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Financial Literacy
Several business teachers and the business coordinator attended the Jumpstart coalition for financial literacy summit in Richmond on October 18. Janice Findley from Chantilly High School served as a panelist regarding effective teaching strategies for financial literacy. In addition, Janice will be video taping, for the Department of Education, a series of instructional videos for teachers on five topics related to financial literacy.
McLean High Students to Receive Lesson in Financial Education From U.S. Treasury, Banking Officials
More than 40 students from McLean High School received a lesson in financial education as part of the fourth annual Get Smart About Credit Day, sponsored by the American Bankers Association Education Foundation, on Thursday, October 19, at the U.S. Department of the Treasury. The students—seniors and juniors at McLean—heard about basic account maintenance, interest rates, finance charges, credit reports, identity theft, and overspending. The lesson was taught by Henry Paulson, secretary of the Treasury; Dan Iannicola, Jr., deputy assistant secretary of the Office of Financial Education, U.S. Department of the Treasury; Kevin Reynolds, president of Cardinal Bank; and Edward Yingling, president and chief executive officer of the American Bankers Association.
Southern Business Education Association Conference
Dana Dingell, Madison High School, and Beth Downey attended the Southern Business Education conference in Atlanta, GA the October 19 – 21,2006. Both attended sessions related to 21st century skills, industry certifications, and career pathways. Information will be shared with other teachers and administrators.
Student Experiences
Marshall Academy students and staff welcomed a representative from West Virginia University who spoke to the criminal justice students about the country’s first Forensic Investigations degree to the Entrepreneurship class about the Entrepreneurship Certificate, and to the Engineering students about the University’s updated, state-of-the-art engineering labs.
West Potomac Academy fashion design students held the first annual “Etiquette Day” for students. Participants learned etiquette including dressing professionally, and ethics and integrity in the workplace.
Sixty Edison Academy students from landscape architecture and turf management, and culinary arts spent the morning of October 17 with the chefs and golf course superintendent of Belle Haven Country Club to observe and learn about the skills, tools, equipment, and work environments of their trades. Chef Max tested students’ knowledge of vegetable cuts, spices, and kitchen safety rules. The golf course superintendent demonstrated turf management equipment and explained the technical processes of managing the greens of a golf course including the work involved in maintaining the landscape plantings around the buildings and athletic complex.
Pimmit Hills had a day of “Financial Literacy” on October 3 sponsored by a variety of guest speakers in the financial industry. Students learned valuable lessons on budgeting money and handling credit.
Business/Educational Partnerships
Chantilly Academy staff and IT faculty welcomed George Washington University School of Engineering and Applied Sciences cyber security and information assurance faculty professors to explore collaboration on current industry trends in information assurance for academy classroom enrichment and career experience initiatives.
Marshall Academy hosted representatives from Hungary, 11 secondary principals and their interpreters, on a tour of the academy. Representatives were interested in the operations of the Five Star Café and other student ventures such as cosmetology and the construction programs.
Mountain View and Pimmit students attended the Alcanza College Fair hosted by George Mason University. This program is an effort to encourage the Latino high school student population in the Washington, DC metropolitan area to attend institutions of higher education. The goal is to get students motivated and excited about attending postsecondary institutions by providing information about the college application process. More than 100 institutions from across the nation were represented.
Internship Opportunities
Marshall Academy’s Hospitality Program established a mini-internship for its six second level students. Internships will last two months with business partner, Booz Allen and Hamilton. Hospitality students will work with the conference service manager in departments such as Conference Center and Meeting Assistance, and Planning Solutions.
Student Organizations
More than 100 Edison Academy SkillsUSA students traveled to the Richmond State Fair grounds as competitors and observers for the Auto Collision Repair, Heating Air Conditioning and Ventilation, Electricity, Carpentry, and Masonry competitions. Two students from the HVAC program won 1st place in their competitions; they were evaluated on a variety of technical and safety skills at five different work stations.
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