6-8 Career Exploration

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Career Exploration

Students in grades 6-8 engage in Career Exploration by narrowing their focus by choosing which career fields and clusters appeal to them.

The exploration part of the journey comes to a close in eighth grade, by viewing career clusters through the lens of Employment, Enrollment, Entrepreneurship, and Enlistment.

Learning experiences at this grade level include challenge-based learning, learner autonomy, inquiry, differentiation, guest speakers, and field trips.

Students serve as waiters while serving a customer at their pop-up taco business. — Students serve as waiters while serving a customer at their pop-up taco business, 'Highview Top of the Tacos.' The students learn about Entrepreneurship and the Business, Marketing, and Management career field.

Students pose at their pop-up taco business, 'Highview Top of the Tacos.' The students learn about Entrepreneurship and the Business, Marketing, and Management career field.

Students pose for group photo at their pop-up business stand. — Students create pop-up jewelry business, as they learn about Entrepreneurship and the Business, Marketing, and Management career field.

Student uses tools to put together accessories for project. — Students play a role in every part of their pop-up jewelry business, including manufacturing the goods.

Student works the stand of pop-up business while teacher purchases product. — Students play a role in every part of their pop-up jewelry business, including managing transactions and customer service.

Student poses for photo in front of table during activity. — Students learn about financial literacy through a Real Money, Real World simulation.