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NAF (formerly known as National Academy Foundation) is an educational non profit organization. The mission of NAF is to solve some of the biggest challenges that face education and the economy by bringing education, business, and community leaders together to transform the high school experience. NAF Academies represent business/school partnerships that prepare young people for future careers through a combination of school-based curricula and work-based experiences. (source www.naf.org) ==History== NAF was created by philanthropist Sanford I. Weill. His proposal was accepted by the New York City Board of Education resulted in the opening of the first Academy of Finance in a Brooklyn public high school in 1982. The program was designed specifically to address the lack of opportunity for young people in New York City. As Weill explained in his testimony before the House Ways and Means Committee: In 1987, NAF's Hospitality and Tourism theme was launched with the opening of two pilot Academies, one in Miami, Florida and another in Richmond Hill, New York, with support from the American Express Foundation. In 2000 NAF piloted a third theme, opening Academies of Information Technology in 12 high schools across the country with support from Lucent, AT&T Corporation, United Technologies, GTE/Verizon, Oracle, Computer Associates and Compaq. In 2002, the first set of Career Academies outside the US were set up in the United Kingdom by Career Academies UK, affiliated to NAF In 2007 NAF launched its fourth academy theme, the Academy of Engineering as a collaboration between NAF, Project Lead The Way (PLTW), and the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering, Inc. (NACME) to provide underrepresented students with the knowledge and skills needed to succeed in STEM careers. The latest theme launched in 2011-2012, the Academy of Health Sciences is s already making an impact in preparing young people for health careers. As of As of the 2014-2015 school year, NAF academies now total 667, serve over 80,000 students, and operate in 38 states, including the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. NAF supports a national network of 60,000 students in 469 academies: * 212 Academies of Finance * 99 Academies of Hospitality & Tourism * 127 Academies of Information Technology * 109 Academies of Engineering * 79 Academies of Health Sciences 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「National Academy Foundation」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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