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.
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.
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.