Hawthorne Academy of Health
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Hawthorne Academy of Health Sciences
Welcome
Hawthorne Academy of Health Sciences
What’s New at
Hawthorne?
Hawthorne Academy of Health Sciences
Hawthorne Academy of Health Sciences
Hawthorne Academy of Health Sciences
Hawthorne Academy of Health Sciences
Academic Career
and Development
Hawthorne Academy of Health Sciences
 Academy Coordinator
Joseph Payne, RN
 Business Partnerships
 Advisory Board
 Work-Base Learning
 NAF
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 A career-themed program dedicated
to COLLEGE and CAREER
readiness
 Bureau of Labor Statistics project healthcare
occupations to grow 34.5% by 2020, the second
most of any industry
 Strong core academic classes every semester
 College ready
 Career-themed class at each level
 Engaged students, workplace ready
 Work-based learning opportunities continuum
 Acquisition of soft skills, focused career plan
 Certifications
 Entry level job preparedness
 Foundational and Interpersonal Skills (embedded throughout)
 Career Awareness
 Career Exploration
 Site Visits
 Job Shadowing
 Academic Internships
 Compensated Internships or Service Experience
 Based on individual student goals, training
culminating in an industry-specific certificate may
be offered or strongly encouraged based on age
and entrance requirements.
 Nurse Aide
 Phlebotomy
 EMT
 Pharmacy Tech
Hawthorne Academy of Health Sciences
Career Development Coordinator
DION DUKE, MS
Career Interest Surveys
Coordinate Work-Base Learning
Assist with life after Hawthorne
Hawthorne Academy of Health Sciences
 Specialized curriculum for Health and Life Science
 Small Class sizes
 Offer 28 credits and professional certifications in Health
Care or College Transfer courses through a partnership with
Central Piedmont Community College.
 AP Certified Staff
Hawthorne Academy of Health Sciences
 Partnership with Carolinas Health Care System providing
internships, shadowing, mentoring by Health Professionals.
 Partnership with National Academy Foundation (NAF):
addresses the critical achievement gap in STEMS fields by
developing a pipeline of students prepared to pursue health
related degrees and professions in on of the fastest growing
sectors of the economy.
 Partnership with North Carolina New Schools (NCNS)
whose goal is to “Engage all students with powerful
approaches to teaching and learning and graduate all students
ready for college, careers and life.
Hawthorne Academy of Health Sciences
 Partnership with Project Lead the Way (PLTW): the leading
provider of rigorous and innovative Science, Technology,
Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education curriculum
programs used in middle and high school across the US.
Hawthorne Academy of Health Sciences
 Students can participate in several Enrichment Activities
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Annual Brody School of Medicine Premedical
Conference
Health Career Symposiums offered at Universities
Health Professional Speakers monthly
Questions?
 Joseph Payne, RN
josephc.payne@cms.k12.nc.us
Dion Duke, MS
diong.duke@cms.k12.nc.us
Field Trips
Spain – March 2015
Art Science Council (ASC)
Area Health Education
Council (AHEC)
STEM DAY – UNC-C
Curriculum Night Schedule
Classroom Rotations
 1st Block 6:05pm- 6:15pm
 2nd Block 6:20pm-6:30pm
 3rd Block 6:35pm-6:45pm
 4th Block 6:50pm-7:00pm
Drop In (Computer Lab) Parent Login
Information
 PowerSchool Hub 5:45pm-7:30pm