General Curriculum
Advanced Track Program
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Academics
There are two curriculum programs available at Academy for Urban Leadership Charter School.
Please click one of the options to the left to learn more.
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Advanced Track Program
The Need for Advanced Tracks in the Academies:
- Provide students with an academic advantage in their educational path
- 53% of NJ jobs pay less than $20.00/hour most between $10-$15/hour
- Prepare students for high demand, high wage, high skilled careers
- Provide students with an opportunity to study within their desired fields during high school
- Tailored Course Sequences created for optimal opportunities for admission into Accelerated College and University Programs
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Each Advanced Track offers a small learning community (SLC) where students are afforded the opportunity of a more personalized learning experience. Students explore their given field through project based inquiry. Students take successive courses that lead to a concentration in their given field.
Possible Structured Learning Experiences
- Skype interviews with Career Professional
- Local Police Department
- Local Doctors Office
- Local schools (Woodbridge)
- Local Marketing Firms
- Local Businesses for Tech Support (Best Buy)
- Cross-Academy Field Trips (NJ Forensic Technology Center)
Application Requirements
- A minimum of 75% in all classes
- Student resume (academic awards., extracurricular activities, volunteer experiences)
- Teacher recommendation letters
- STEM (1 Math and 1 Science) /Humanities (1 SS and 1 ELA)/ Business (1 Math and 1 World Language) Law and Public Safety (1 Social Studies and 1 ELA)
- Responses to short answer questions