Atlantic Community High School is proud to offer a variety of career-related studies

CP students have 9 to choose from and each one follows their own unique pathway to career certifications

CP ADVICE FOR LEARNERS

- CONCURRENCY OF LEARNING IS AN ANCHORING PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION. A MODEL PPS CORE WILL ACTIVATE CONSTRUCTS AND CONCEPTS THAT ARE ALSO BEING EXPLORED IN THE OTHER ACADEMIC COURSES BEING PURSUED AT SCHOOL. THIS WILL ACCELERATE GROWTH AND ACTIVATE MINDSETS.

- REFLECTION AND REFLECTIVE PRACTICE CAN BE A VAGUE EXERCISE TO COMPREHEND. MAKE IT WORK FOR YOU! THERE IS A PLETHORA OF WAYS TO REFLECT. DISCOVER WHAT STYLE, CONDITIONS AND MEDIA SPEAK MOST CONCISELY AND SUBSTANTIVELY FOR YOU AND PRACTICE THEM.

- ACADEMIC HONESTY IS A CORNERSTONE OF LEGITIMATE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION. DO CHALLENGE YOURSELF TO EXAMINE THE SCOPE AND BREADTH OF WHAT ACADEMIC HONESTY MEANS IN THIS DIGITALLY-FULL AND INFORMATION-WOVEN WORLD.

- BE PROACTIVE IN HONING INTERNAL SKILLS; FOCUS AND WORK WITH PURPOSE. TAKE TIME TO LEARN THE VARIOUS MODELS OF MINDFULNESS; TAKE EVEN MORE TIME TO MAKE MINDFULNESS A HABIT OF THE MIND, A HABIT OF THE HEART.

- COLLABORATION, TEAMWORK AND GROUP PROCESS IS THE 'STUFF' OF FULLY FUNCTIONING ENVIRONMENTS. UTILIZE THSE OPPORTUNITIES. DO CALL ON SCHOOL COLLEAGUES, FAMILIAR AND NEWLY INFORMED, TO FORM A SUPPORTIVE, CHALLENGING, AND EFFECTIVE NETWORK.

- APPROACHES TO TEACHING ARE EMPHASIZED THROUGHOUT THE TEXT. BUT DO CHALLENGE YOURSELF TO UNDERSTAND HOW PAST TEACHING PRINCIPLES HAVE EITHER HINDERED OR HELPED YOUR SELF PERCEPTIONS AND SKILL INVENTORIES.

- ESSENTIAL WRITING AND RESEARCH SKILLS ARE AN IMPORTANT FOUNDATION FOR ANY LEARNING; MASTER THEM AND SHARPEN THEM EARLY IN THIS COURSE.

- ALLOW YOURSELVES TO DIVE INTO THE REALM OF CAREER STUDIES. WHAT IS IT? WHAT HAS IT BEEN? WHAT WILL IT BECOME? USE YOUR CURRENT CAREER STUDIES AND PROFESSIONAL ASPIRATIONS AS THE MOTIVATION FOR INTERNSHIPS AND AFTER-SCHOOL JOBS, IN ORDER TO GAIN VALUABLE KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE.

- APPROACHES TO LEARNING ARE ALSO DELVED INTO HERE. HOW DO YOU ACCENTUATE YOUR STRONG SKILLS, WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY RECOGNIZING AND IMPROVING THOSE THAT ARE NOT SO STRONG? HOLISTIC DEVELOPMENT IS A BEAUTIFUL THING.

- BUILD THE COURSE TOGETHER WITH YOUR CLASSMATES. THE READINGS AND VIDEOS ARE BUT EXAMPLES. FIND NEW ONES, BETTER ONES, ONES THAT SPEAK MORE CLEARLY TO YOU.

CONSIDERATIONS

HOW CAN THE COURSE SERVCE AS A 'HUB', A LABORATORY OR A SAFE SPACE TO CONDUCT ONGOING INVESTIGATIONS? WHAT ROOM MODIFICATIONS, TIME CHANGES OR SPACE CHANGES WILL ACCOMPLISH THIS? ASK THIS REGULARLY.

PROGRESS MONITORING IS AN IMPORTANT FORMATIVE STEP. WHAT SCHEDULES AND REQUIREMENTS CAN BE CREATED SO THAT YOU ARE COMFORTABLE REPORTING ALONE OR WITHIN SMALL GROUPS?

ALMOST EVERY TASK AND ACTIVITY CAN BE ENHANCED BY DISCOVERING HOW THE COMMUNITY CAN BE EMPLOYED. THIS WILL ASLO SPEAK TO INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY, AND INVITE A WEALTH OF OPEN-MINDEDNESS.

THE PROGRESSION OF THE TEXT IS ARRANGED SO THE STAGES OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT COINCIDE WITH IB CAREER-RELATED REQUIREMENTS. SOME PRACTICES WILL BE LOW-RISK, SOME HIGH-RISK, AND THESE MIGHT DIFFER FROM LEARNER TO LEARNER. BE CONSCIOUS AND RESPECTFUL.

DESIGN, RECORD, FILM OR WRITE. BE CREATIVE, IMAGINATIVE AND AUTHENTIC IN THE MODES OF EXPRESSION YOU CHOOSE.

HOW CAN DISCUSSION AND WORK ON THE LANGUAGE PORTFOLIO AND SERVICE REQUIREMENTS BE WEAVED THROUGHOUT THE THEMES OF THIS COURSE.

WHAT IS CAREER RELATED? HOW DO WE DISCOVER THE ELEMENTS OF WHAT IT MEANS AND WHAT IT CAN BECOME? THINKING, DOING, AND REFLECTING ARE THE VITAL SIGNS OF ACADEMIC GROWTH, BUT ONLY IF THEY ARE INTERMINGLED WITH SUCCESS AND JOY!

IN SHORT, HAVE FUN!