CULINARY ARTS ACADEMY
TECHNOLOGY ACADEMY
This program offers culinary arts courses including
This program offers courses that provide students
a fundamentals program, baking and pastry arts,
with the knowledge and skills to pass the CompTIA
and international cuisines. The fundamentals
A+ Certification exams, an entry-level requirement
class focuses on sanitation and safety, knife skills,
in the industry. Students log over 400 instructional
measurements and weight, and core cooking
hours and learn how to install, configure and
methods. As part of the fundamentals course,
troubleshoot hardware and software in physical
students are prepared to pass the ServSafe
and virtual environments; optimize system
Certification exam. Baking and pastry arts
performance; manage and maintain Windows
provides the opportunity to master the basics of
Client and Server Operating System. In addition,
baking including breads, cakes, pies, chocolates,
students learn how to configure mobile devices
and custards. International cuisines is an
such as smart phones, tablets, etc. and manage
advanced course that prepares students to work in
resources in the cloud.
a variety of service styles while employing global
ingredients, flavors, and cooking methods. As a
result, students gain experience with the timing
and synergy necessary to be a core team member
of any kitchen.
HEALTH ACADEMY
This program offers courses that equip students to
become compassionate, efficient and responsible
healthcare providers. The classes focus on patient
care basics such as grooming and taking of vital
“The school has been helpful
to progress a lot at my work,
to get promoted and to
communicate fluently.”
signs, CPR training, and effective communication,
reporting and documentation. Students receive
over 200 hours of instruction, including clinical
practice at Sibley Memorial Hospital and are
- David, Culinary Arts Career
Training Graduate
prepared to pass the Washington, D.C. Nurse Aide
Certification exam. A new addition to this program
is an intermediate-level course co-taught by an
ESL Instructor and a Registered Nurse, ensuring
that students learn the language of healthcare
and the content in parallel. In addition, two ESL for
Health courses prepare students for the language
demands of nurse aide training.
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