NAF is an industry-sponsored nonprofit with a national network of public-private partnerships that support career academies within traditional high schools. Each academy focuses on a theme that addresses the anticipated future needs of local industry and the community it serves in five major "college prep plus" fields of study that encourage and facilitate college preparation and technical training on career paths in finance , hospitality and tourism , information technology (IT), engineering , and health sciences . In 2019, the NFL awarded eight social justice organizations, including NAF, with a $ 2 million grant for "reduc[ing] barriers to opportunity."
40-563: AOF may stand for: Academy of Finance , the finance-based high school education program sponsored by the National Academy Foundation . Afrique Occidentale Française ( French West Africa ), a former grouping of French colonies. Aggregate Objective Function, a single functional to combine all of the objectives in Multiobjective optimization . Alexisonfire ,
80-645: A Canadian post-hardcore band. Altorientalische Forschung , a German academic journal (as AoF ). American Osteopathic Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the American Osteopathic Association . Foresters Friendly Society , formerly known as Ancient Order of Foresters. Ancient Order of Freesmiths , a secret society with roots in Medieval Germany. Append-Only File , a software technique of logging database updates for persistence . The Art of Fugue (BWV 1080),
120-630: A career in the financial services industry. Weill's initial program focused on finance, which was Weill's specialty. In 1987, NAF's launched a Hospitality and Tourism theme with the opening of two pilot Academies, one in Miami, Florida and another in Richmond Hill, New York, with support from the American Express Foundation. In 2000, NAF piloted a third theme, opening Academies of Information Technology in 12 high schools across
160-744: A concentration in accounting)." In 1980, the first Academy of Finance opened in John Dewey High School in Brooklyn, New York, after the New York City Board of Education accepted Sanford I. Weill's proposal to address the disconnect between the need for skilled workforce talent and the lack of opportunity for young people in New York City by creating a public-private partnership in high schools that exposed young people to genuine career skills. As he later explained to
200-410: A small community of students who are "organized as a cohort over their four years of high school" Academy teachers are typically skilled in both academic and the technical knowledge of the field in which the academy is focused. They are provided support with NAF professional development, training and curricula that integrates "core subject area content, career-themed content or technical education under
240-434: A specified theme" ... based on NAF's input, that of CTE (Career Technical Education) and the local labor markets. Teachers meet often to coordinate the curriculum, take care of administrative details and are involved outside the classroom with local businesses and sponsors "to make learning relevant with real-world career support to build strong connections between school and work." The academies are typically run and taught by
280-660: A student chooses a preferred language, the course must be taken for either for 4 or 12 cycles. Art and music are important in the Dewey curriculum, a student can take photography, music, or film classes. Each student must take 2 cycles of each. As in all high school in New York City, Dewey offers health education and physical education. Each student must take 14 cycles of physical education and 2 cycles of health, totaling 16 cycles. There are also many electives and extra curricular activities, such as dance, business education, technology, home economics, and health careers and occupations. There
320-499: A theme launched in 2011–2012, quickly earned Academy of Health Sciences involvement to help prepare young people for careers in health. There have been significant reports and statistics on the outcome of students from NAF's Career Academies. Milton Chen, author of Education Nation and former executive director for the George Lucas Educational Foundation , sums up the most recent reports: In 2002,
360-732: A work by Johann Sebastian Bach. Art of Fighting , a competitive fighting game series produced by SNK (now known as SNK Playmore). Articles of Faith (band) , a hardcore punk band from Chicago. ATV Offroad Fury , an offroad racing video game series Atheists of Florida , a non-profit organisation in Florida, US. Australian Olympic Federation, a former name of the Australian Olympic Committee Avon Old Farms School , an all-boys boarding high school in Avon, CT. Topics referred to by
400-531: Is The Dewey Dragons . Teams have expanded to include lacrosse, boys' and girls' softball, boys' and girls' tennis, and girls' volleyball. In 1999, John Dewey High School was one of ten schools nationwide to receive the 10th Annual Businessweek Award for Instructional Innovation for incorporating technology into the classroom. The award and grant of $ 1,500 was presented at Businessweek's annual conference in San Francisco . In 2000, John Dewey High School
440-585: Is a college chapter at the University of Vermont , and an international chapter in Balti, Moldova. Formerly known as ARISTA , the scholastic honor society is served through its National Honor Society chapter. Applicants must have achieved an overall scholastic average of 90 or above. The student must also have a record of service performed each cycle (term) in a school facility. In the early decades of its operation, Dewey had no letter or number grades, and there
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#1732776653554480-487: Is also a COOP program for senior students. Dewey has been credited for being a college-like high school because classes are not restricted by the students' year, and for its campus. John Dewey High School offers approximately 17 Advanced Placement courses, one of the highest for New York City public high schools. These include courses in John Dewey High School houses the first Academy of Finance , which
520-638: Is currently split into four cycles. In order to graduate, students must pass a certain number of classes in each department. For example, each student must take 16 cycles of English: 8 literature classes, 4 writing classes, 2 communication classes, and 2 electives. For Social Studies, each student must take 16 cycles of classes. Students need 8 global history courses, 4 American history, 2 economic classes, and 2 government classes. Mathematics requires 12 cycles, and each student must complete Math A. The Science Department requires students to take 12 cycles of classes. The foreign language options are Spanish and Chinese. When
560-420: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Academy of Finance The program is designed to build a work-ready future workforce by emphasizing STEM -related industry-specific curricula in the classroom and work-based learning experience, including summer internships . NAF has created career academies in 620 high schools in high-need communities in
600-424: Is home to the first Council For Unity , a national non-profit organization founded in 1975 Robert DeSena, who was a Dewey teacher at that time. Its mission is to establish racial harmony, respect, peace, and an end to violence in schools and the surrounding community. The Council for Unity network currently is at more than sixty schools and community centers in New York City, Long Island, Texas, and California. There
640-494: Is now located in more than 275 high schools nationwide. Each student is allowed to apply for the Academy of Finance. During the sophomore year, a student who is interested in joining submits an application and waits for an interview with the Academy coordinator. The Academy of Finance is only available to juniors and seniors who have applied during their sophomore year. This program is no longer available. John Dewey High School
680-617: The Brooklyn Cyclones . The team originated as a small after-school club and gradually grew into a highly-selective program with its own classes and curriculum, and currently consists of over fifty members who work during and after school in an industrial arts shop located in the school. For more than 30 years, Dewey did not have varsity sports teams. The lack of inter-school sports competition grew out of its educational design, meant to de-emphasize competition, winning and losing, and to encourage achievement for its own sake. However,
720-490: The New York Daily News . Their efforts have resulted in beating some of the top high schools in the country and some of the specialized high schools in New York City, such as Brooklyn Tech and Stuyvesant High School . Their accomplishments have led to visits from the previous New York City school chancellor Dennis Walcott and astronaut Gregory Olsen . The team has also participated in the opening pitch for
760-434: The U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means when testifying on the benefits of the program: You saw young people playing in the street, young people without having a clue of what life was about, and how they can become part of the system. That was the beginning of the idea that maybe the private sector should get together with the public sector and see if we can create a high-school level program that can expose young people for
800-637: The "Dewey or Don't We?" talent show. As of the 2016–2017 school year, John Dewey High School students participate in SING! , an annual student-run musical production which is exclusive to New York City public high schools. Dewey's nationally ranked and award-winning robotics team, Team #333, also known as The Megalodons, has participated in various national and regional competitions. The team avidly participates in " FIRST Robotics ," an international competition that attracts schools with robotics teams. The team has also been featured in various local newspapers, including
840-716: The Film Class titled "A Block From Home" which was about an innocent victim who was caught in cross fire gun violence nearby Sheepshead Bay High School and takes on the progressive healing and the will to forge ahead. It was a part of Tribeca Film Festival in the Our City My Story event. In 2013, U.S. News & World Report awarded John Dewey High School a silver medal for ranking as one of America's Top High Schools, and for ranking #127 in New York State. In 2015, Niche named John Dewey High School as
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#1732776653554880-453: The NAF model have concluded that "sustained, quality employer involvement in education is possible," and that their programming helps provide equitable opportunities for minority students in "low-socioeconomic and high-risk backgrounds." Other research also credits the work-study model with promoting successful equity and inclusion. Characterized as "schools within schools," NAF academies serve
920-517: The campus and the school, such as the Octoberfest, Club Fair, Multicultural Show, Fashion Show, Clash of the Genres (in which different music genres compete), Country Fair (with games, inflatable balloons, caricatures, music, food, sports, and other activities are held all over the school), Field Day, Spirit Week, Blood Drive (students 16 or older have the option to donate blood to those in need) and
960-475: The contiguous United States and its territories since 1980. In one high-profile example, it partnered with United Technologies in 2020, launching two $ 3 million engineering academies in high schools in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. During the height of the pandemic in 2020, corporate partner Verizon created a virtual internship program to accommodate social distancing protocol for participants. Numerous studies of
1000-653: The country with support from Lucent, AT&T Corporation, United Technologies, GTE/Verizon, Oracle, Computer Associates and Compaq. In 2007, NAF launched its fourth academy theme, the Academy of Engineering as a collaboration between NAF, Project Lead The Way (PLTW), and the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering, Inc. (NACME) to provide underrepresented students with the knowledge and skills needed to succeed in STEM careers. Health Sciences,
1040-594: The financial services industry. John Dewey High School John Dewey High School is a public high school in Gravesend , Brooklyn , New York City . It was founded and based on the educational principles of John Dewey . The school, under the supervision of the New York City Department of Education , was named a New American High School in 2000. The school opened on September 8, 1969, with 1,130 freshmen and sophomores. It grew in
1080-600: The financial services industry. NAF was created by Phyllis Frankfort , the Director of the Academy of Finance, in 1989. In 1981, she designed a program for the New York City Department of Education and for Shearson Lehman Brothers chaired by Sanford I. Weill . Her proposal for the "Institute for the Study of Finance" recommended a program for public high school students. Weill gave $ 100,000 to develop
1120-486: The first set of Career Academies outside the U.S. were set up in the United Kingdom by Career Academies UK, affiliated with NAF. The Academy of Finance ( AOF ) is an American educational program first established in 1982 by the National Academy Foundation . It offers high school students an opportunity to study accounting, international trade, leadership, and the use of technology in preparing for college and
1160-415: The industry, and to "explore careers, plan for college, and develop their social and interpersonal skills." As a result of the program, one Massachusetts student "complete[d] a 120-hour internship and pass[ed] a college-accredited accounting course while in high school ... then "she took an early college program," and arrived at college with "a 27-credit head start on her business administration degree (with
1200-505: The majority of New York City public schools, Dewey does not share its campus with any other school. The campus includes the main building, a statue as well as stone plaques to honor alumni. The school has a football, soccer, lacrosse, and softball field which is utilized in various ways. The school also has an outdoor tennis field and two parking lots. The library has a collections of more than 30,000 books, magazines, and about 12 computers for student, parent, and faculty use. Students utilize
1240-920: The many facilities in which they work side by side with either their teachers, peers, and friends. This enables students to fulfill their personal interests and can concurrently build a steady foundation for advancements in their life. Most classroom are outfitted with 2 to 40 computers or laptops. Classroom are also equipped with Smart Boards, Promethean Boards and Elmo Projectors. The Student Organization facilitates clubs in organizing and fundraising. John Dewey High School offers clubs such as: Anime, Asian, Art-Ink, Christian Culture, Ceramics, Classic Rock, Chess, Dance, Diversity, Fashion Design, Finance, Gardening Club, The Video Game Club, Cinema Club, Key Club , Hebrew Culture, Award Winning Robotics Team, Math, Marine Science, Muslim Culture, Modeling, Model Congress, Sci-Fi, Gay-Straight Alliance, Soccer, and Softball. New clubs are created every year. There are annual events throughout
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1280-492: The next two academic years to include juniors and seniors. There currently are over 3,200 students. It counts among its alumni producer and director Larry Charles , filmmaker Spike Lee , Pulitzer Prize winner Donald Margulies , radio personality David Brody , photographer Gregory Crewdson , WWE wrestler Jayson Paul (aka JTG), scientist Robert Sapolsky , astrologer-journalist Eric Francis , news correspondent Ray Suarez , and film actress Michelle Ye . John Dewey High School
1320-533: The program through Lehman Brothers' foundation, headed by D. Topol, which was matched by the New York City Board of Education. Frankfort designed and implemented the program and the first Academy of Finance opened at John Dewey High School in Brooklyn in 1982 with 35 students and grew to more than two hundred in 1984. The program, which subsequently grew to be nationwide, was designed to introduce young people in New York City to potential careers in
1360-437: The same teachers for a number of semesters. Summer internships of about six to eight weeks are a focal point of the academy programs, and usually pay the students for their work. During internships, the students spend some time training, often report to a school staff supervisor and sometimes have a workplace mentor. Seniors in the program combine work-based learning with corresponding curricular activities to learn more about
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1440-423: The school has intramural athletic programs, in which students can play various sports for recreation. However, starting in the 2011–2012 school year, the school changed its stance on competition and competitive sports with other public high schools began, following a majority vote for it. It started with boys' and girls' soccer teams and girls' basketball, cross country, and cheerleading. The team name for all sports
1480-463: Was also the first "educational-option" school in New York City, in which applicants are admitted through academic groups based on their citywide test scores: high, middle, and low-achieving. Dewey selects students from each of the three groups. Other schools in the city, such as Edward R. Murrow High School , Murry Bergtraum High School and Norman Thomas High School have since opened, following Dewey's "ed-op" system of admissions. Each academic year
1520-802: Was named a New American High School for serving as a model for schools nationwide that have achieved high levels of success, and was showcased nationally at the White House . In 2003, John Dewey High School was named as one of 209 successful schools that then-chancellor Joel L. Klein exempted from the citywide uniform curriculum. In 2007, John Dewey High School was named one of America's Top 500 High Schools by U.S. News & World Report . In 2008 and 2009, Newsweek named John Dewey High School one of America's Top 6% of high schools in its rankings, citing "how hard staffs work to challenge students with Advanced Placement college-level courses and tests." In 2010, John Dewey High School's short film produced by
1560-774: Was no school-wide academic honor society. One of the many innovative features are the Dewey learning centers, which are commonly called "resource centers." These are located centrally between five or six classrooms, staffed by a teacher and a paraprofessional. Each major department has one — English & Literature, Mathematics, Social Studies, Science, Foreign Language, Music, Art and the Universal Resource Center. For each band (class period), subject teachers in designated resource centers are there to facilitate students in academics. Students who are free may go to resource centers for assistance in homework, projects, or independent study, or to socialize with others. Unlike
1600-497: Was started by Sandy Weill in 1982. The Academy of Finance prepares students for post-secondary education and careers through a theme-based, contextualized curriculum approach. The Academy of Finance introduces high school students to the broad career opportunities of the financial services industry. One of three member programs of the National Academy Foundation, it operates as a small learning community and
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