• Challenging Coursework Curriculum
     
    This small learning community is designed to provide a cohort of students with a four-year educational experience that will develop skills that are needed in high demand 21st century careers.  Coursework is rooted in the Art, English, Technology, and Business/Computer departments.  The Academy of Information Technology will introduce students to the ever-expanding digital workplace and to the career opportunities offered in programming, database administration, web design, digital media, and digital media technology and production.  In the third and fourth years of the program, students may elect to take courses that lead them on a more refined path toward computer programming careers or those in the digital media communications field.  
     
     

    Academy Courses

    Academy students will be cohorted in the following courses:

    Grade 9

    AOIT Principles of Information Technology – .5 credit (Business)

    AOIT Computer Systems - .5 credit (Technology)

     

    Grade 10

    AOIT Digital Media – 1.0 credit (Art)

    AOIT Introduction to Programming – 1.0 credit (Business)

     

    Grade 11

    CEIP (Internship) – .5 credit (Business/Technology)

                AOIT Computer Applications - .5 credit (Business)

    AOIT Animation and Game Design - 1.0 credit (Business) 

    Grade 12

               AOIT Web Design and Multimedia - 1.0 credit (Business)

    AOIT Elective - 1.0 credit (Art, Business or Technology)

     
    AOIT Electives
     
    Selections will vary each year and will be offered to satisfy student interest as well as offer current topics that reflect the changing demands of our the digital workplace.  In addition, additional courses in art and technology may be considered for academy credit.
    • Digital Media Technology and Production (Technology)
    • Web Design and Multimedia (Business)
    • Hospitality/Sports Marketing (Business)
    • Advanced Computer Applications (Business)
    • Advanced Computer Science (Business)
    • AP Computer Science (Business)
    • Computer Networking (Business/Technology)
    • Animation and Game Design (Business)
    • Graphic Design (Art)