Transcript JumpStart - Neptune Township School District

JumpStart
Academies
@NEPTUNE HIGH SCHOOL
• The Neptune High School JumpStart Academies offer the
prospective students an opportunity to explore academic
and career opportunities while enrolled in the traditional
high school program.
What is JumpStart?
• Students accepted into the JumpStart Academies are
exposed to a unique curriculum that blends a variety of
real-life and academic experiences that engage the
students in specific career paths. Students entering the
program will shadow professionals in a real-world,
authentic setting.
What is JumpStart?
• The JumpStart Academy programs are for credit course
offerings that will require a commitment on behalf of the
students and the students' family. A dress code will be
enforced for all shadowing experiences.
What is JumpStart?
• Attendance at lectures, shadowing experiences, and
seminars is mandatory. Summer, before and after school,
and evening programs are available for students
completing the academy requirements.
What is JumpStart?
• The schedule, while flexible, will require the students to
monitor their progress along with the specific Academy's
coordinator.
What is JumpStart?
• Each Academy has developed partnerships with private,
community, county, and state resources; businesses, and
college/university programs. These resources provide the
real-world settings that make the programs and the
learning experiences authentic.
What is JumpStart?
Communications
students are present
at many School and
Town sponsored
events.
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They are safely in
the action and
not in the stands.
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They conduct
interviews both
inside and
outside of school
to report the
happenings of
our community.
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Cadets in the
JumpStart Education
Academy learn how to
organize classrooms in
preperation for
teaching careers after
college.
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Cadets in the
JumpStart Education
Academy learn how to
lead effective
classrooms in
preparation for
teaching careers after
college.
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JumpStart Medical
Academy was home to
the Mini-Medical
program this semester
at Neptune High
School. Guest
speakers from JSUMC
as well as assemblywoman Casagrande
were involved in many
of the events hosted by
the JS Medical Science
Academy.
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JumpStart Medical
was home to the MiniMedical program this
semester at Neptune
High School. Guest
speakers from JSUMC
as well as assembly
woman Casagrande
were involved in many
of the events hosted by
JS Medical.
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Students in the
JumpStart
Engineering Academy
are participating in a
program hosted by
JSUMC and GE®
where students get
hands on experience at
the professional
research level.
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JumpStart
Environmental Science
Academy students
helped shed insight
into the Shark River
dredging project at a
meeting hosted by the
Neptune Township
Mayor and Senator
Jennifer Beck this past
year.
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The JumpStart
Environmental Science
Academy students
helped Green Grove
Elementary School
students plant orchard
trees as part of the
Green Ribbon Schools
curriculum.
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Actors in the
JumpStart Performing
Arts Academy get
front row seats to
many local theater
events as well as back
stage passes and Q&A
sessions with many of
the actors and
actresses.
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The JumpStart Law &
Criminal Justice
Academy is a rigorous
program for collegebound students who plan
to major in a law career
and benefit from an indepth study of the U.S.
legal system. Academy
students gain firsthand
knowledge and
experience in a variety of
legal and criminal justice
professions.
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Ultimately, the primary
goal of the JumpStart
Law & Criminal Justice
Academy is to enrich and
enhance the students’
learning experience.
Through integrated
academics and hands-on
experience, academy
students get a valuable
head start toward a
rewarding career.
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Are you ready for
JumpStart?