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Applied Career Capstone for Emerging Leaders (ACCEL) Academies
Professional Experienced-Based Learning & Career-Focused Skill Development
ACCEL Academies serve as an internship based experience to help students learn the skills and knowledge needed within each Career Cluster. ACCEL Students will have professional learning experiences that are directly related to Career Clusters within that academy field. Students will work both in the classroom and off campus with business partners on professional (real) projects.
ACCEL academies are experiential (experience-based) learning environments. They include a cluster of complementary courses that represent the collaboration of education, business and community. In ACCEL academies, students participate in a unique, immersive experience to become skilled, adaptable, global innovators and leaders.
When a student selects an academy they are selecting two (2) credits of aligned coursework that will be scheduled together. Below are the three different academy options offered for the 2023-2024 school year. This program is offered to juniors and seniors.
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Course # Title Grades Prerequisites Length of Course/ Credits Earned Career Cluster
9111 GFS 9112 GFS
9113 BSA (Juniors) 9114 BSA (Juniors) 9115 BSA (Seniors) 9116 BSA (Seniors) 9109 MA (Juniors) 9110 MA (Juniors) 9111 MA (Seniors) 9112 MA (Seniors) Global Food and Sustainability Academy 11-12 None Year / 2.0
Business Leadership Academy 11-12 None Year / 2.0
Sports, Entertainment and Tourism: Marketing Academy 11-12 Marketing Principles Year / 2.0 Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources
Business Management and Administration & Distribution and Logistics
Marketing & Hospitality & Tourism
Courses
1.0 credit - AP Environmental Science (ecology or life science credit) 1.0 credit - Global Food and Sustainability (elective credit) 2.0 Total Credits (See below for all course descriptions)
Global Food & Sustainability Academy
Career Cluster
Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources
• Agribusiness Systems • Animal Systems • Environmental Service Systems • Food Products and Processing Systems • Natural Resources Systems • Plant Systems • Power, Structural and Technical Systems
Global Food and Sustainability is a 2-credit academy course which allows students to earn simultaneous credit for Agriculture and AP Environmental Science.
How do we feed 8 billion people in a technologically, environmentally, and ethically appropriate manner? What impact will our decisions have on the planet and other species?
This course will help students understand that • Personal food production and consumption impact the world in a myriad of ways. • Human survival depends on developing practices that will achieve sustainable systems. • A suitable combination of conservation and development is required. • The management of sustainable resources is essential. • Understanding the role of science, cultural, social, and economic factors is vital to the development of solutions.
This is a team-taught, project/problem-based course that asks students to propose and evaluate solutions to local, regional, and global problems associated with the production and consumption of food. Students will learn interdisciplinary approaches to understanding and analyzing solutions to the various problems that arise from the global production of food and will use these skills across the two content areas. They will develop skills and attitudes that promote critical thinking, creativity, and innovation and see how their own personal choices affect the world around them by engaging in relevant curriculum and forming connections with their local community.
The Advanced Placement Environmental Science component of the academy provides students with a learning experience equivalent to that obtained in typical college introductory courses in environmental science, while fostering a rounded approach that supports Agricultural Education with a strong focus on project/problem-based learning and literacy development. This approach yields a holistic understanding of AP Environmental Science concepts and utilizes best practices, framing learning experiences in real-world applications as they relate to Global Food and Sustainability. This course prepares students for the National Advanced Placement Exams in May, and with satisfactory results, students may earn college credits.
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Courses
1.0 credit - Business Fundamentals (project based) 1.0 credit - English 11 or 12 2.0 Total Credits (See below for all course descriptions)
Business Leadership Academy
Career Clusters
Business Management and Administration
• Administrative Support • Business Information Management • General Management • Human Resources Management • Operations Management
Business Management and Administration
• Sales and Service • Logistics Planning and Management Services • Warehousing and Distribution Center Operations • In the Business Leadership Academy, students work as consultants for businesses on partner-driven projects, researching and solving business problems on an internship level. Through authentic experiential learning, students learn fundamental concepts of business and the effective skills and standards for jobs within the career fields.
Students in the GBA have worked on multi-billion dollar projects, instituted corporate website changes, worked on a national campaign including influencer marketing, helped local small businesses with problems and growth; All while developing the leadership and networking skills to grow their resume and professional networks.
Throughout the Business Leadership Academy projects, students will engage with reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills essential to the professional world. Meeting the same standards as junior/senior English classes, students will analyze markets, develop business ideas, and present convincing proposals. They will learn how to conduct efficient and effective research, how to answer real-world questions, and how to present information to different types of audiences and to use different presentation modes.
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1.0 credit - Sports & Entertainment Marketing, Hospitality & Tourism Marketing (project based) 1.0 credit - English 11 or 12 2.0 Total Credits (See below for all course descriptions)
Career Clusters
Marketing
• Marketing Communications • Marketing Management • Marketing Research • Merchandising • Professional Sales
Hospitality and Tourism
• Lodging • Recreation, Amusements and Attractions • Travel and Tourism
In Sports, Entertainment and Tourism: Marketing Academy students will have hands-on experiences working with local businesses and programs at the high school, college, and professional levels. Students learn about the latest marketing trends, techniques and technologies used by professionals today and develop the innovative thinking and communication skills needed for these career fields.
Students will learn about the management of sports and entertainment venues, develop promotional plans, discover how endorsement deals work, create fan in-game experiences, and so much more! Additionally, students will have the opportunity to manage the video board at Ashley Field at Bank of Sun Prairie Stadium. Tourism Marketing management will allow students an opportunity to explore this fast paced service industry that generates over $1 trillion dollars in economic activity! In this project based curriculum, students will develop customer service and professional selling skills.
Within this course, students engage with reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills essential to the professional world. Meeting the same standards as junior/senior English classes, students will analyze markets, develop business ideas, and present convincing proposals. They will learn how to conduct efficient and effective research, how to answer real-world questions, and how to present information to different types of audiences and to use different presentation modes.
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