Erasmus Hall Campus : High School for Business and Technology
"Success is our Business"
Myrna
Walters, Principal
Theme
Units
The Erasmus Hall Campus : High School for Business and Technology will have four theme units which will integrate our courses. They are :
1.
Travel and Tourism
2.
Business Production – Technology
3.
International Commerce
4.
Entrepreneurship
In the ninth grade students will be introduced to
the units of Travel and Tourism, as well as, Business
Production-Technology.
In the tenth grade students will be introduced to
the units of International Commerce, as well as, Entrepreneurship.
In the eleven and twelfth grades students will
choose the theme unite of the greatest interest to them and be able to take
more advanced courses dealing with that theme.
Students with special interests in more than one
theme unit will of course be accommodated.
1.
History of Food and Markets
2.
Culinary Arts
a.
Restaurant
b.
Catering
3.
Geography
4.
Language
5.
Cultural Diffusion/Infusion
6.
Cultural Etiquette
7.
Purchasing
8.
Market Research
9.
Merchandising
10.
Advertising
11.
Economics
12.
Monetary Exchange/Banking
13.
Intro to Computers
a.
Accounting
b.
Inventory
c.
Reservations
d.
Telecommunications
14.
Ethics
15.
Leadership/Management Qualities
16.
Communication Skills/Social Skills
17.
Classroom, Inc.
18.
Environmental Awareness
19.
Nutrition
20.
Work/Study Programs
a.
Apprenticeships
b.
Co-op
21.
Safety
22.
College Articulation
23.
Business Partnerships
1.
Credit Cards/ATM's/OCR
2.
Computers
a.
History – Intro to
b.
Programming
c.
Building/Repair
d.
Applications
CAD/Accounting
3.
Media
a.
Print media – Desktop Publishing
b.
Audio/visual – Advertising
c.
TV Production – Marketing/Commercials
d.
Telecommunications
4.
Cyber-Tech Program
5.
Transportation
a.
Shipping
b.
Tariffs
c.
Taxes
d.
Geography
e.
Customs
6.
Laws and Ethics
7.
Historical Perspectives
8.
Artificial Intelligence – Robotics
9.
Environmental Awareness
10.
Safety
11.
Work/Study Programs
a.
Apprenticeships
b.
Co-op
12.
VITA (Voluntary Income Tax Assistance)
13.
Accounting
14.
College Articulation
15.
Leadership/ Management Qualities
16.
Communication Skills/Social Skills
17.
Business Partnerships
1.
Banking
a.
Monetary exchange
b.
Currency
c.
Laws
d.
World Bank (IMF)
e.
International Debt/Lending
f.
Software-Projections using Lotus
g.
Government Regulations
2.
Trade-Import/Export
a. International Relations/Conflicts
b.
GATT (General Agreement on Trades and Tariffs)
c.
Laws – commerce, civil, torts; FDA/OSGHA
d.
Customs
e.
International Advertising
f.
Competition
3.
Economics
4.
Marketing
5.
Stock markets
a. Interpretation
b.
Analysis
c.
Game
d.
Commodities
6.
Environmental Awareness
7.
Classroom, Inc.
8.
Work/Study Programs
a. Apprenticeships
b. Co-op
9.
Leadership/Management Qualities
10.
Communication Skills/ Social Skills
11.
College Articulation
12.
Business Partnerships
1. History of Business
2. Actual Business
a.
Junior Achievement
b.
School Store
c.
Classroom, Inc.
3. Technology
a. Manufacturing
through the Consumer
4. Marketing/Research/Packaging
5. Fashion Design
6. Economics
7. Laws/Contracts
8. Advertising
a.
Graphic Arts
b.
Photography
c.
Media Arts
9. Mentorship Programs
a. Taxes-VITA-working on either a voluntary
basis, or for a nominal fee, helping the elderly or poor.
b. Fund raising activities for the school
and for social programs
c. Other internships
10. Work/Study Programs
a.
Apprenticeships
b.
Co-op
11. Leadership/Management Qualities
12. Communication Skills/Social Skills
13. Telecommunications
a.
BBS
b.
E-mail
14. Retailing
16. Environmental Awareness
17. Social Responsibilities
18. College Articulation
19. Business Partnerships