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The Academy
of Hospitality and Tourism
at Sealth and Ingraham High Schools
Goals of the Academy | Unique Experiences for the Student | Profile of AOH&T Growth in Seattle | The Classes | Special
Program Features | Scholarships |
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Goals of the Academy
- To increase
student’s knowledge and appreciation of travel, tourism, and
hospitality and to have students understand the interrelationship
between the economic system and these fields.
- To make
students aware of the career opportunities and to provide skills
necessary to work in the travel, tourism and hospitality
industry.
- To provide
on-the-job training to help students apply and extend what they
have learned in class.
- To provide
teachers with seminars and on-the-job training to increase and
update their knowledge about travel, tourism and hospitality.
- To engage the
expertise of qualified people familiar with the industry to assist
with the development and evaluation of programs supportive of
industry needs.
- To develop a
group of qualified people to lead and participate in the
industry’s promising future.
- To raise funds to support a
financially related program in the public schools.
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Unique Experiences for the
Student
- Participation
in travel and tourism courses only available to Academy of Travel
& Tourism member schools.
- Preparation of
resumes.
- Job interview
experience.
- Six week paid
summer internship (Students must apply and be interviewed for
internships.)
- On-the-job
training.
- College
experience
- Field Trips to
industry specific businesses for travel, tourism and
hospitality.
- Seminars and
guest speakers to discuss specialized topics in the field.
- Annual Career
Awareness Event
- Senior
Exchange Trip – financed through student fund raising for
qualified Seniors
- Special
graduation ceremony
- Access to scholarship funds
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Profile of AOH&T Growth in
Seattle
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The Classes
Click here for the course
descriptions
9th Grade Pre-requisites
- Strategies for Success
- Business
Computer Applications/Digitools
10th Grade
- Intro to Hospitality &
Tourism
- English for AOHT
- Geography for
AOHT
11th Grade
- English for AOHT
- Hospitality Module
- System
Applications
Paid Hospitaility & Tourism Internship
Perferably between 11th and 12th Grade
12th Grade
- Business for Hospitality &
Tourism
- Sports, Entertainment & Event
Management (optional)
- Economics for
AOHT
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Special Program Features
Career Conferences / Awareness Events
- March,
1998 - “Entrepreneurship in the 21st Century”
- March,
1999 - “Moving Beyond 2000”
- March,
2000 - “A World of Opportunity”
- March,
2001 - “The Future is Yours”
- May,
2002 - “Focus on the Industry - Waterfront
Tourism”
- May,
2003 - “Viewing the industry from the Consumer
Perspective"
- March,
2004 - “Focus on the diverse career as a
Concierge”
- March,
2005 - “Event Economics: Can Money Really Grow On
Trees?”
- May, 2006 - “Career
Preparation & Focus”
Student Exchange
- April,
2000 - New York City
- April, 2002 -
Hawaii; Coastline Cruise Holland America (Seattle, San Francisco,
Vancouver, BC)
- April,
2003- New York City
- May,
2004 - Hawaii; Coastline Cruise Holland America (Seattle, San
Francisco, Vancouver, BC)
- May,
2005 - Hawaii
- April, 2006 - New York
City
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Scholarships
- 2001-03 - 1 $1,000
Scholarship awarded yearly
- 2004 - 2 scholarships:
$4,000 Scholarship awarded for tuition costs; $1,000 Scholarship
awarded for textbooks
- 2005: 2 scholarships:
$4,000 Scholarship awarded for tuition costs; $1,000 Scholarship
awarded for textbooks from NMA Port of Seattle donation
- 2006 3
scholarships: $4,000 Scholarship awarded for tuition; $1,000
Scholarship awarded for textbooks from NMA Port of Seattle
donation; $ 500 Scholarship awarded for tuition
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Links
*This link is to a web site hosted outside
of www.seattleschools.org and is not maintained or endorsed by
SPS.
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