Business Endorsement
Students are provided with a full array of business courses, experiential learning opportunities, competitions, and projects to build greater business acumen.
Business Overview
"The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding."
Proverbs 9:10
The program is designed to give students the opportunity to be at a competitive advantage upon leaving Valor. The menu of the four components will hone their business acumen. Valor will provide the curriculum, access to business professionals, and competitive opportunities to allow students to pursue their business passions as far as they wish.
Students work toward completing the endorsement comprised of four competencies:
Program Goals
Students in the Business Endorsement are challenged to think outside of the box in all aspects of business. They take multiple classes and participate in extracurriculars to get a wide range of what business is all about.
- Valor offers a diverse palette of business courses in business, marketing, finance, and Advanced Business Strategies.
- Students will be able to engage in a variety of experiences that have a primary purpose of preparing for practical experience at university or career. Participation in DECA (a high school business club), involvement with local businesses, business certifications (i.e. Microsoft) are just a few of the many opportunities.
- Business students have various leadership opportunities, community service projects and other avenues in which to make a positive difference in the world through business.
- Students will design a performance-based project during their senior year to encapsulate their business learning over their time at Valor.
Academic Achievement
Experiential Engagement
Impactful Service
Capstone Project
Business Requirements
Coursework:
- Introduction to Business (0.5 credit)
- Personal Finance (0.5 credits)
- Additional Business Courses (2.0 credits)
Experiential Units: 8 EUs
Service: 2 Qualifying Activities
Capstone Project: Required
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The Valor Applied STEM program is a gateway to industry, preparing high school students to make a global impact in the fields of science, math, engineering, medicine and technology. We are able to provide each STEM student with custom instruction.
Biblical Leadership
This program includes enhanced requirements within Bible courses, practical service, experiential engagement in a defined ministry/ leadership context, and a final capstone project/ presentation that stands separately from their senior presentation.
Business
This program provides students with a full array of business courses, experiential learning opportunities, competitions, and projects to build a business acumen that will be prepared for university work. Students are focus their learning around marketing, management, or finance.
Humanities
The humanities endorsement offers students an intellectually rigorous course of study and praxis that weaves together traditional humanities subject areas, including English, history, theology, and classical languages, into an integrated, multi-year program.
Conservatory For The Arts
A unique endorsement program that combines individualized, exceptional arts training in Performing Arts, Visual Arts, or Media Arts. Consisting of a six-credit major, private lessons and master classes.