
  • Job shadowing experience
  • Hands-on skills traning
  • The possibility to earn college credit
  • Eligibility for national certification exam

       Goals

  • Create a supportive learning environment
  • Develop critical thinking skills
  • Involve community healthcare leaders and businesses in the learning process
  • Cultivate excellent reading and writting skills
  • Provide the knowledge and skills to enter a healthcare career upon graduation
  • Inspire more graduates to advance to college
  • Improve academic achievement
  • Incorporate technology into the classroom
  • Integrate curriculum between career and academic courses
  • Emphasize cooperative and project bases learning
  • Empower students with a sense of professionalism and individual accuntability
  • Recruit a diverse student population

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