Program Overview
BET MagnetEntrepreneur, doctor, teacher, scientist, lawyer, engineer, firefighter, police officer—no matter what career students pursue, our BET Magnet will prepare students to become the best in their career field: the top money-makers, reformers, contributors and pioneers. By acquiring an entrepreneurial mindset students learn to become innovators and leaders.
The future (technology, innovation, business, and products) is developed and designed here. See our BET Makes History section for examples.
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Our magnet also partners with NFTE, "an entrepreneurship education program taken during class and is designed to empower students to think like entrepreneurs and take control of their own future."
Curriculum
Through project-based learning, blended learning and flipped classrooms, our courses are designed to be fun as students master the following:
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Video Game Design; Digital Animation
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Creating Apps that solve real-world problems | Start-Up Tech/Coding/ Computer Programming | Learning Through Design; |
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| Technology and Tech Integration | Web Design & Interactive Presentations | Virtual Reality; Stop Motion Film | Exploring Careers |
| Entrepreneurial Mindset | Finance | Music Engineering & Podcasting | Social Entrepreneurship |
| Business Skills & Business Plans | Market Research, Marketing and Sales | Cross-age Teaching & Learning | The Stock Market Game |
Career Technical Education (CTE)
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Prototype Lab & Maker-Space
Our BET Magnet houses CTE equipment and a variety of technology in a prototype lab and maker-space, an additional room for students to collaborate and work on activities such as podcasting, stop-motion film, music-engineering, etc. The maker-space provides students with further exploration and utilization of industry equipment such as an X-carve machine, embroidery machine, garment printer, etc.
