vent h ▁and ▁tw elf th ▁gr ades , ▁students ▁are ▁exposed ▁to ▁more ▁specific ▁or ▁special ized ▁instruction ▁and ▁particip ate ▁in ▁various ▁work - based ▁learning ▁experiences . ▁Since ▁all ▁students ▁take ▁a ▁core ▁foundation ▁of ▁academic ▁courses , ▁career ▁path ways ▁overlap ▁enough ▁to ▁allow ▁the ▁flex ibility ▁to ▁change ▁academ ies , ▁if ▁interests ▁change ▁or ▁new ▁knowledge ▁and ▁skills ▁are ▁acquired . ▁ ▁North western ▁has ▁identified ▁nearly ▁a ▁dozen ▁career ▁clusters , ▁organized ▁around ▁broad ▁career ▁fields . ▁Of ▁those ▁career ▁clusters , ▁North western ▁has ▁implemented ▁four ▁sub - sch ools . ▁Each ▁wing ▁at ▁North western ▁hosts ▁at ▁least ▁one ▁sub - school ▁and ▁one ▁or ▁more ▁a cademy ▁programs . ▁The ▁various ▁programs ▁are : ▁ ▁The ▁Jim ▁H enson ▁Center ▁for ▁the ▁Visual ▁and ▁Perform ing ▁Arts ▁Academy ▁V ocal ▁Music ▁major ▁Inst rument al ▁Music ▁major ▁Inter active ▁Media ▁Production ▁major ▁Visual ▁Arts ▁major ▁Dance ▁major ▁D rama ▁major ▁School ▁of ▁Business ▁Management ▁and ▁Fin ance ▁Academy ▁of ▁Business ▁Management ▁National ▁Academy ▁of ▁Fin ance ▁School ▁of ▁Human ▁Resource ▁Services ▁International ▁Studies ▁Program ▁( IS P ) ▁N J RO TC ▁Academy ▁of ▁Military ▁Science ▁School ▁of ▁Man ufact uring , ▁Engineering , ▁and ▁Technology ▁Project ▁Le ad ▁the ▁Way ▁Academy ▁of ▁Engineering ▁ ▁North western ▁also ▁features ▁the ▁America ' s ▁Cho ice ▁School ▁Design ▁Sign ature ▁Program , ▁a ▁whole - school ▁program ▁which ▁prom otes ▁reading ▁and ▁the ▁language ▁arts . ▁ ▁Academy ▁of ▁Arts , ▁Media ▁and ▁Communic