School to Career

Career Explorations Class
  • Develop work-ready skills.
  • Learn the decision making process for education and career choices during high school and beyond.

Cooperative Education

  • Apply the work-ready skills from the Career Exploration class in a real-world work experience.

Description

Career Explorations

This course helps students learn the decision making process for education and career choices during high school and beyond. Class activities focus on the development of work-ready skills, which are essential for success in today’s workplace. Students explore the answers to self-defining questions: “Who am I”, “Where do I want to go?”, “How do I get there?” This one credit course is a prerequisite for participation in the Cooperative Education Program.

Cooperative Education

Through this program high school students earn credit for paid, supervised work in the community. A State of Maine Cooperative Education Agreement among the parent(s), student, school and employer is completed at the beginning of the year. Employers/ supervisors evaluate work ethic, on the job skills, and workplace responsibilities. Number of hours worked varies, but students generally work an average of 10 – 15 hours per week. Students must provide their own transportation to and from the job site. Prerequisite: Career Explorations

Concurrent Enrollments

  • Southern Maine Community College (1 Credit)
    • ACCS 105 – Academic Success Seminar