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Henrico County Public Schools Specialty Centers A Choice for the Future 2013-2014 Table of Contents Should a Specialty Center be a Part of Your Future? ............................................. 4 What’s New? ........................................................................................................ 4 General Information .............................................................................................5 Advance College Academy ..................................................................................... 6 Center for the Arts ............................................................................................... 8 Center for Communications .................................................................................10 Center for Education and Human Development ...................................................12 Center for Engineering ........................................................................................14 Center for the Humanities ...................................................................................16 Center for Information Technology ......................................................................18 International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program (MYP) ..................................20 International Baccalaureate MYP and Diploma Program .....................................22 Center for Leadership, Government and Global Economics ..................................24 Center for Science, Mathematics and Technology .................................................26 Center for World Languages ................................................................................28 Information Sessions and Open House Schedule ..................................................30 Application Procedures for Students ....................................................................32 3
Should a Specialty Center Be a Part of Your Future? Are you a student who has a concentrated area of interest or special talent? If so, you might want to consider attending a specialty center. The centers, located in each of the high schools and at three middle schools, offer Henrico County students choices to focus their learning experiences. The centers offer advanced courses to students who have clear interests and specific educational and/or career goals. As you plan for your future, you might also want to consider your goals after high school. In addition to the traditionally strong academic programs offered at each Henrico comprehensive high school, attending a specialty center is an opportunity to concentrate on a specialized interest while completing a rigorous college-preparatory program. Once you have read through this booklet, you might wish to attend one of the information sessions or a specialty center open house (see the schedule in the back of the book for details). Visiting a specialty center is the best way to become familiar with the curriculum, the experiences available and the school as a whole. What’s New? With the rapid development of business and industry in Virginia, there is a great demand for highly qualified personnel in business administration. The associate of science degree with a major in Business Administration is designed for students who plan to transfer to a four-year college or university to continue their education in business. The ACA provides students with up to two years of transferable credit to over 20 Virginia colleges and universities at no cost to families. The program results in tremendous savings during a time of unprecedented increases in college tuition. The Northwest Evaluation Association’s (NWEA) computerized Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) tests and the Direct Writing HAT will be used this year as a factor in evaluating applications for students applying to Specialty Centers. Test sessions will be offered in January 2013 to any Henrico resident who does not attend a HCPS middle school. 4
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Page 5 and 6: Advance College Academy 6
Page 7 and 8: Center for the Arts 8
Page 9 and 10: Center for Communications 10
Page 11 and 12: Center for Education and Human Deve
Page 13 and 14: Center for Engineering 14
Page 15 and 16: Center for the Humanities 16
Page 17 and 18: Center for Information Technology 1
Page 19 and 20: International Baccalaureate 20
Page 21 and 22: International Baccalaureate 22
Page 23 and 24: Center for Leadership, Government a
Page 25 and 26: Center for Science, Mathematics and
Page 27 and 28: Center for World Languages 28
Page 29 and 30: Calendar of Events IB Middle Years
Page 31 and 32: Application Procedures for Students
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