CTE & Vocational Education
We’re focused on future success. Hanna’s Career Technical Education (CTE) and Vocational Education programs help students develop the skills and knowledge to become successful in the workplace.
Serving current Hanna High School students as well as youth participating in our Residential Services. For more information:
Hanna recognizes that each path forward for our students is not the same. Some may be attending college, joining the armed forces or moving directly into a career. We want to offer our students as many opportunities as possible so that they can explore a variety of career options and graduate from Hanna feeling confident in their ability to secure a job with a clear pathway to a stable career.
While we’ve always offered our CTE Program to current high school students, in 2021 we began providing Vocational Training services to all youth in the Sonoma area. This expansion allows for expanded opportunities for current students — including hosting the Northbay TIP (Trade Introduction Program) Cohort on the Hanna campus — as well as broader interaction for all youth on our campus.
Entwined with all CTE education at Hanna, each vocational training pathway includes work readiness training along with workplace, interpersonal, communications and self-management skills, and financial literacy. At Hanna, students don’t just learn the subject matter — they learn how to be successful professionals and coworkers.
Educators should provide opportunities for people to learn about themselves and find a pathway towards a living wage in life. Through our CTE program, we’re lowering the barrier to entry for Hanna students and the local community. That makes a real difference in kids’ lives.
CTE Pathways
Hanna’s year-round Agriculture program connects classroom learning opportunities with practical, hands-on experiences, and is an integral part of the Archbishop Hanna High School curriculum.
Many of our boys come from urban neighborhoods and have limited, if any, experience or knowledge about agriculture. Programs for at risk youth open doors to learn leadership skills, and practical applications of science, technology, ranch management, sustainability and resource cultivation., environmental protection and conservation, and meteorology—especially as it relates to climate. It also fosters community service opportunities and expansion of employment prospects.
Our Agricultural program provides a host of different experiences and opportunities for skill building, from working in our small cabernet vineyard to new programs focused on sustainable gardening, culinary, and associated practices. Currently, our largest focus of time and energy is spent on our FFA program which includes breeding sheep, market sheep, pasture management, and integrative work with our on-campus construction programs.
Field trips to a variety of industry-related venues including the local auction yard, dairies/ranches, vineyards, and sheepdog trials
These electives are offered as part of the main curriculum along with after-school classes as an alternative to after-school sports and an opportunity for students to gain industry skills while acquiring valuable graduation credits.
Special classes are also held during a 7-week summer curriculum held on consecutive Saturdays (eight hours each) to provide enhanced access for Hanna students and teens from the community through collaborative efforts with Teen Services Sonoma. During these classes, students learn marketable entry level skills and valuable work experience in the construction industry.
These carpentry, welding, and blacksmithing programs also provide career pathways for those potentially interested in a vocation in the construction industry.