Why Should OSD Students Take Career and Technical Education Classes?
Simply put, career and technical education programs prepare students for life after high school: whether that is work or continuing education. All career and technical programs strive to provide students with the following sets of skills:
- Applied Basic Skills
- Attitudes Necessary for Success in Work and School
- Interpersonal Skills
- Leadership Skills
- Technical Skills
- Work Maturity Skills
The Olympia School District offers a wide range of programs through Career and Technical Education. These programs provide students with information about non-traditional occupations and are accessible by all students regardless of ability, gender, ethnicity, cultural heritage, economic status or disability. The following are programs being offered during the 09-10 school year:
Jefferson & Reeves Middle Schools:
- Robotics
Olympia Regional Learning Academy:
- American Sign Language
- Digital Film, Media & Photography
Avanti High School:
- Career Choices
- Commercial Art
- Career Counseling
- Graphic Communications including Robotics
- Work Based Learning
Capital High School:
- Capital News Service
- Career Center
- Digital Design
- Drafting
- Espresso Store Management
- Gen Tech
- Horticulture & Interiorscap
- Law & Justice, Street Law
- Leadership & Link Crew
- Marketing
- Metals & Woods
- Personal Finance
- Power Technology
- School Store Management
- Sports Medicine
- Visual Communications & Web Dev
- Work Based Learning
Olympia High School:
- Accounting
- Anatomy/Sports Med
- Annual
- Applied Math
- Automotive Technology
- Business Education
- Cabinet Making & Woods
- Careers in Education
- Ceramics
- Computers & Network Tech
- Digital Design
- Early Childhood Education
- Food & Nutrition
- Health
- Human Biology
- Industrial Technology
- Marketing Education
- Material Science
- Micro Biology
- Olympia News Service
- Oly Bear Preschool
- Photography
- Power Technology
- School Store Management
- Textile Design
- Visual Communications & Web Dev
- Work Based Learning
Contact Information:
Brad Hooper: Director (360) 596-6109 bhooper@osd.wednet.edu
Clare Tynan: Admin Assistant (360) 596-6102 ctynan@osd.wednet.edu