The Marketing and Business Academy (MBA) is new to La Habra High School. Both college-bound and employment-bound students are invited to be a part of this small learning community, rich in technology.

Academy students will take courses as currently required of or recommended for all students [such as English, Math, Science, and Social Science classes] but with an MBA focus. New course offerings include MBA Careers and MBA Statistics.

With the curriculum integrating English, Mathematics, Social Science, Science and Business courses, cross-curricular projects will be meaningful elements of the students' learning activities. Another important feature of the Academy is the partnership between education and business. Field trips, guest speakers, business mentors, and internships are proposed means of linking the two.

The MBA:

• Produces competent students who understand the components necessary for success in business and marketing
• Offers courses taught by progressive thinking teachers, who will prepare students for a variety of post high-school opportunities
• Incorporates Alternative Scheduling to Include Job shadowing, internships, and team teaching
• College Prep, Career-Related Curriculum
• Collaborates with
  • L A Chiropractic College
  • North Orange County Community College District
  • California State University, Fullerton
  • California State Department of Education
  
  
• Highlander MBA features:
  • Technology based learning
  • Exciting Education Programs
  • Community Based Education

Small Learning Community Academy-only classes for 2-4 years Team of teacher-managers Limited, voluntary enrollment Family-like atmosphere Adminstrator and counselor support Other courses and activities outside the academy		CAREER
	Partnerships with Employers, Community and Higher Education Steering Committee to govern academy Parental involvement, support Business and community speakers, role models Field trips, job shadowing Mentor Program Workplace internships, community service Articulation with postsecondary education
ACADEMY		College Prep, Career-Related Curriculum College entrance academic classes Broadly defined career class Contextual, applied, integrated curriculum Common teacher planning time Project-based learning College and career planning, articulation

Freshman Year	Sophomore Year	Junior Year	Senior Year
Prior Summer: Health/ Freshman Seminar	Prior Summer: Driver's Education	Prior Summer: Job Shadowing, Internship	Prior Summer: Job Shadowing, Internship
English 1 or Humanities 1	English 2 or Humanities 2	English 3 or Humanities 3	English 4 or Humanities 4
Oral Com./ Tech Core/ Health or Heritage 1	World History or Heritage 2	U.S. History or Heritage 3	Government/ Economics or Heritage 4
Math A or Algebra 1 or Geometry	Algebra 1 or Geometry or Algebra 2	Algebra 2 or Trig/ICM or Statistics	Trig/ICM or Calculus or Statistics
Biology A or Earth Science A	Biology B/ Chemistry A	Chemistry B/ Introduction to Forensic Science or Biotechnology	Physics or Human Anatomy & Physiology
Physical Education	Physical Education	Careers/ Shadows	Careers/ Mentors
Foreign Language	Foreign Language	Foreign Language or Elective	Foreign Language or Elective

FACULTY