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Frequently Asked Questions
Academy coaches, teachers, and administrators answer the most frequent questions posed by students and parents.
Dual credit and dual enrollment opportunities in computers and technology
1 year ago
By participating in the dual credit and dual enrollment program, students in the Academies of Nashville can take college-level courses and earn credits while still in high school. Through strategic partnerships, the Academies of Nashville offer a wide range of opportunities to earn credit for [...]
College preparation for our students through community engagement
1 year ago
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 [...]
Dual credit and dual enrollment opportunities in health science
1 year ago
By participating in the dual credit and dual enrollment program, students in the Academies of Nashville can take college-level courses and earn credits while still in high school. Through strategic partnerships, the Academies of Nashville offer a wide range of opportunities to earn credit for [...]
Academies of Nashville structure supports college preparation
1 year ago
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 [...]
Dual credit and dual enrollment opportunities in criminal justice
1 year ago
By participating in the dual credit and dual enrollment program, students in the Academies of Nashville can take college-level courses and earn credits while still in high school. Through strategic partnerships, the Academies of Nashville offer a wide range of opportunities to earn credit for [...]
Dual credit and dual enrollment opportunities in marketing and communications
1 year ago
By participating in the dual credit and dual enrollment program, students in the Academies of Nashville can take college-level courses and earn credits while still in high school. Through strategic partnerships, the Academies of Nashville offer a wide range of opportunities to earn credit for [...]
Teacher Team Externship Program
1 year ago
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 [...]
College preparation and career exploration in the Academies of Nashville
1 year ago
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 [...]
Dual credit and dual enrollment opportunities in business
1 year ago
By participating in the dual credit and dual enrollment program, students in the Academies of Nashville can take college-level courses and earn credits while still in high school. Through strategic partnerships, the Academies of Nashville offer a wide range of opportunities to earn credit for [...]
What is dual enrollment and what are its benefits?
1 year ago
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Dual enrollment programs emerge from strategic partnerships between high schools and institutions of higher learning. Dual enrollment allows students to take college-level courses and earn college credits while they are still in high school. This type of collaboration between colleges and high [...]
Academy learning: inquiry-based teaching
1 year ago
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 [...]
How does the structure of the Academies of Nashville support more meaningful learning?
1 year ago
The Academies of Nashville are backed by research of best practices and have been carefully structured to improve student learning. Key components of this structure include smaller learning communities, business partnerships, work-based learning experiences, and interdisciplinary projects to [...]
The benefits of project-based learning
1 year ago
The Academies of Nashville program strives to give students real-world learning opportunities that put core academic subjects into the context of real problem solving. We believe our students will be more motivated to pursue their education and professional development if they understand how their [...]
The Academies of Nashville at Antioch High School
1 year ago
Antioch High School is home to five interdisciplinary academies that allow students to pursue their interests in hospitality, teaching, healthcare, public service, automotive technology, finance, communications, and the arts.
Academy of Hospitality
Pathways:
Applied Music
Event Marketing [...]
The Academies of Nashville at Hunters Lane High School
1 year ago
The five Academies of Hunters Lane High School give students access to a wide variety of real-world, hands-on learning opportunities. Students have the opportunity to pursue their interests in media, design, technology, healthcare, public service, hospitality, business, finance, and [...]
The Academies of Nashville at Stratford STEM High School
1 year ago
Stratford STEM High School fulfills its mission to focus on instruction in the sciences, technology, engineering, and math through the Academy of Science and Engineering and the Academy of National Safety and Security Technologies. These academies partner with organizations around Nashville to give [...]
What are community partners and how do they work with the Academies of Nashville?
1 year ago
For nearly thirty years PENCIL Foundation has been the primary link between Metro Nashville Public Schools and the Nashville community. This has been accomplished primarily through PENCIL’s flagship program: PENCIL Partners. A PENCIL Partner is a business or organization that connects on a [...]
The Academies of Nashville at Hillsboro High School
1 year ago
The Academies of Nashville at Hillsboro High School, the “international school,” encourage students to understand their connection to the broader world in an international context. Hillsboro offers opportunities to learn about healthcare, medical research, business, and media studies through two of [...]
The Academies of Nashville at Glencliff High School
1 year ago
Glencliff High School is home to four Academies that connect students with community business partners to provide real-world learning experiences and professional training. The Academies focus on civil engineering, medical research, healthcare, social services, Web design, marketing, and business [...]
The Academies of Nashville at Whites Creek High School
1 year ago
Whites Creek High School, the “school of community health and public service,” aims to educated students to serve the community through two Academies that focus on healthcare and public service. Students are able to learn about public health, business management, teaching, energy, automotive [...]
