| Student Development |
Our Goal: to create a world-class internationally competitive school system.
The Hudson City Schools Foundation believes this can be accomplished by shifting focus from a broad-based curriculum to a smaller, more personalized approach through the establishment of academies (small schools within the high school) where our students will gain transferrable skills applicable to real-world careers. Core academic subjects such as English, mathematics, social studies and science will be coupled with courses in technology & design, global cultural mores, business and social entrepreneurship, community service, etc. Project-based, hands-on learning experiences (capstones) will top off the overall structure.
Suggested Academies Programs:
- International Baccalaureate
- International business and global opportunities
- Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Invention
- Engineering
- Medicine, Bioscience and Healthcare
- The Arts and their capacity to augment entrepreneurialism
- Law
- Humanities: social studies, integrated language arts, journalism
- Environmental sciences: alternative energy, green technology, ecology
- Technology: bioinformatics, IT, software development, communications