The Architectural & Engineering Design program of study prepares students for a variety of engineering and design professions including architectural, civil, and mechanical design. Students will develop problem-solving and critical thinking skills by identifying the relationship between available resources and requirements of a project/problem to accomplish realistic planning. As they progress through the program of study, students create design solutions for increasingly sophisticated problem sets, presenting information through various modes of visual communication such as drawing, rendering, and 3D modeling in combination with verbal and written communication. Students will compile all work each year to create a portfolio displaying skills and software mastered.

Year 1: Architectural & Engineering Design I (Drafting)– 9th & 10th grade
Year 2: Architectural & Engineering Design II (AutoCAD)– 10th & 11th grade
Year 3: Architectural & Engineering Design III (Architecture of Inventor)– 11th & 12th grade
Year 4: Architectural & Engineering Design III (Architecture of Inventor)– 12th grade

Architectural & Engineering Design III is offered for two credits over two years. One credit with Architecture concentration and one credit with Engineering concentration (called Inventor).

Coding 1 class will learn the building blocks of programming.  The class will also have a chance to create their own programs, websites and games.

AP Computer Science Principles is an introductory college-level computing course that introduces students to the breadth of the field of computer science. Students learn to design and evaluate solutions and to apply computer science to solve problems through the development of algorithms and programs. They incorporate abstraction into programs and use data to discover new knowledge. Students also explain how computing innovations and computing systems—including the internet—work, explore their potential impacts, and contribute to a computing culture that is collaborative and ethical.

AP Computer Science A is an introductory college-level computer science course. Students cultivate their understanding of coding through analyzing, writing, and testing code as they explore concepts like modularity, variables, and control structures.

Criminal Justice dives deep into everyday issues that face law enforcement, corrections, and the judicial system. The course culminates with students being able to work a full scale mock crime scene, work all sides of a mock trial, and handle scenario based situations that police find themselves dealing with on a daily basis. The Criminal Justice program is a three year program that is available starting during the student’s sophomore year and prepares students to enter college level criminal justice courses.

In the Digital Art & Design path, students learn valuable technical skills for a possible career in many fields, such as graphic designers, animators, marketers and photographers. Students will enjoy developing their computer skills by learning Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Animate and others with the emphasis on creativity.

Students will explore the various disciplines of engineering (civil, mechanical, electrical, chemical, and systems) while learning the design process for meeting customer needs.  The course will focus on data collection and analysis, group projects, time management, presentations, and programming.

Sport & Human Performance

Health Science Education is an introductory course designed to prepare students to pursue careers in the fields of public health, therapeutics, health services administration, diagnostics, and support services. Upon completion of this course, a proficient student will be able to identify careers in these fields, compare and contrast the features of healthcare systems, explain the legal and ethical ramifications of the healthcare setting, and begin to perform foundational healthcare skills. This course will serve as a strong foundation for all of the Health Science programs of study.

Medical Therapeutics Honors is an applied course designed to prepare students to pursue careers in therapeutic and nursing services. Upon completion of this course, a proficient student will be able to identify careers in therapeutics services; assess, monitor, evaluate, and report patient/client health status; and identify the purpose and components of treatments.

Rehabilitation Careers Honors is an applied course designed to prepare students to pursue careers in rehabilitation services. Upon completion of this course, a proficient student will be able to identify careers in rehabilitation services, recognize diseases, disorders or injuries related to rehabilitation services and correlate the related anatomy and physiology then develop a plan of treatment with appropriate modalities to return to sport or activities of daily living.

Nursing

Anatomy and Physiology is designed to develop an understanding of the structures and functions of the human body, while relating those to knowledge and skills associated with pathophysiology. Upon completion of this course, proficient students will be able to (1) apply the gross anatomy from earlier courses to a deeper understanding of all body systems, (2) identify the organs and structures of the support and movement systems, (3) relate the structure and function of the communication, control, and integration system, and (4) demonstrate a professional, working understanding of the transportation, respiration, excretory, and reproduction systems.

Nursing Education is a capstone course designed to prepare students to pursue careers in the field of nursing. Upon completion of this course, a proficient student will be able to implement communication and interpersonal skills, maintain residents’ rights and independence, provide care safely, prevent emergency situations, prevent infection through infection control, and perform the skills required of a nursing assistant. At the conclusion of this course students may sit for the Certified Patient Care Technician (CPCT) exam, or if students have logged 40 hours of classroom instruction and 20 hours of classroom clinical instruction, and if they have completed 40 hours of site-based clinical with at least 24 of those hours spent in a long-term care facility through a Department of Health approved program, they are eligible to take the certification examination as a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA).

Clinical Internship is a capstone course and work-based learning experience designed to provide students with real-world application of skills and knowledge obtained in a pre-requisite Health Science course. Upon completion of this course, proficient students will be able to pursue certification in the pre-requisite course of Cardiovascular Services, Exercise Physiology, Medical Therapeutics or Pharmacological Science. Prior to beginning work at a clinical site, students must be certified in Basic Life Support (BLS) Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), and deemed competent in basic first aid, body mechanics, Standard Precaution guidelines, and HIPPA confidentiality.

Accounting I & II 

An essential course for students who wish to pursue careers in business and finance, or for those who wish to develop important skillsets related to financial literacy.  Whether students aspire to be future business owners or work in finance with other companies, accounting skills are fundamental to success and applicable in many different fields. 

Marketing I  

Addresses skills essential to the creative side of the industry and explores consumer behavior patterns and motivations for buying. 

Retail Operation 

Designed to prepare students with skills and knowledge related to buying, selling, human resource management, business operations, product management, promotion, and customer service. Students gain real-world application by operating a School-Based Enterprise. 

Advertising/Public Relation 

Examine the risks and challenges that marketers face to establish a competitive edge in the sale of products and services.  

The Ravenwood Robotics Class, will get to build and program robots. The Ravenwood Robotics is a class about problem solving and making robots that help to solve the problem. The class will also learn to troubleshoot existing robots and work as a team.

The Principles of Engineering and Technology Class will explore all types of engineering. The class will also be challenged with several projects where students will learn teamwork and the engineering process.

WANTED:

Sports minded students who want to expand their knowledge from Marketing & Management I into the sports industry.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Achieve mastery in the next step of Marketing & Management standards.
• Assist in managing, promoting, compiling content, researching media, and composing stories for Ravenwood's athletic website.
• Complete projects based off of real-life case studies from professional and NCAA athletic programs.
• Gain valuable experience assisting and collaborating at athletic events with coaches, athletic administrators, and other CCTE teachers.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Marketing & Management I (prerequisite class).
• NO athletic experience required!

BENEFITS:

• Field trip to Nissan Stadium for the Tennessee Titans sports professional learning lab.
• Guest speakers who work with athletic programs, work in the fitness industry, and local journalists as well.
• One RHS student even got to work as an associate scout for the Atlanta Braves to keep the stats of local high school baseball prospects!
• For more information, visit: ravenwoodathletics.com

TV & Film is a creative space for students to explore careers in the video production world. They will gain video editing skills on Adobe Creative Cloud programs, and learn to shoot video with industry standard cameras. Group collaboration is key when creating video projects that connect to different career fields within TV & Film. In today's media world, having a production and video editing foundation will open doors to more career options in the future for your student. Choose TV & Film as your career path! We can't wait to welcome you to our award winning program!