Loyola Blakefield Launches Cyber Science Program to Prepare Students for High Demand Internships and Job Market
One of the nation's first high schools to qualify as a Cyber High School
TOWSON, Md., Oct. 24, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Loyola Blakefield has announced the launch of its Cyber Science program to prepare students for America's most in-demand jobs and internships. The program is the one of the nation's first to offer the state-of-the-art Cyber High School™ program aimed at providing students with skills and access to one of the fastest growing career markets in the U.S. and the world.
Cyber Science is an interdisciplinary field of study developed at the intersection of cyber technology and human behavior, which impacts the world's leading industries, like mobile, energy, healthcare, and finance. The Cyber Science program at Loyola Blakefield provides students with industry-caliber skills required by today's fastest growing employers and offers them the most advanced opportunities to apply those skills in the classroom. The program further enables students to test drive their future careers and understand (in high school) the long-term meaning of their college selection and major life choices.
Steve Morrill, Director of the Loyola Blakefield Cyber Science Program, remarked, "There are over 340,000 current job openings in Cyber being offered by the most exciting and fastest growing companies in the world. By teaching these modern skills now, it will help students secure their future." Morrill continued, "Loyola's Cyber team captured the 2013 Global Cyberlympics and the Maryland Cyber Challenge, where each student received a check for $5,000 from NSA for their accomplishment." In 2014, the Cyber Science program at Loyola saw a 500% growth in applicants, as students now see a team sport that encourages and welcomes students from a variety of backgrounds and interests. "What I enjoy most is seeing how students show interest in law, language, and technology and all work together," said Morrill.
Ed Goetz, Chief Information Security Officer at Exelon, said "Loyola's Cyber Science program is one of the most advanced forms of STEM education available, as their students have the skills to contribute immediately as interns at Exelon. We are excited that Loyola is leading this initiative at the high school level and hope all schools will provide these capabilities, as the country needs students with skills that are important to industry."
About Loyola Blakefield Cyber Science
The Cyber Science Program at Loyola Blakefield is based on the Cyber High School™ curriculum that integrates liberal arts, technology, skills certifications and mentors from industry. The program prepares students for their future by providing them the skills needed to qualify for leading internships and future jobs in the rapidly evolving digital economy.
About Loyola Blakefield: Loyola Blakefield is a Catholic, Jesuit, college preparatory school founded in 1852, for boys in grades six through twelve located in Towson, Maryland. Loyola Blakefield offers a challenging college preparatory curriculum that provides a broad range of major course offerings including honors and advanced placement courses, complemented by a selection of enriching electives and co-curricular activities. Ignatian Service, in the Jesuit tradition, is the hallmark of a Loyola education. There are 17 interscholastic sports teams at Loyola Blakefield, as well as musical and dramatic performing arts ensembles, and many clubs and student organizations.
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