8th GRADE CAREER FOCUS
Who Am I & What Can I Become
How Can I Create a Plan to Get There
This section of the module is designed to introduce students to interests, learning styles, and values and how to create transferable skills.
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Students will also learn how interest and personality can influence their career choices.
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Several basic soft skills of the everyday job world will be introduced and students will participate in a Career Investigation project during this nine weeks.
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Students will also run the Pilot Cafe on Wednesdays for faculty and staff in the school. The cafe is a popular stop for several members of our school and job skills will be the focus here!
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Unit rubrics will be posted below as they are created. This is a new class for the 2017-2018 school year.
This section of the module is designed to help students create a plan to reach their career goals and to make informed choices about high school courses.
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Students will participate in mock interviews, and practice filling out job applications and high school registrations.
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Students will learn the importance of networking and getting to know the people that can help them on their career path.
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Students will continue to run the Pilot Cafe and Cupcake Wars will be included in this nine weeks.
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Unit rubrics will be posted as they are created. This is a new class for the 2017-2018 school year.