Curriculum:
The MAOF curriculum is vetted by partners working in the financial services and business sectors, and emphasizes literacy and project-based learning to engage students. MAOF students begin with Principles of Finance to gain a broad understanding of the core concepts needed in this field. Academies offer a variety of courses including Applied Finance, Business Economics, Business in a Global Economy, Entrepreneurship, Ethics in Business, Financial Planning, Financial Services, Insurance, Managerial Accounting, and Principles of Accounting.
These courses introduce students to a wide array of careers. MAOF graduates who continue on to other industries benefit
from learning the critical concepts of business management, accounting, and ethics.
College and Career Readiness:
In addition to studying career-focused curriculum and working on collaborative projects, AOF students gain critical career
knowledge through a series of work-based learning experiences both inside and outside of the classroom. These activities include
job shadowing, mock interviews, resume writing workshops, and culminate with a compensated internship. Local business partners work with educators to provide these opportunities that
round out students’ education. By serving on advisory boards and as mentors, business partners provide a real world connection
to academy coursework which helps students understand the pathways to career success.
MAOF’s student certification assessment system will validates] successful course completion, projects, and internships. By
receiving a passing score on End-of-Course exams and satisfactory scores on project and internship assessments, students will earn credential signifying to post-secondary institutions and employers that they are both college and career ready.
Graduates of MOAF academies complete college faster, earn more, and have stronger ties to their communities than their peers.