The Academies of Nashville Blog

Representative Brenda Gilmore of the Tennessee House of Representatives was honored at the 2012 Academies of Nashville Awards on May 14, 2012 with the Chamber’s Choice Award. The Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce recognized Representative Gilmore for her legislative support of flexibility and modernization of Career and Technical Education (CTE). Brenda Gilmore was the House sponsor [...]

Junior Achievement helps connect MNPS high school students in the Academies of Nashville with real-world learning opportunities at local businesses in Nashville. These hands-on experiences working alongside local professionals provide focus and motivation for our high school students. Samuel N. is a student in Antioch High School‘s Tennessee Credit Union Academy of Business and Finance. He [...]

Job shadowing is a cornerstone of hands-on learning in the Academies of Nashville. Job shadowing helps to connect students and their interests with the business community. Students get the opportunity to learn about professional life in the real world alongside our community partners. Shantel H. is a student in Cane Ridge High School‘s Academy of [...]

On Tuesday, April 24, 2012, students from the Academies of Nashville gathered at Caterpillar Financial‘s headquarters to participate in the Junior Achievement Titan Business Challenge. More than 60 students in 21 teams from eight area high schools put their business savvy and skills to the test in a fast-paced, virtual competition. Students from Antioch, Cane [...]

Chelsea Parker is the Smaller Learning Communities Program Manager at Metro Nashville Public Schools. Her work focuses on building community partnerships for the Academies of Nashville. She also supports professional development for teachers and leads marketing and communications for Academies of Nashville programs and events. Before joining MNPS, Parker was the Director of Business Engagement in Education at [...]

Chelsea Parker is the Smaller Learning Communities Program Manager at Metro Nashville Public Schools. Her work focuses on building community partnerships for the Academies of Nashville. She also supports professional development for teachers and leads marketing and communications for Academies of Nashville programs and events. Before joining MNPS, Parker was the Director of Business Engagement in Education at [...]

Nashville Mayor Karl Dean, school board representative Anna Shepherd, and Director of Schools Dr. Jesse Register announced a new partnership between Country Music Television and McGavock High School this morning. CMT has agreed to sponsor the newly-named CMT Academy of Digital Design and Communications. Over the past few years, CMT has invested significant time, talent, [...]

The Academies of Nashville are committed to providing students with meaningful, hands-on learning in context. Inquiry-based teaching and project-based learning are key components of the Academies’ goal of teaching students how to think critically and creatively to solve problems in the classroom and the real world. In order to bring these ideas to MNPS classrooms, [...]

Jay Steele is the associate superintendent of high schools for Metro Nashville Public Schools. He has played an instrumental role in the district-wide implementation of the Academies of Nashville program. In this post, he shares his insight and knowledge about the pedagogical research that supports inquiry-based learning, which is a cornerstone of the Academies of [...]

Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) is an organization that gives students opportunities to broaden their knowledge of healthcare professions. Bhakti P. and Akshita P., students in the Academy of Health Science and Law at McGavock High School, took steps to compete at the regional HOSA competition held at Middle Tennessee State University on February 3, 2012. When the teacher in [...]