The Teaching Academy

This academy encourages and prepares students to enter the professional field of education. This program not only gives high school students a head start into the rewarding profession of education, but also enhances learning for the entire student body through tutoring and mentorship programs. Students also get real-world teaching experience through partnerships with local elementary schools, including Red Bank Elementary and Alpine Crest Elementary.

In 2006, Red Bank's Teaching Academy was chosen as the National Career Academy of the Year by the National Career Academy Coalition. You can read what the Chattanooga Times Free Press had to say about this honor by clicking here.

Electives within this academy include:

  • Intro to Teaching
  • Educational Psychology
  • Child Development
  • Instructional Methods
  • Applied Methods
  • Art in Education
  • Public Speaking

Students who graduate from this academy could continue their education to become a/an:

  • Teacher Assistant
  • School Secretary
  • Youth Community Worker
  • Assistant Principal
  • College Professor
  • K-12 Teacher
  • School Psychologist
  • Special Education Teacher
For more information regarding this or any other academy, contact the school directly.