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Arete Career and Tech School(ACTS) is for grades 9-12. The name Arete( aa-reh-tee) comes from the greek goddess and signifies excellence, the best and virtue. We all have our own needs when learning and no student is alike. Our students all have different steps towards accomplishing their future goals and ACTS wants to see them thrive along the way. The transition from high schoolers to adulthood is a very scary thought and not an easy process, but we want to help with those steps along the way to greatness. Our high schools main goal is to help each individual by empowering our students to take charge of their learning and their interest. Our goal is to help students become responsible, successful and independent life long learners. Every student will have an individual learning plan that's incorporated with our learning goals throughout the years. We look for motivating, open minded, curious minds who are eager to become successful in college and in life.

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Arete Career and tech School( ACTS) mission is to help transition students to the real world and wants students to succeed in life. Our goal is to never let a student feel discouraged about themselves and thoughts about what's going to happen after high school. ACTS wants to help provide resources to every student to ensure success. We want to provide equal opportunities for their personal growth, preparation and providing empowerment to develop real world skills and knowledge.

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The curriculums at Arete Career and Tech School( ACTS) will have the following subjects of Math, Science, Social Studies, Physical Education, Secondary Language and Language Arts. We also have classes to teach students about credit, resumes and more. Our main goal is to have our students learn through internships during school (two times a week, have an interest/passion, get a mentor and being in the field). We encourage presentations and projects that benefit the student and it allows teachers, peers and families to see what the student is learning and the academic growth throughout school. ACTS wants to have each student in an internship throughout the time attending here( can change internships as well). The after school subjects are Music, Art, Theatre( shared building and encouraged to ask for an internship). We also have a separate shared building for after school subjects for Robotics, Cosmetology and Wood Works (encourage students to ask for internships). We also have a separate building that's for entrepreneurship(encourage diversity and female entrepreneurs).

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Arete Career and Tech School(ACTS) is committing to never leaving a student behind and making sure that each student gets additional help if needed. We are committed to create a diverse environment for our students and staff that reflects our mission for unity and equal possibilities. It doesn't matter where you're from, skin color, nationality, religion or sexuality. Our academic mission is help anyone and everyone on their future path.

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Arete Career and Tech School( ACTS) highly encourages families and community engagement. We want the parents to be as engaged as possible, we understand how much education can mean to a lot of the families and the school thrives for students to be successful as well. ACTS appreciates and takes pride when theirs strong parent involvement. ACTS encourages parents and the community to take part in the students presentations, internships that relate to your career field and more. ACTS wants parents to ask our staff how you can help in any way. ACTS will also have once a month family community days, by providing food, music, competitions, games and arts and crafts for everyone to enjoy( encourage students/families to volunteer)

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Each class room will have computers and each student will be provided a laptop(if needed)throughout their academic time here. There will be textbooks/books for certain subjects but students will be using laptops for things such as research, presentations and much more( they can bring the laptops home). Our goal is to try to not waste as much paper as possible. Students need to learn responsibly when provided the trust and independent learning the staff/school is giving each student. Students will have some classwork, quizzes/test and lessons online. There shouldn't be no reason why students have missed assignments do to it being online. Through the school website/app, the teachers and parents can see if the students have handed/missed assignment. Each student is provided Khan Academy, Kahoot!, Office 365 on each laptop as well.

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Our goal is to help our community as much as possible. We encourage our students to do a certain amount of community service hours throughout their time here. During holidays we encourage students/ families to come to the high school and volunteer, by passing out food and clothes to our community and students who are less fortunate. On Earth day our whole school goes around the school, community and beaches and picks up trash to help make our city/area a cleaner place. Two times a week we host events for the community/students that need employment( in our entrepreneurship building), by helping with resumes and whatever we can possibility provide. We hire a few hair dressers/barbers (in our cosmetology building), if the community/students can't afford to get their hair done for employement. Our future goal is to raise money to buy a trailer/ bus and convert it into a mobile shower unit ( run by the staff/students) so homeless people have access to showers.

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I chose to make Arete Career and Tech School as my ideal school due to my passions and interest in having multiple skills in life. I went to a high school that influenced my ideal school, due to the opportunities they wanted us to have. I was grateful that I was able to have so many learning opportunities and had an amazing support system. I think every school should have real world learning to help them become prepared for life, careers and make them responsible individuals. Students should be engaged/ interested in their academic journey. By making learning challenging, fun, interactive and something they want to learn about. We all are different and learn differently. During this course it has helped me figure out what direction I want to pursue. My passion/ goal is to want to help students/kids with their stresses, issues, behaviors, disorders that affect them and their families. This course has been fun and given me opportunities to hear from educators, advocates and peers. They have been very educational/ inspiring throughout this course as well. I think my job as a RBT has helped guide me in the path I want to follow, its given me opportunities to work with disabilities, behavioral issues and schools. This course just furthered my passions and helped my career path more clear.

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