Arthur A. Benjamin Health Professions High School
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Arthur A. Benjamin Health Professions High School (AABHPHS) is a small high school
in the Upper Land Park
neighborhood of Sacramento, California
. A member of the Sacramento City Unified School District
.
Essentially an incredible design
process was initiated. Since that time, the concept has been researched and refined to its present form. Much attention was placed on existing healthcare high school programs that work – in addition to data on students who are successful in collegiate programs. Today, AABHPHS is on the cutting edge of a new generation
of small focused high schools – they look forward to sharing the collaborative design process and school model with other communities across the nation.
Designed as a small, safe
and supportive high school, AABHPHS focuses on assisting students as they develop the educational and social foundation needed to ensure success in college
, career
, and citizenry. Students study in a safe, structured environment
; blending solid academics, applied learning in local health systems and HOSA leadership activities.
In 2005, a temporary campus was built for inaugural freshmen for one year. And in late 2006, the final campus
was completed.
"Sometimes you end up working with people you just don't like and you just have to get over that." - A faculty member in the Literature Department
The school also has a zero tolerance for violence. Whether a student started the fight or didn't respond to the initiator, involved parties are both immediately expelled. This dramatically reduces the amount of conflicts and terminates the usual escalations of confrontations like these.
Another factor on this unique culture is the small amount of enrolled students which contributes to more communication between grades. Club utilize this to get more and more students involved and make them feel wanted.
Finally, the relentless dedication of staff in and out of the classroom ties the students and faculty together. Most faculty will stay in their rooms during lunch time to help students or give them a place to eat lunch and socialize. Many of the faculty will also stay after school at least an hour or two for the benefit of students.
, Chemistry
, Anatomy
.
Other classes that AABHPHS offers: HOSA
, Spanish
1 and 2, English
9 and 10, Algebra
1 and 2, Physical education
, Drama
, Geometry
, World history
, Geography
, and Computer graphics and design.
, volleyball
, science
, japanese
, latino
, yearbook
, leadership
, anime
, martial arts
,and dance
. The HOSA club and dance club of AABHPHS have gained state recognition. All clubs participate in school.
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
in the Upper Land Park
Upper Land Park, Sacramento, California
Upper Land Park is a neighborhood in the more general Land Park area of Sacramento, California which is referred to by the city as Area 2. It is located near the junction of Highway 50 and Interstate 5. Its boundaries are officially Broadway to the north, Swanston Drive to the south, Riverside...
neighborhood of Sacramento, California
Sacramento, California
Sacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the county seat of Sacramento County. It is located at the confluence of the Sacramento River and the American River in the northern portion of California's expansive Central Valley. With a population of 466,488 at the 2010 census,...
. A member of the Sacramento City Unified School District
Sacramento City Unified School District
Sacramento City Unified School District is a school district in Sacramento, California. The district's main office is located at the Serna Center in Sacramento....
.
History
During the fall of 2002 developers met with other founding partners to discuss the potential merits of a small healthcare high school for Sacramento. Sacramento was experiencing an extreme shortage of new, qualified healthcare workers and the Sacramento City Unified School District was in the process of developing a network of small, focused high schools.Essentially an incredible design
Design
Design as a noun informally refers to a plan or convention for the construction of an object or a system while “to design” refers to making this plan...
process was initiated. Since that time, the concept has been researched and refined to its present form. Much attention was placed on existing healthcare high school programs that work – in addition to data on students who are successful in collegiate programs. Today, AABHPHS is on the cutting edge of a new generation
Generation
Generation , also known as procreation in biological sciences, is the act of producing offspring....
of small focused high schools – they look forward to sharing the collaborative design process and school model with other communities across the nation.
Designed as a small, safe
Safe
A safe is a secure lockable box used for securing valuable objects against theft or damage. A safe is usually a hollow cuboid or cylinder, with one face removable or hinged to form a door. The body and door may be cast from metal or formed out of plastic through blow molding...
and supportive high school, AABHPHS focuses on assisting students as they develop the educational and social foundation needed to ensure success in college
College
A college is an educational institution or a constituent part of an educational institution. Usage varies in English-speaking nations...
, career
Career
Career is defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as a person's "course or progress through life ". It is usually considered to pertain to remunerative work ....
, and citizenry. Students study in a safe, structured environment
Social environment
The social environment of an individual, also called social context or milieu, is the culture that s/he was educated or lives in, and the people and institutions with whom the person interacts....
; blending solid academics, applied learning in local health systems and HOSA leadership activities.
In 2005, a temporary campus was built for inaugural freshmen for one year. And in late 2006, the final campus
Campus
A campus is traditionally the land on which a college or university and related institutional buildings are situated. Usually a campus includes libraries, lecture halls, residence halls and park-like settings...
was completed.
Culture
AABHPHS is separate from other high schools in that its culture is vastly different. Students from freshmen year onwards are encouraged to work together whether friend or foe. This works together with an overall theme of professionalism to convey a core lesson :"Sometimes you end up working with people you just don't like and you just have to get over that." - A faculty member in the Literature Department
The school also has a zero tolerance for violence. Whether a student started the fight or didn't respond to the initiator, involved parties are both immediately expelled. This dramatically reduces the amount of conflicts and terminates the usual escalations of confrontations like these.
Another factor on this unique culture is the small amount of enrolled students which contributes to more communication between grades. Club utilize this to get more and more students involved and make them feel wanted.
Finally, the relentless dedication of staff in and out of the classroom ties the students and faculty together. Most faculty will stay in their rooms during lunch time to help students or give them a place to eat lunch and socialize. Many of the faculty will also stay after school at least an hour or two for the benefit of students.
Academic Curriculum
The Specialized classes of AABHPHS are contoured to the Medical field. The current and future classes include: Medical Science 1 and 2, BiologyBiology
Biology is a natural science concerned with the study of life and living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, distribution, and taxonomy. Biology is a vast subject containing many subdivisions, topics, and disciplines...
, Chemistry
Chemistry
Chemistry is the science of matter, especially its chemical reactions, but also its composition, structure and properties. Chemistry is concerned with atoms and their interactions with other atoms, and particularly with the properties of chemical bonds....
, Anatomy
Anatomy
Anatomy is a branch of biology and medicine that is the consideration of the structure of living things. It is a general term that includes human anatomy, animal anatomy , and plant anatomy...
.
Other classes that AABHPHS offers: HOSA
HOSA
Health Occupations Students of America is a national career and technical student organization endorsed by the U.S. Department of Education and the Health Science Technology Education Division of ACTE. HOSA is composed of secondary and postsecondary students. It is headquartered in Flower Mound,...
, Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
1 and 2, English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
9 and 10, Algebra
Algebra
Algebra is the branch of mathematics concerning the study of the rules of operations and relations, and the constructions and concepts arising from them, including terms, polynomials, equations and algebraic structures...
1 and 2, Physical education
Physical education
Physical education or gymnastics is a course taken during primary and secondary education that encourages psychomotor learning in a play or movement exploration setting....
, Drama
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...
, Geometry
Geometry
Geometry arose as the field of knowledge dealing with spatial relationships. Geometry was one of the two fields of pre-modern mathematics, the other being the study of numbers ....
, World history
World History
World History, Global History or Transnational history is a field of historical study that emerged as a distinct academic field in the 1980s. It examines history from a global perspective...
, Geography
Geography
Geography is the science that studies the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth. A literal translation would be "to describe or write about the Earth". The first person to use the word "geography" was Eratosthenes...
, and Computer graphics and design.
Extracurricular and Academic Activities
The school offers many extracurricular and academic activities that include: HOSA, MESA, basketballBasketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
, volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
, science
Science
Science is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
, japanese
Japanese language
is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is a member of the Japonic language family, which has a number of proposed relationships with other languages, none of which has gained wide acceptance among historical linguists .Japanese is an...
, latino
Latino
The demonyms Latino and Latina , are defined in English language dictionaries as:* "a person of Latin-American descent."* "A Latin American."* "A person of Hispanic, especially Latin-American, descent, often one living in the United States."...
, yearbook
Yearbook
A yearbook, also known as an annual, is a book to record, highlight, and commemorate the past year of a school or a book published annually. Virtually all American, Australian and Canadian high schools, most colleges and many elementary and middle schools publish yearbooks...
, leadership
Leadership
Leadership has been described as the “process of social influence in which one person can enlist the aid and support of others in the accomplishment of a common task". Other in-depth definitions of leadership have also emerged.-Theories:...
, anime
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
, martial arts
Martial arts
Martial arts are extensive systems of codified practices and traditions of combat, practiced for a variety of reasons, including self-defense, competition, physical health and fitness, as well as mental and spiritual development....
,and dance
Dance
Dance is an art form that generally refers to movement of the body, usually rhythmic and to music, used as a form of expression, social interaction or presented in a spiritual or performance setting....
. The HOSA club and dance club of AABHPHS have gained state recognition. All clubs participate in school.
Awards
- Full WASCWestern Association of Schools and CollegesThe Western Association of Schools and Colleges is one of six official academic bodies responsible for the accreditation of public and private universities, colleges, secondary and elementary schools in the United States and foreign institutions of American origin. The Western Association of...
Accreditation (2006) - James Irvine Beta School (2006)
- SCUSD TeacherTeacherA teacher or schoolteacher is a person who provides education for pupils and students . The role of teacher is often formal and ongoing, carried out at a school or other place of formal education. In many countries, a person who wishes to become a teacher must first obtain specified professional...
of the Year (2006) - SCUSD TeacherTeacherA teacher or schoolteacher is a person who provides education for pupils and students . The role of teacher is often formal and ongoing, carried out at a school or other place of formal education. In many countries, a person who wishes to become a teacher must first obtain specified professional...
of the Year (2007)