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Academy of Hospitality and Tourism

AOHT at Erasmus Hall Campus911 Flatbush Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11226

Adam D. Breier, Principal

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Presenters

•Adam Breier, Principal•Kareen Francis, NAF Coordinator•Sharifa Alphonso, Student Ambassador •Niasia Greenidge- James, Student Ambassador•Raaqima McRae, Student Ambassador•Natassia Wallen, Student Ambassador

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Our History•Initial design process began at NAF Summer Institute for Professional Development Conference (San Diego, 2005)

•AOHT Design Team worked diligently until…AOHT opened its doors to students September 2006

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Our Community Demographics•Flatbush, a community in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, has several neighborhoods.

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Our School Demographics•Our school population is a direct reflection of the Flatbush community. Most of our students are first generation immigrants.

•Almost half our students are from families with income below the poverty line and consequently qualify for free or reduced cost lunch.

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Our Core ValuesCOMMUNITY

Members of a strong community work with a sense of belonging, family, and camaraderie.

RESPECTRespect for one’s self and others allows for meaningful interactions that build

lifelong relationships.

LEADERSHIPLeaders set the pace of an organization and model the skills and behaviors

necessary for a team’s success.

GROWTHGrowth is facilitated through continual reflection and action.

RESPONSIBILITYWe earn trust and respect from others when we accept and fulfill our

responsibilities.

SUCCESSSuccess comes when we accomplish our personal and professional goals.

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Dressed For Success

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Dressed for Success

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Our Advisory BoardOur Advisory Board, Friends of AOHT:

• Supports us by speaking and recruiting guest speakers for our annual Career Day

•Assists with preparing students for internships by conducting mock interviews

•Provides job shadow opportunities

•Provides industry related internships

•Recruits other corporate partners to assist in guiding students

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Dressed For Success at Friends of AOHT Fund-raising Dinner

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AOHT Students and Career Day Speakers Share Networking Lunch at Career Day 2013

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Vincent Rey from Cincinnati Bengals Career Day 2013

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National Honor Society Induction

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Our Partners

•Junior Achievement New York

•Exploring

•W!SE (Working in Support of Education)

•College Now

•Medgar Evers Talent Search

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Our Partners Cont’d

•Bottom Line

•Futures and Options

•Selective Corporation Internship Program (SCIP)

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Junior Achievement of New York (JANY) is a non-profit organization that connects volunteers with students in grades K-12. Through in-class activities, after-school programs, and workplace experiences, students acquire the confidence they need to succeed in their future careers and in life. Junior Achievement of New York’s mission is to inspire and prepare young people to succeed in a global economy.

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Junior Achievement New York Activities•Junior Achievement American Express Job Shadow

•Junior Achievement La Prairie

•ABC Disney - Junior Achievement Job Shadow

•Accenture Junior Achievement International Women’s Day Resume Writing Workshop

•Disney Motion Picture/Junior Achievement Job Shadow

•L’Oreal USA/Junior Achievement of New York Job Shadow

•Junior Achievement High School Heroes

•Junior Achievement of New York Annual Gala

•ING Direct Café

•JANY University at Long Island University

•Young Women’s Leadership Conference at Cadwalader, Wickersham and Taft

•Harry Winston Jewelry Job Shadow

•IWC Schaffhausen Annual Christmas Party

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AOHT Students at JANY Job Shadow La Prairie, Switzerland

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AOHT Students at JANY Job Shadow La Prairie, Switzerland

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On the set of “The Chew” during JANY Job Shadow at ABC Disney

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Junior Achievement Annual Gala at Gotham Hall

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JANY Job Shadow K&L Gates Law Firm

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Young Women's Leadership Conference Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft

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Junior Achievement University Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft

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JANY High School Heroes Park Slope Elementary - PS 282

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JANY High School Heroes Park Slope Elementary - PS 282

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JANY Business Plan Competition

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JANY Business Plan Semi-Finals Presentation

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Junior Achievement Resume Writing Workshop at Accenture

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“Get Reel With Your Dreams”

Students with Sade Baderinwa, ABC 7 News Anchor, at Lincoln Center Institute. They attended acting, photography, wardrobe

and theater workshops.

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Student with Actor, Sean Ringgold

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AOHT Students at JANY Job Shadow at Clarins

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JANY American Express Career Day

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Exploring Learning for Life Career Education ProgramDeveloped by The Greater New York Councils, Boy Scouts of America, Exploring is a school-to-career and school-to-higher education program that delivers worksite-based learning experiences. Through this program, students learn about careers at companies, governmental agencies and community-based organizations. The program at each company, agency, and organization is based on five areas of emphasis: career opportunities, life skills, service learning, character education, and leadership experience.

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We Have Explored Careers at:

•Denihan Hospitality Group

•Smart Technologies

•Silvercup Studios

•Signature Theater

•The Office of Special Narcotics Prosecutor

•PricewaterhouseCoopers

•New York University Langone Medical Center

•Brookdale University Hospital

•Credit Suisse

•Kings County District Attorney

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Exploring Careers at NYU Medical Center

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Exploring Careers at Signature Theater

AOHT students with Ruben Santiago – Hudson, an American actor and playwright, who has won national awards for his work in both areas. He plays Captain Roy Montgomery in ABC's Castle.

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Students at Sofitel Hotel with Executive Chef Sylvain Harribey, from the television series “Chopped”

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AOHT Students Exploring Careers The Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor

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An AOHT Student Exploring Careers The Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor

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AOHT Students at AT&T Summer Exploring at Camp Keowa

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AOHT Students at AT&T Summer Exploring at Camp Keowa

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AOHT Students at AT&T Summer Exploring at Camp Keowa

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AOHT Student at AT&T Summer Exploring at Camp Keowa

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New York City Academies

•Annual Groundhog Job Shadow Day•Toastmasters International•American Management Association Annual

Student Conference•Internships

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AOHT at American Management Association Annual Student Conference

Student workshops included Interviewing Skills, Networking Skills, and Business Etiquette

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Students at Roosevelt Hotel on the balcony where “Man on a Ledge” was filmed.

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Groundhog Job Shadow Day at Sherry Netherland Hotel

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An AOHT Toastmaster graduate with Cheryl Wills, NY1 News Anchor, at Toastmasters Graduation

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AOHT Students Toastmasters International Graduation

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College Now is CUNY’s largest collaborative program with the New York City secondary public school system. The program offers dual enrollment and college-readiness programs in more than 350 NYC high schools and enrolls close to 20,000 students annually. In all, there are seventeen campus-based College Now programs which are overseen by a central office. Although the program varies from school to school and campus to campus, they are similar in terms of overall structure, implementation and goals.

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W!SE (Working in Support of Education)

W!SE’s innovative and exciting programs empower students with the essential skills and experiences they need to participate fully in an increasingly complex global economy.

W!SE has the expertise and experience to succeed; a long-standing reputation for quality programs, materials and professional services, and strong relationships with schools, teachers, and the private sector.

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Medgar Evers Educational Talent Search Program

The Educational Talent Search Program was developed through the Higher

Education Act of 1965. The Program identifies low-income and first-generation college students to provide them with encouragement, support and assistance.

The mission of Educational Talent Search is, specifically, to identify and encourage eligible youth in grades six through twelve, and out-of-school youth up to the age of 27, to finish high school and enroll in post-secondary education.

Services include small group tutoring, academic and personal counseling, college campus tours, test taking, time management skills training and counseling, workplace tours and job shadowing opportunities.

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Medgar Evers Educational Talent Search 2013 at Independence Hall, Pennsylvania

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Medgar Evers Educational Talent Search Program 2013 at Hershey Chocolate World, Pennsylvania

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The Selective Corporate Internship Program (SCIP) is a six-week program designed to provide a corporate experience for rising high school juniors and seniors. During the internship, the students meet with corporate executives from leading companies, attend corporate site visits, sharpen their technical and writing skills, learn about business etiquette, and much more. SCIP offers a rare inside view of corporate America. Participants develop lifelong friendships and the skills and confidence necessary to fulfill their potential.

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AOHT Students With Other SCIP 2012 Interns

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Futures and Options empowers New York City's underserved youth to explore careers through career development and paid, mentored internships. This program enables New York's underserved youth to gain much-needed access to the economic mainstream, work-readiness training, and support from caring adults. At the same time, private and nonprofit businesses are connected to a pipeline of promising, motivated and diverse young people

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Bottom Line Bottom Line helps low-income and first-generation-to-college students get to and through college. The program is committed to building strong connections with students, providing them with individual support, and ensuring they have the guidance needed to earn a college degree.

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Internships•Marriott Downtown New York

•Convene

•SCIP

•New York-Presbyterian Guest Facilities

•McDonald’s

•Legal Momentum

•34thStreet Partnership

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Cultural and Social Activities

•Field Day

•Black History Celebration

•Spring Unity Festival

•Mix It Up Week

•Community Service

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Time For Fun!

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AOHT Students at The Madame Tussauds

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Leslyn Lambert with model at Get Reel With Your Dreams

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Another Success Story

Exploring careers in accounting at PriceWaterHouseCoopers helped Nakesha to decide on her career path. She is currently an accounting major, with a minor in hospitality, at Johnson and Wales University, Rhode Island.

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This year, she won 1st Place for Financial Statement Analysis at the Annual Collegiate DECA International Career Development

Conference in Anahiem, California

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How Can You Ignite Your Students’ Interest and Fuel Their Success?

•Identify and maximize local non-profits•Junior Achievement is nationwide!•Most state and college universities have programs for high school students•Build partnerships with local business•Create an Advisory Board•Involve all constituents•Use NAF tools and resources

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Contact Information

•Academy of Hospitality and Tourism High School at Erasmus Hall Campus

911 Flatbush Avenue

Room 1S30

Brooklyn, NY 11226

(718) 564-2580 (phone)

(718) 564-2581 (fax)

•Email: Adam Breier, Principal: abreier@schools.nyc.gov

Grace Garofolo, Assistant Principal: ggarofo@schools.nyc.gov

Kareen Francis, Business Department Coordinator: kfrancis2@schools.nyc.gov