College and Career Development starts at a very young age.  During their middle school years, students begin their career exploration journey by developing a sense of identity.  Over the course of our three years, we work together on identifying three major components of a successful career choice: skills, values and interests.  Classroom guidance lessons and field trips will broaden their perspective and encourage them to incorporate all three components when considering a career. 

• 6th grade lessons focus on discovering their identity and asking "Who Am I?": What they enjoy doing as a hobby, their values, identifying interests and strengths
• 7th grade lessons focus on "Where Am I going?": A closer look into careers through career/construction day field trips and researching careers online based on their interests, skills and values
• 8th grade lessons will narrow their focus on "How do I get there?":  Career day field trip, High school transition activities, understanding high school diploma types, Career & Technical opportunities, and required coursework for certain careers

Students will be introduced to a variety of career exploration sites, such as:

• Nevada Career Explorer: https://nv.headed2.com/
• Navigate: Exploring College and Careers  https://www.dallasfed.org/educate/navigate.aspx
• College Board: https://www.collegeboard.org
  • Big Future Middle School Parent Action Plan: https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/get-started/for-parents/parent-action-plan-middle-school

It's never too early to prepare for college and careers.  These websites offer the most current information regarding higher education and an option to subscribe to weekly newsletters for regular updates:

• Inside Higher Education: https://www.insidehighered.com/
• CollegeWise: https://collegewise.com/