Ninth and Tenth Grade Advisory classes are designed to help incoming Academy students make a smooth transition from Middle School by developing strategies and attitudes needed to achieve their personal and academic goals. The three major components for Academic Advisory include:
Academic Development provides students with the necessary skills for academic achievement in the Academy. Through Advisory, students become familiar with the Academy class credit system and learn how to build a strong College Preparatory Program that will lead to the “Best Fit” for college/university admission. The Advisory lessons also help students develop a growth mindset aimed at setting and successfully achieving academic goals.
Each student will enroll in the ACT Career Discover Program, a software program that engages students in career exploration activities aimed at identifying their aptitudes, interests, and work values. As students begin to develop an awareness for the World-Of-Work, they will also understand the value of making meaningful academic choices that will lead to important college and career goals by answering the question: Who am I and what do I want to do in the future?
The activities in Personal/Social Development allow students to gain a better understanding of their self-concept as they increase their social and emotional competencies necessary for healthy and functional living. Skills and attitudes associated with personal and social competencies also include: awareness of self and others, positive attitudes and values, responsible decision making, interpersonal skills, self management skills, ethics and a commitment to civic responsibility. Through these activities students develop responsible decision making and acquire the commitment to civic responsibility.