Shiloh High gets new career program
Students at a Gwinnett County high school may attain college credits for various subjects that apply to their chosen career studies.
Shiloh High School has been approved to have the International Baccalaureate Career Related Certificate Programme, Gwinnett officials announced. The program will work closely with the school’s new career academies, which will be implemented for the 2014-15 school year. Shiloh students will choose their career-related studies within a career academy. The Shiloh High career academies are art, media and entertainment; health, wellness and education; marketing and leadership; and science and technology.
International Baccalaureate is a highly-regarded, nonprofit educational foundation in 148 countries that aims to help students learn and work in a rapidly globalizing world.
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