This document provides information about the Academy for Hospitality and Travel Tourism program at Felix Varela Senior High School. The program aims to create a dynamic learning environment that prepares 200+ students for careers in hospitality through courses in fine arts, food safety, event planning and more. Students gain experience through internships and have high employment rates, with 89.3% finding jobs within a year of graduation. The program connects classroom learning to real world opportunities in Miami's tourism industry. Student testimonials praise the program for helping them build confidence and understanding of hospitality careers.
Frank F. Britt, CEO Penn Foster, addresses the nation's mega trends that is changing the face of education as we know it at the 2013 ASU/GSV Summit in Scottsdale, AZ.
Today these schools have caught the attention of the world. We have attempted to feature few of these eminent schools in the latest edition of our magazine The Knowledge Review - Remarkable International Schools in UAE.
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Dan Blake
Career Development Specialist
Sonoma County Office of Education
Santa Rosa, CA
This presentation will provide multiple examples of ways to infuse career awareness and exploration into existing middle school structures. The Sonoma County Career Development Specialist will share program goals and standards, program planning and implementation procedures, program structure, and effective activities and curricular materials. Useful handouts will be provided.
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Frank F. Britt, CEO Penn Foster, addresses the nation's mega trends that is changing the face of education as we know it at the 2013 ASU/GSV Summit in Scottsdale, AZ.
Today these schools have caught the attention of the world. We have attempted to feature few of these eminent schools in the latest edition of our magazine The Knowledge Review - Remarkable International Schools in UAE.
Hope this edition throws some insights on international schools in UAE. Have an interesting read about the schools featured, the CXO standpoint from industry experts and articles curated by our inhouse editorial team.
Happy reading!
Dan Blake
Career Development Specialist
Sonoma County Office of Education
Santa Rosa, CA
This presentation will provide multiple examples of ways to infuse career awareness and exploration into existing middle school structures. The Sonoma County Career Development Specialist will share program goals and standards, program planning and implementation procedures, program structure, and effective activities and curricular materials. Useful handouts will be provided.
In the exclusive edition, The Most Admirable School of Middle East in 2023, The Knowledge Review magazine gladly features Al-Wadi International School spearheaded by its Principal Mrs Horreya Lamloum, has been a testimony of growth in 25 years.
2. NAF: National Academy
Foundation
NAF brings together education,
business, and community.
Our goal is to create a dynamic
and professional environment.
At the enrollment of 200
students the Felix Varela
Tourism & Hospitality program
can become officially partnered.
3. What Our Students Learn:
Fine Arts production and endorsement
Wage and employee relations
Food Safety and preparation
Marketing & advertising
Event planning
Construction
4. Employment Rates
The Port of Miami Tunnel project alone
will provide over 170,000 jobs with $6.4
billion in wages and $17 billion in
economic output.
89.3% of Hospitality Majors
find employment within one
year of graduation.
Fun Fact: Port of Miami is the number one
cruise port in the world.
Fun Fact : Among U.S. airports,
MIA handles the most cargo and
the second-highest number of
international passengers.
5. Where T&T Students are Going
Over 125 students enrolled.
98% of seniors in this academy graduate
(Nationally)
Eleven students this year received paid
internships
100% of top-twenty ranked schools offer
hospitality majors, including: Cornell University,
Virginia Tech, and Pennsylvania State.
6. Thoughts on the program.
Our program dedicates the highest
quality for serving people and
giving the what the client wants,
nothing is impossible in travel
tourism.
- Paola Giraldo
Class of 2016
The Felix Varela Senior High
Academy for Travel Tourism gave
me the opportunity to excel and
further my understanding on this
side of business. I am going to
major in this field.
- Matthew Mendez
Class of 2017
Students have always
struggled to connect
what they learn in school
to the wider world: this
program creates a bridge
between these worlds
which seem so far apart.
-Griffin Baker-Royo
Class of 2016
As a junior I can honestly say this
program helped me build confidence ,
and gave me real life experience in
this major field.
-Valerie Sanchez
Class of 2017
7. Field Trips Visited
Biltmore
Ritz Carlton
Hyatt – Gables
Miami Seaquarium
Zoo Miami
Miami Dade College – Book Fair
Disney Magic Kingdom