American Experience Foundation’s Post

NAF has announced this year's Katherine Blasik Distinguished Academies, a recognition for delivering high-quality educational experiences for high school students across the nation. AEF is thrilled to share that Washington, DC is now home to 26 Distinguished Academies, the SECOND HIGHEST in the nation. This number includes the Academies of Hospitality and Tourism at Ballou High School, Columbia Heights Educational Campus, and Jackson-Reed High School, as well as the Academy of Mass Media at Coolidge High School. The Coolidge Academy of Mass Media is only one of three multimedia-focused NAF Academies in the country to receive this honor. Congratulations to all of the Distinguished Academies on their well-earned recognition! https://lnkd.in/dyQ55J9y

Join AEF and Destination DC for our annual July 4th celebration in #WashingtonDC at the American Pharmacists Association Potomac View Terrace. Enjoy great food, drinks, and a spectacular view of the fireworks on the National Mall. 🎇 🤩 Your ticket supports the Foundation, connecting students to work-based learning opportunities, internships and scholarships in the hospitality industry. Buy now: ➡️ https://lnkd.in/ejxp_MqT

Are you a college student interested in #sustainabletourism looking for an #internship this summer? Apply work with our friends at Destination DC! https://lnkd.in/etaUwsJY

🎉🎉🎉 DID YOU KNOW 🎉🎉🎉 Katie started her career as the American Experience Foundation's very first college intern way back in 2018?!? We're so proud of everything she has accomplished and know there's a lot more in her future! Congratulations, Katie Streater!

🍃 JOB ALERT 🍂: Are you a graduate with strong communications, numbers, and customer service skills looking to get your start in luxury hotels? Join our good friend Nicholas Cechak at the Four Seasons Philadelphia.

Want to support future media moguls? 📷 📽 💻 Join Coolidge High School's Academy of Mass Media as they showcase their student small businesses! Give impressive young entrepreneurs feedback on their business model, brand identity, networking and more to help them learn and grow their professional skills. April 11, 2024 Flow, 10:30 am - 1:00 pm RSVP here: https://lnkd.in/en-e4apv

🌸 ワシントンDCへようこそ! 🌸 This week, the Academy of Hospitality and Tourism at Columbia Heights Educational Campus welcomes 16 students from Rikuzentakata, Japan. The #exchange program through the TOMODACHI Initiative and the US-Japan Council will discuss how hospitality and tourism can help destinations be more resilient and rebuild through natural and man-made disasters. Last evening, Ben's Chili Bowl hosted our new friends to a welcome dinner and discussion about how Ben's has remained a pillar of Washington, DC through many challenges in their 65+ year history. Plus, what's a better welcome to DC than a chili half-smoke?! Thank you to Nizam Ali for your continuing generosity and sharing your family's story, and to Casey Paul, Destination DC Membership Manager, for welcoming the students in Japanese!

Congratulations to AEF Board of Directors member Eric Kincaid on this well deserved honor from PCMA Greater Midwest Chapter!

What do New Years ball dropping, booing, and bus tours have in common?! New York City hospitality and tourism, of course! 🍎 🗽 🏙 Last week, AEF and 50 students from the Academies of Hospitality and Tourism, Culinary Arts, and Mass Media from 7 high schools here in DC went to New York City to experience the best the city's hospitality had to offer. They went behind the scenes at two of New York's biggest hotels, experienced the world-famous Amateur Night at the Apollo Theatre, and saw jaw-dropping views of the city from 93 floors up! Thank you to our amazing partners and everyone on their teams who made the trip unforgettable! ★ Nastassia Welter, SUMMIT One Vanderbilt ★ Daniel Nadeau and Vanessa Virgens, New York Marriott Marquis ★ Denise Florio and Cristina Paris, Park Hyatt New York ★ Miryam Sosa, Big Bus Tours ★ Dina Hill, Red Rooster Harlem ★ Vanessa Ward, Apollo Theater ★ PARTRANS LLC

Thank you so much Starr Bus Charter and Tours! 😍 😍 😍