Career and Technical Education
The Career and Technical Education (CTE) courses at Greyhills Academy High School (GAHS) are a component of the academic program. GAHS provides students with quality opportunities and experiences to explore possible career choices in a wide range of fields.
GAHS CTE course offers project-based instruction where students learn skills in specific areas of interest. Upon completion of programs of interest, students are eligible for industry certifications and participation in student organizations. Additionally, CTE courses allow for dual enrollment credit with community colleges and universities. Students are given opportunities to earn college credit while attending high school and create a path for post-secondary careers.
CTE courses also prepare students to enter the workforce immediately after graduation or to pursue further education at a community college or university. The vision of CTE in Arizona is to ensure a dynamic workforce by fully developing every student’s career and academic potential. GAHS serves to prepare Arizona students for workforce success and continuous learning. Our CTE department uses their vast educational and industry experience to inspire students to find their career and educational passions. We combine classroom instruction with work-based learning experiences and personal leadership development.
The CTE program moves to implement the Arizona state standards in the areas of reading, writing, math, and science into the courses. For students to work toward becoming a dynamic workforce in society and on the Navajo Nation, the CTE faculty aims to increase annual reading, writing, math, and science growth. The CTE department aims to implement the school goal of incorporating Diné language, history, and culture standards that promote the incorporation of Diné language, cultural values, and teachings into student’s academic and daily routines to solidify self-identity of students.
iCEV
GAHS offers three iCEV courses which are Anatomy, Medical Terminology, Career Exploration, and Drone I/ II.
The iCEV Anatomy course focuses on STEM careers, professionalism in the Sciences, communicating findings, conducting labs and field investigations, and utilization of emerging technologies.
iCEV Anatomy Faculty – Ms. L. Yazzie
The Medical Terminology course is designed to introduce students to the structure of medical terms, including prefixes, suffixes, word roots, singular and plural forms and medical abbreviations. The courses allow students to achieve comprehension of medical vocabulary appropriate to medical procedures, human anatomy and physiology and pathophysiology to prepare students for the medical profession. Some topics within the course are body systems, diseases and conditions, and body systems topics vary.
iCEV Medical Terminology Faculty – Ms. L. Yazzie
The Career Exploration course focuses on 16 career clusters and offers students the opportunity to take a deep look into the labor market. It provides real-world projects referred to as Career Challenges where students focus on certain careers and develop career pathways of interest to them. Some lessons include Academic Impacts, Exploring Careers, Food Journey, Food Truck Frenzy, and Finance.
iCEV Career Exploration Faculty – Ms. L. Yazzie
The Drone course is offered because the drone industry is one of the fast-growing industries in the field of education today. The course focuses on theory and design, flight skills, programing, and preparation toward certification exam. The course begins with an introduction to engineering basics taught through learning theory and design elements of a drone. Then moves onto the next goal of understanding how to fly the drone. Finally, the students can complete an assessment to show mastery.
iCEV Drone Faculty – Ms. L. Yazzie
Automotive Technology
The Automotive Technology 1 program prepares the individual to apply technical knowledge and skills in safety, adjustment, maintenance, and replaceable parts to repair automobiles and light trucks. The Automotive Technology 2 & 3 program prepares the individual to apply higher levels of technical knowledge and skills to maintain, diagnose, and repair automobiles and trucks. Students will gain in-depth, hands-on knowledge needed to troubleshoot and identify malfunctioning components and sensors and correct these programs. Completion of a career plan as well as a competency certificate may lead to employment.
Automotive I/ II/ III Faculty – Mr. D. Dash
Welding
The Welding courses provide students with a basic understanding of welding and metal fabrication procedures. Skill development includes layout and measurement techniques, operating equipment, and safety management. Students apply these skills in constructing a variety of projects. In addition to technical skills, students also develop advanced critical thinking, career development, applied academic, life management, business, economic, and leadership skills required for entry into welding occupations. Advanced students learn tool and equipment maintenance, prototype development and evaluation, industrial management strategies, and employability skills. To enhance program solving and critical thinking skills, students can build a more advanced project utilizing blueprints. Completion of a career plan as well as a competency certificate may lead to employment.
Welding courses offer to prepare students in the following welding techniques:
- Shield Metal Arc Welding – Stick
- Gas Metal Arc Welding – MIG
- Gas Tungsten Arc Welding – TIG
- Oxy-Fuel Gas Cutting
- Flux-Core Arc Welding
Welding I/ II/ III Faculty – Mr. D. Dash
Construction Technology
The construction technology courses offered at GAHS aim to prepare students to explore trades under the CTE program which includes construction technology, to prepare students to join the construction industry after graduation, and/or continue their education at a trade school, community college, or university. Students who choose to enter the construction industry work toward becoming team members, be strategic thinkers, follow safety standards, development of succession planning for themselves, and incorporation of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the workplace including use of construction estimating software.
The courses vary depending on the level. Some broad topics include sit layout measurement and leveling, introduction to concrete, reinforcing materials and forms, residential wall and ceiling frames, and construction project estimating.
The courses are taught to incorporate Diné female hogan blueprint preparation, estimating material, placing mock orders, and building hogan model. The course incorporates Diné Character Development, Culture, Language, History, and Government standards.
The courses also reinforce Arizona Department of Education English Language Art, Mathematics, and Science standards, as well as the Navajo Nation, and local standards. Geometry, algebra, and trigonometry are some math standards that are incorporated into preparation for the construction industry right out of high school and it also serves as foundational knowledge for students who want to pursue their education at a trade school, community college, or university. Other skills needed to support students for the workplace and beyond is building their reading and writing skills; and allowing for opportunities of science related opportunities for student exploration in their construction courses. The incorporation of STEM is the goal the construction technology courses are moving.
Construction Technology I/ II/ II Faculty – Mr. J. Begay
Culinary Arts
GAHS offers Culinary Arts I/ II/ III/ and IV. The Culinary Arts I course focuses on Introduction to hospitality/ food production and incorporates project-based learning. Equipment starter kits and recipe ingredient packages are provided by the school for hands-on learning experiences. It is a dual enrollment course taken through Coconino Community College and a student can earn 3 credit hours of college credit.
The Culinary Arts II course concentrates on hospitality and food production. Again, the equipment package and ingredients package are given to students per recipe, and students can register for dual enrollment for this course through Coconino Community College and earn 3 credit hours of college credit.
Culinary Arts III is an advanced work-based learning course that concentrates on hospitality/ food production and incorporates cooperative learning opportunities. Real-life connection is provided in forms of catering, food costing, and menu planning. Some focuses of learning are learning soft skills and customer relations, making cultural connections through food and food preparation, team teaching and cultural activities and demonstrations. Students also explore the legal and ethical environment of the Culinary Arts Industry and Develop employability skills for Culinary Arts Field.
The courses are also extended into the day and provide students with an after-school enrichment cooking class. Students learn needed life-long skills needed for independent living and are taught basic baking and cooking skills and basic food safety and sanitation best practices.
Culinary Arts I/ II/ III Faculty – Mr. R. Black
Student Organizations
GAHS also works to incorporate opportunities with SkillsUSA, which is a workforce development organization. The goal of SkillsUSA is to provide the bridge for students to practice, learn about, apply, and become skilled professionals, enter careers as career-ready leaders, and become a responsible and active community member. This aligns to the Diné standards and underlying philosophy of Są’ąh Naaghąí Bik’eh Hózhóón and T’ááhó’ájít’éego.
The CTE student organization sponsors will weave in the Dine standards and support the reading, writing, math, and science standards when involved in community service activities and local, state, and national competitions.