Rising sophomores at Mount Tabor: if you're interested in a career in sports or hospitality, talk to your guidance counselor about signing up for the brand new Academy of Sports Marketing & Hospitality Managment

1. Mount Tabor
Academy of Sports Marketing
& Hospitality Management
Interest Meeting
Mar 2, 2016

2. Vision
The Academy of Sports Marketing &
Hospitality Management will help students
chart career paths in one of the world’s
largest industries, from hotel and event
management to sports and entertainment,
and includes the study of geography,
economics, and world cultures.

3. Our Leadership Team
 Mr. Scott Armstrong, Academy Director & Sports
Marketing Teacher
 Mr. Bill Dinkins, Social Studies Teacher
 Ms. Laurie Schaefer, English Teacher
 Mrs. Colleen Santos-Roberts, Guidance Counselor

4. What is the Academy?
Part of NAF (www.naf.org)
2nd Academy of Hospitality & Tourism in
Forsyth County (Carver)
7 Academies in North Carolina
99 Academies of Hospitality & Tourism in US

5. Why an Academy?
Small, focused learning community (school
within a school)
Career-themed curriculum
Advisory board
Work-based learning

6. Academy Basics
 3 year program for rising sophomores
 Students take Academy/English/Social Studies
classes together
 Internship during summer before 12th grade year
 12th grade: dual enrollment classes at Forsyth Tech
 National certifications throughout the program

7. Academy Basics
Partnerships with local & national
organizations

8. Corporate Engagement

9. How Do Academy Students Benefit?
Curriculum
Learning through project-based
learning
Emphasis on literacy, project
management, leadership, team building
Creativity and innovation encouraged

10. How Do Academy Students Benefit?
Career Preparation
Job Shadowing
Mock Interviews
Resume Writing Workshops

11. How Do Academy Students Benefit?
Certification
NAFTrack Certification
Leads to NAFTrack Certified
Hiring

12. Academy Classes
10th Grade 11th Grade Summer 12th Grade
AOHT I (Principles of
Hospitality & Tourism
and Customer Service)
AOHT II (Hospitality
Marketing and
Geography & World
Cultures)
Paid Internship AOHT III (Sports,
Entertainment and
Event Management &
Sustainable Tourism) or
Dual Enrollment
English for AOHT English for AOHT English for AOHT
Civics & Economics for
AOHT
American History I or
AP/IB
American History II or
AP/IB
Sports Marketing I Sports Marketing II

13. Example Schedule
Mount Tabor
English 2 Std/Hn/Sem
AOHT (w/ integrated lessons
from NAF)
Chemistry HN
Spanish 2/Band 2
A/B Day
Spanish 2/Band 2
A/B Day
Civics & Econ Std/Hn/Sem
AOHT (w/ integrated lessons
from NAF)
CC Math 3 HN
AOHT I (Principles of
Hospitality & Tourism and
Customer Service)
PE 2/ Health
Period
1
2
3
4
1st Semester 2nd Semester

14. Example Schedule
Mount Tabor
Civics & Econ
Std/Hn/Sem
AOHT (w/ integrated
lessons from NAF)
English 2 Std/Hn/Sem
AOHT (w/ integrated
lessons from NAF)
CC Math 2 Health/PE2
French 1/Newspaper
A/B Day
French 1/Newspaper
A/B Day
Biology
AOHT I (Principles of
Hospitality & Tourism and
Customer Service)
Period
1
2
3
4
1st Semester 2nd Semester

15. Benefits of Summer Internship
Use the skills and information learned in classes
Learn the importance of good attendance,
punctuality, and efficiently
Apply skills learned in classes to REAL LIFE
Earn money AND get course credit
Gain references for college applications
Make contacts for future jobs!

16. Application Process
Students complete and submit
applications online. Applications due
by March 24
Students will then be notified by early
April of their acceptance
Students register for the appropriate
academy classes

17. Thank you for attending!
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