New Visions courses are designed for accelerated, college-bound seniors. These programs are demanding and extremely rewarding for a highly motivated, mature and academically capable student. Students acquire new knowledge through hands-on, independent and experiential methods. Classroom time is supplemented with many different on-site rotations.
New Visions students earn credit for senior English (1 credit), Participation in Government (.5 credits), and Economics (.5 credits), in addition to two credits in Occupational Education.* They also will earn college credits, tuition free, through ACE courses offered at BOCES.
Students are expected to provide their own transportation to worksites (school transportation may be provided, depending on the school district).
*Health Careers students instead may choose to earn 1.5 credits in Occupational Education and .5 credit in Health, pending district approval.
Prerequisites:
Students must have met all graduation requirements by the end of their junior year, except for Senior English, Participation in Government and Economics.
These elements, and the interview process, will be taken into account during the admission process. Students must have:
• Taken advanced courses offered by their home district.
• Demonstrated service by participating or volunteering in their community.
• Taken advantage of extracurricular offerings from their home district.
• Minimum to no disciplinary record.
• A grade point average of 85 percent of higher (reviewed on an individual basis).
• Excellent attendance records of 90 percent of better (reviewed on an individual basis).
Students apply to the program using our online application, found at: http://apps.gstboces.org/NVapply.
New Visions Programs by Campus:
Bush Campus:
Health Careers Exploration
Human Services & Education
Innovation, Leadership & Business
Coopers Campus:
Health Careers Exploration
Human Services & Education
Innovation, Leadership & Business
Wildwood Campus: Engineering
Health Careers Exploration
Human Services & Education
GST BOCES
Portrait of a Learner
Characteristics:
• Community Oriented
• Knowledgeable
• Proud to be GST
• Prepared
• Problem-Solver
• Determined
Health Careers Exploration (Bush,
Coopers, Wildwood)
New Visions fosters recognizing and articulating the interrelationship between the student’s academic subjects and career aspirations in the health field.
New Visions Health Careers Exploration students experience a wide array of rotations in area hospitals, offices and clinics. The students experience various different rotation opportunities throughout the year.
• Clinical observation is the best way for you to determine whether the daily responsibilities and different settings typical of the profession are a good fit for you, and whether you feel you have the aptitude and level of dedication necessary to develop the skills and attributes required of those who thrive and find fulfillment within the profession.
• Watching practitioners interact with patients/clients is the most effective way to begin learning about the clinical skills, ways of communicating and attributes you may want to emulate, as well as which styles of interaction do not suit you.
• Through clinical observation, you can form a more personal connection with the profession.
• Health professions programs often require some job shadowing and these experiences help build your credibility with program admission committees by showing them that you have thoroughly researched the profession. Programs look favorably upon applicants who go beyond minimum requirements.
• Extensive shadowing and thorough journaling about your experiences greatly strengthen personal statements, letters of recommendation and admission interviews.
• Most advanced health career programs recommend that at least one of your letters of recommendation come from a practitioner within the field with whom you have undertaken substantial clinical observation.
• Shadowing continues to pay off in professional school. Students with prior shadowing experiences get much more from their collegiate rotations.
Curriculum Content:
This is a total immersion approach to education, integrating:
• Senior English/Senior Government/ Senior Economics (at each school’s discretion)
• Human Anatomy
• Medical Terminology & the Disease Process
• Medical Skills & Clinical Practices
• ACE English 1010 and 1020 (6 credits)
• ACE Professionalism (3 credits)
• ACE First Aid and CPR Certification (1 credit)
• ACE First Year Experience (FYEX) (3 credits)
• ACE Personal Finance (3 credits)
• ACE Public Speaking (3 credits)
Additional for Wildwood only:
• Biology 1210/Principals of Anatomy and Physiology I (4 credits)
• Biology 1210/Principals of Anatomy and Physiology II (4 credits)
• ACE Service Learning (1 credit)
Job Opportunities with Post-Secondary Education include:
Doctor/Physician/Surgeon • Physician’s Assistant • Practical Nurse
Biomedical Engineer • Athletic Trainer/Sports Medicine
Nutritionist/Dietician • Chiropractor • Veterinarian
Dentist/Orthodontist/Dental Hygienist • Vision Care
Health Services Administrator • Podiatrist • Pharmacist • Geriatric Care
Clinical Laboratory Sciences • Health Information Management
Registered Professional Nurse/Nurse Practitioner
Physical Therapy/Speech Therapist/Occupational Therapist
Radiologic Technologist/Nuclear Medicine/Ultrasound/Interventional/CAT
Mental Health Professional/Psychologist/Psychiatrist/Therapist
Paramedic/Emergency Medical Technician
Additional Considerations:
New Visions students acquire proficiency in effective interaction with people other than their peer group, independence from the traditional learning process and the ability to recognize the relationship between academic, social and employment skills. The class is demanding but is extremely rewarding for a highly motivated, mature and academically capable student. The New Vision Health Careers Exploration student is well prepared for a successful college experience. More than 98 percent of students have continued their education at institutions including Cornell University, Columbia University, D’Youville College, Ithaca College, Syracuse University, Mansfield University, SUNY Binghamton, SUNY Albany, Medaille College, SUNY Geneseo, SUNY Brockport, University of Rochester, Rochester Institute of Technology, Daemen University, St. John Fisher University, LeMoyne College, SUNY Oswego, SUNY Fredonia, Old Dominion University, James Madison University, Brown University Medical School, SUNY Upstate Medical School and LECOM Medical School.
Human Services & Education (Bush, Coopers, Wildwood)
The New Visions Human Services and Education course provides students with a deep understanding of human services, education, family law and the effective coordination of these critical services within real-world contexts. Through a combination of theoretical study and hands-on internship experiences, participants will gain the knowledge and practical skills needed to make a positive impact in the lives of individuals and families.
Four key learning objectives include human services fundamentals, education, interdisciplinary coordination and ethical and legal considerations. Internship experiences provide opportunities to apply your knowledge, work with diverse populations and assist with cases related to education, human services and family law.
Curriculum Content:
Bush Campus:
• Senior English (1 credit, Integrated)
• Senior Government/Senior Economics (.5 credit each, Integrated)
• Occupational Education (2 credits, Integrated)
• ACE FYEX (3 credits)
• ACE Eng. 1010/1020 (6 credits)
• ACE Professionalism (3 credits)
• ACE Public Speaking (3 credits)
• ACE Foundations of Education (3 credits)
• ACE First Aid/CPR (1 credit)
• ACE Service Learning (up to 3 credits)
Coopers Campus:
• TBD (approximately 12-18 credit hours)
Wildwood Campus:
• ACE English 1010 & 1020 (6 credits)
• ACE Foundations of Education (3 credits)
• ACE Human Services 1010 (3 credits)
• ACE Human Services 1030 (3 credits)
• ACE Human Services 1221 (2 credits) (TCI)
• ACE First Aid & CPR (1 credit)
• ACE Service Learning (up to 3 credits)
• Students can earn the Direct Support Professional Level 1 Microcredential
Job Opportunities with Post-Secondary Education
Include:
Activities Director • Attorney (Family Law)
Case Worker/Service Coordinator/Community Helping Professionals
Social Worker (various settings) • School Counselor
Mental Health Counseling/Substance Abuse
Pre-K - 12 Educator (including special areas such as Phys. Ed., Art & Music)
Parole/Probation/Police Officer • Psychologist • Special Education
Speech, Occupational or Physical Therapist
(Bush, Coopers)
The goal of the New Visions ILB program is to help students develop timeless skills that would be highly valued in a variety of careers. These skills include teamwork, leadership, communication, innovation, problem solving and entrepreneurism.
The New Visions ILB program is team and project based. Students’ activities are primarily in small groups, where an exchange of ideas is the melting pot of innovative problem solving. While working on challenging openended questions, conflicts may arise. Essential conflict resolution skills will be taught and developed through this process which will result in team growth.
In addition to classroom activities, students in this program will have the opportunity to explore a wide range of various careers in not-for-profit and charitable agencies, small businesses, corporations and technology and engineering firms. Whether a student works for someone or decides to start his or her own business, it is critical to understand basic business concepts.
Curriculum Content:
• Business & Engineering Career Exploration
• Entrepreneurship
• Problem-Solving
• Conflict Resolution
• Research Skills
• Teamwork/Leadership
• Community Service
• Marketing
• Finance/Investing
• Senior English/Government/Economics (Integrated)
• ACE First Year Experience (FYEX) (3 credits; Bush and Coopers only)
• ACE English 1010 and 1020 (6 credits)
• ACE Professionalism (3 credits)
• ACE Public Speaking(3 credits)
• ACE Personal Finance (3 credits)
• ACE First Aid and CPR Certification (1 credit)
Job Opportunities with Post-Secondary Education
Include:
Entrepreneurship/Small Business • Management
Logistics and Communication • Finance and Investing • Accounting
Marketing • Public Safety/Administration • Sales
Computer Science/Robotics • Law • Consultant • Business Analyst
Human Resources • Banking • Insurance • Customer Service
New! Engineering (Wildwood)
New Visions fosters recognizing and articulating the inner relationship between the students academic subjects and career aspirations in the Engineering fields.
New Visions Engineering is a one-year exciting and rigorous college preparatory program designed for highly motivated high school seniors who want to explore a future in engineering.
Students extend their classroom learning as they engage in real-world learning to study the fundamentals of engineering in an industry and college setting.
Curriculum Content:
• .5 Participation in Government
• .5 Economics
• ACE English 1010 and ACE English 1020
• Additional credits coming soon
Job Opportunities with Post-Secondary Education Include:
• Math & Science Engineering
• Engineering Design
• Systems Engineering
• Technical Writing
• Computer Science & Software Engineering
• Project Management
• Manufac turing Engineering
• Materials & Fabrications
• Mechanical Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Aerospace Engineering
