The focus of the South Windsor High School Capstone Job Shadow is to engage each student in a personalized learning experience. This project allows students the opportunity to apply their social, civic, and academic skills while exploring an area of interest outside the boundaries of their formal educational program. 

This experience offers:

• the opportunity to collaborate with others.

• explore a career interest

• gain valuable work experience

• participate in a job shadow. 

What is a job shadow?

A job shadow is any carefully monitored work experience  in which an individual has intentional learning goals and reflects on what they are learning through the experience. This is very different from a part-time job. For example, if you are spending time at a law office and are taking care of their filing, that is NOT a job shadow. On the other hand, if you are shadowing the lawyer, learning about the workings of the law and accompanying the lawyer to court, this is a job shadow. 

Artifacts that can be used for Job Shadow Experience

Interview questions and answers 

Work on resume related to the field you are focusing on.

Obtain literature about career from colleges and universities.

Obtain literature from individuals that work within the field that you are focusing on.

If possible, photos and videos of you at the job shadow.

Any certificates showing new learning obtained at job shadow. 

Job Shadow Requirements 

15 hours must be at the place of  your job shadow experience.  These  15 hours must be documented and signed off by a supervisor or facilitator. 

Options for Job Shadow

 Summer                                                 School Year (senior year)

2 hrs per week                                    2+  hours per week             

Must get prior approval.

*All Job Shadow hours must be completed after the student’s proposal has been approved.

Documentation

Complete the documentation time log verifying the number of hours that you completed during your job shadow.