Why Choose Occupational Ed Classes | Business Education | Project Lead the Way | Occupational Ed Classes at New Hartford
Why Choose Occupational Ed Classes?
What Business Education can do for our high school students
Business Education courses are a perfect complement to any academic program. New Hartford offers the following Business Education classes: Accounting, Web Design, Computer Applications, and Business Law.
Expand educational options
Business education courses add new dimensions to learning – hands on in addition to eyes on. A business course relates academic courses to the real world and shows how reading and math can be applied in “real world” situations.
College and job prep
Colleges show a major with a high undergraduate enrollment is business administration/management. Students will be ready for this program with a solid high school business education program.
Develop life skills
Business education courses help students develop skills and knowledge in personal finance, business concepts, and computer skills. This information will be applied throughout their lives in important decisions related to mortgage and rental agreements, car loans, insurance decisions, tax regulations, banking, and finance.
Pretest career interests
Business education courses offer a wide variety of programs for students to explore career interests.
Acquire lifelong skills
Self-confidence, Self-awareness, good work habits, problem solving, critical thinking, reliability, teamwork, and leadership are learned in Business Education classes.
A path to success
Business Ed prepares students for a wide range of careers in the 21st century. It can prepare students for college, for the workplace, and more importantly, for their future.
What Project Lead the Way (PLTW) can do for our high school students
Educational options
Project Lead the Way (PLTW) is more than just science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. It is about learning real skills, solving real problems, and making real discoveries about the world.
College and job prep
PLTW programs offer students an array of advantages, from career readiness, and hands-on experience to college preparatory level classes, labs, and creative exercises. College credit can be earned by passing PLTW classes.
Develop life skills
PLTW classes are hands-on, based in real world experience and fun for students.
Setting the highest standards for rigorous, focused, and engaging study, and developing students’ innovative, collaborative, cooperative, and problem- solving skills.
Pretest career interests
You work hands on with technology. You’ll build contraptions, learn about drafting and graphic design on the computer, use real lab equipment, and have fun while you’re doing it.
Acquires lifelong skills
PLTW instills confidence, stresses the importance of self-discovery, encourages innovative problem solving, and critical thinking, teaches team building, and rewards creativity.
A path to success
PLTW prepares students to be the most innovative and productive leaders in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics and to make meaningful, pioneering contributions to our world.
PLTW education at NHCS
A PLTW class is the first step on your life’s journey of imagination, innovation and discovery. New Hartford offers the following PLTW classes: Gateway, DDP, Computer Science, CIMS, Digital Electronics. POE, and EDD.
Occupational Ed Classes at New Hartford
New Hartford CSD offers many options for occupational education.
View the list of Business, PLTW, and Technology Department courses.
Project Lead the Way (PLTW)
Project Lead The Way (PLTW) is a rigorous and innovative Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education program that is used in middle and high schools across the U.S.
Business/Computer Education
Business/Computer education plays a prominent role in preparing students to become responsible citizens, capable of making the economic decisions that will benefit their personal and professional lives in an increasing international marketplace. In addition, these standards provide a solid educational foundation for students who want to successfully complete college programs in various business disciplines.
Why Study? PLTW Business/Computer Education
This program of study offers a wide variety of courses for students to explore career interests. It is about learning real skills, solving real problems, and prepares students for college, for the workplace, and more importantly for their future. These courses are a perfect compliment to any academic program.