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 | Links
- 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.
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
Profile of AOH&T Growth in Seattle
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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
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
- 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
- National Academy Foundation - Academy of Hospitality and Tourism*
- Ingraham High School
- Sealth High School
*This link is to a web site hosted outside of www.seattleschools.org and is not maintained or endorsed by SPS.