Colorado Department of Education is spearheading the idea of incorporating work-based learning programs within high schools in order to develop relationships between industries and schools to drive opportunities outside of the classroom for students.
VALE has embraced the CDE's goal for connection between school and industry in an exciting way.
Our students begin their high school experience getting curious about the different career clusters through Career Panels and Industry Presentations.
Join a Career Panel: This is a group of 4-5 volunteers who come to share their stories, experitise and advice in a Q&A setting with a networking, engaging session afterwards. We organize the panelists by Career Cluster, using the model below.
Come present an Industry Pitch: You and your industry would come for a 45 minute block to share and engage with students.