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The Academy, a School Within a School Program

Who are we?

 
We are a program with a history of 15 years at Alameda High School.  We offer 9th and 12th English classes and blocked history and English at the 10th and 11th grade levels.  We provide technology access with the longest running networked lab on campus.  In recent years, we changed our mission from integrating technology into the curriculum because it has been done on a grander scale for the whole school.  Our mission now is to forge a community that is making itself aware of the local and global inequities that we face in the 21st century.
 

Mission Statement and Goals

The Academy will provide all students with a rigorous, standards-based curriculum focused on developing critical academic literacy skills. Academy classes will focus on the themes of social justice and global equity, aligning ourselves when we can with the United Nations' Millennium Development Goals (MDG's) as a frame for our studies as well as The Universal Declaration of Human Rights.  Students will learn about issues that affect our world now, such as global warming, public health, and extreme poverty and hunger, especially in the developing world.  

 

Our Borrowed Motto

 Think Globally; Act Locally.

 

How Can Students Participate in the Academy? 

  • We are in a partnership with a national organization called buildOn that has a local link at AHS as a club. BuildOn provides AHS with liaisons who work with students and teachers to provide local and international service opportunities. Clubs fundraise to help this organization in their chief purpose—building schools in other countries. Join the club; participate in local service activities; and apply for an international school-building opportunity.
  • Become a class representative for the Academy. Representatives meet every other week with Academy teachers to plan and organize student activities and fundraisers.
  • Participate in Academy activities and curriculum that highlight issues of social justice. Use your skills and talents to bring a new awareness of the current inequities that exist around the globe to inspire ACTION!