NAF In The News
At Pathways To Technology Magnet School, Students To Develop Mobile Apps
Got an app for that?
In Windsor, the answer at Pathways to Technology Magnet High School is: We're working on it.
The global tech firm Lenovo has donated 30 ThinkPad tablets and six desktop computers for a new class this semester in which students will develop Android-based mobile applications. >
Tour for Diversity in Medicine, Aetna Foundation Launch Bus Tour to Attract ... - MarketWatch (press release)
HARTFORD, Conn., Jan 27, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Tour for Diversity in Medicine, a new initiative from several young Boston- and Chicago-based physicians, has revved up for its inaugural bus tour in February to take 11 doctors, dentists and medical school students from minority populations to five historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in the South to offer a full day of premedical enrichment activities to the schools' students.
School credit unions offer practical, real-life lessons - Orlando Sentinel
With her pre-calculus textbook on the counter, 16-year-old Maggie Brown processed a deposit, helped a student open a new account and answered questions from a prospective customer. Then, as the lunch bell rang and the credit union cleared out, she counted the stack of bills in her drawer.
Boone High in Orange County is the second school in the county and the fourth in the region to open a student-run credit union. As a student in the school's Academy of Finance, Maggie is getting a chance to be a teller at an age when few available jobs offer so much responsibility. >
Lenovo, MIT to Launch App Programming Class - U.S. News & World Report (blog)
Lenovo, MIT to Launch App Programming Class U.S. News & World Report (blog) >
RBR Academy Internship Programs Thrive through Business Community Partnerships - Atlantic Highlands Herald
Little Silver, NJ - Red Bank Regional High School (RBR) operates four-year, state-approved vocational programs to prepare students for college study and careers in engineering, finance, and informational technology, all areas very key to our national growth and prosperity. These programs function as smaller learning communities within the high school and were created in affiliation with national organizations including The National Academy Foundation. The programs are also advised by a board of local community business professionals. >
Specialty Schools - Alaskan Airlines Magazine
The National Academy Foundation was recently featured in an article about high-school programs supported by businesses and communities which prepare students for college and career.
Read the virtual copy of the magazine here. The article starts on page 48. >
Tomorrow’s Workforce: What Students Need - EducationWorld
Young people in school today will be joining the workforce tomorrow. But are they being prepared for success in the 21st Century work environment? Education World asked experts to weigh in and identify the most important skills that students will need.
Here’s what we learned.
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Conference encourages girls to pursue technology careers - Shore News Today
Shore News Today HAMILTON TOWNSHIP – Atlantic County Institute of Technology joined forces with Verizon and the National Academy Foundation during a teleconference Dec. 6 to encourage female students to pursue careers in engineering, technology and sciences. ... >
Finding Success Through a Middle Ground -- Black Enterprise
In solving our school crisis, opening more charter schools is on one end of the spectrum while improving traditional public schools can be found on the other. National Academy Foundation schools such as High School Inc. >
Florida Students Earn More Than High School Diplomas -- U.S. News & World Report
Featured Event
Groundhog Job Shadow
Feb 02, 2012 (All day)
Each February, NAF participates in National Groundhog Job Shadow Day (NGJSD), a national campaign that gives young people a new perspective on their studies through hands-on learning and a one-day mentoring experience. >
Students are paired with a mentor who they will "shadow" throughout the day to experience how the skills they learn in the classroom can be applied to the real world. This event also provides an opportunity to introduce future employees to the vast array of careers available as well as supporting community efforts. >