Academic & Career Planning

REQUIRED (Beginning with Class of 2024. Waived for students who transfer to Cambria-Friesland after 9th grade.)
 
1 semester, ½ credit

Grade 9
 
This course addresses the transition to high school, topics include goal setting, study skills, interpersonal skills healthy life choices, and skills for academic success and intrapersonal skills. Students will establish academic and career plans and participate in activities targeted to help them succeed in high school.

REQUIRED

1 semester, ½ credit

Grades 11-12

This course is offered to juniors and seniors as they prepare for post-secondary plans. Assistance will be provided to students in researching various colleges, preparing college applications, completing scholarship applications, preparing for testing, and enhancing job related skills, including: communication, writing, mathematical computation, listening, interpersonal, critical thinking, and use of a variety of technologies. Students will be doing a variety of projects and participating in mock interviews.

Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor

1 year or 1 semester/1 or ½ credit

Grades 9-12

Students will learn and develop employability skills through active, unpaid activities that are conducted in and designed to meet the needs of the school in which they work. Student assistant provides students with a real world context in which they can apply their skills. The student is expected to work directly with a staff member and may perform a wide range of tasks. Students may be placed as a teacher assistant, office assistance, library assistant, computer assistant, maintenance assistant etc. Goals, training, and requirements will be set at the beginning of each quarter with the goal to prepare students for realistic employee relationships. Grading is pass/fail.