Career Cafe

Yesterday marked the debut of Career Cafe at my school. This was something I stole from Danielle Schultz over at SchoolCounselorBlog. It was a huge hit. I received rave reviews from both staff and students. Thank you Danielle for this lending me this great idea!!!

Career Café is an opportunity for students in 6th - 8th grade to meet individuals from the community and learn about their careers. Students are invited to Career Café based on the results of a career interest inventory administered by the school counselor. Career Café is comprised of one 45 minute session and serves approximately thirty students in 6th - 8th grade each week.

Speakers share their career journey with students, including how they became interested in their current field, what education/training they needed, what they do in a typical day at their job, and any advice to students considering a job in their field.  

This week's guest speaker was a business banker and next week we are scheduled to have a nurse.