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WELCOME TO CAREER ACADEMY!

ENROLLMENT & VERIFICATION BEGINS AUGUST 1, 2023

Every student attending FWPS in the 2023-24 school year should enroll online or complete the annual verification process before the first day of school

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WELCOME TO THE 2023-24 SCHOOL YEAR.

Find all the resources you need for a successful start to a year of growth and learning. 

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REMINDER: EARLY RELEASE EVERY FRIDAY

Early release days have moved to Fridays and schools are let out 75 minutes early every Friday there is school beginning Sept. 15

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WHO WE ARE

Career Academy is an innovative Big Picture Learning high school for scholars who want to learn through projects and internships. Scholars develop competencies through pursuing projects of their own design. They intern in the community twice a week. They present their learning in Exhibitions to their family, advisor, and mentor.

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EVENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

Native American Heritage Month

National Native American Heritage Month is a time when FWPS district and schools celebrate the significant and countless contributions, rich and diverse ancestry, cultures, traditions, and histories of our nation’s first people.

Federal Way Public Schools acknowledge that our schools are on the traditional homelands of the Puyallup and Muckleshoot Tribes. FWPS recognizes that this land acknowledgement is one small step toward true allyship, and we commit to uplifting the voices, experiences, and histories of the Indigenous people of this land and beyond. 

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WHAT WE OFFER

PROJECT BASED LEARNING

Scholars work on personal projects they are passionate about and earn competencies in a variety of academic areas.

INTEREST-DRIVEN LEARNING

Each scholar develops a Personalized Learning Plan (PLP) with passion, interests, and competencies they will develop through project and coursework. The PLP drives scholar learning.

INTERNSHIPS

Scholars intern on Tuesdays and Thursdays at a business or organization in a career field they wish to explore. Scholars may change internships every 6-8 weeks.

SMALL LEARNING COMMUNITY

Scholars have one primary Advisor (teacher) who gets to know scholars and their family really well. Advisors ensure scholars are academically prepared for graduation and post secondary success.

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