SFUSD's College, Career and Technical Education Department prepares students for success in college and/or career by incorporating RIGOR, RELEVANCE and RELATIONSHIPS throughout the continuum of their education.
RIGOR-Academy structured pathways with industry vetted curriculum
RELEVANCE-Several work-based learning opportunities for students to show them a reason to be learning
RELATIONSHIPS-Students pass through several classes together, have several of the same teachers and create relationships with business professionals while participating in their work-based learning opportunities
Galileo shadow student during an executive committee meeting at one of SF's world class hotels.
7/23/2010 The 200 student interns finish their summer internship experience with new lessons and insights into the world of work. Providing students with real-world experiences with business people not only helps them create their life path but also gives them great relatioships to draw on as they move toward college, career or training.
7/11/2010 Academy of Engineering Advisory Board member, Nora TeStruth (McCarthy Building Companies) is one of two business partners honored at the National Academy Foundation's Annual Conference. Nora is one of SFUSD's powerhouse business partners but only one of our many business partners that deserve to be honored on a national level.
6/14/2010 Over 200 juniors going into their senior year start the Summer Internship Program (SIP). The students are placed in IT companies, law firms, financial institutions, city departments, school district departments, engineering and construction firms, hotels and SF attractions and even in the Board of Supervisor and Assemblymember offices. As part of their summer internship students report to classrooms two days a week for their summer seminar portion of the internship where they receive school credit for reflecting with peers and building their professional skills. This year, SFUSD partnered with the Pearson Foundation to pilot a private social network site where students are provided prompts and asked to blog about their internship experiences. In addition there are several assignments integrated. The students blog are an exciting way to reach the students on their terms and to capture the authentic internship experience. The students are able to comment on their classmates blogs, the teachers are able to assess their experience and employer hosts are able to view and comment as well.
4/21/2010 15 students from Galileo High School's Academy of Hospitality and Tourism just completed a six week job shadowing program, where they reported to hotels and events centers for an hour and a half each week for six weeks. These students were part of CTE's pilot of a new program called the Extended Job Shadowing Program. Shadow hosts were the Chancellor Hotel, Intercontinental Mark Hopkins, Sheraton Fisherman's Wharf, Holiday Inn Golden Gateway, Hilton-Union Square, Hotel Nikko, Hyatt at Fisherman's Wharf, Grand Hyatt, Handlery Union Square, The Moscone Centerand 1 Fort Mason.
3/26/2010 Nearly 100 students from Burton and Washington's Academy of Engineering attended the first annual "Sustainable Construction Day" developed and planned by business partners at McCarthy, Swinerton and Flack and Kurtz, all members of our Academy of Engineering Advisory Board. The planning committee not only devoted countless hours to planning but also recruited over 15 experts from 11 different companies to present and interact with students. Stay tuned for pictures and video from the amazing day.
3/15/2010 The summer Roadshow application is still available through download on our new downloads & Media tab which can be accessed HERE
2/8/2010 The application for the 2010 Student Summer Internship Application is now available. Click HERE to complete and submit it!
2/4/2010 The application for the 2010 Business Summer Internship Application (for hosts) is now available. Click HERE to complete and submit it! If your organization does not have the capacity to host a student over the summer, sponsorship opportunities are avaiable.
