What does this type of Project look like and what information do I require?
Job Shadow or Program Shadow. You will also need to choose 4 other experiences to complete throughout the semester to help you explore what post secondary opportunities might exist for you! Exploring and experiencing a variety of careers, jobs and passions will help you better understand where you want to go.
Student for a Day
Job Shadow/Program Shadow
Career Interview
Volunteering
Indigenous Elder Experience
*Check in with the Career Center for possible opportunities!
Who am I? Please include a connection to your Learning Journey assignment, your artifacts and/or portfolio. This section must also include your responses' to the following questions (this will prepare you for your Capstone Interview as well):
Describe a major challenge that you have had to overcome during your Educational pathway or this project?
Who has been most helpful to you throughout your Educational Journey?
What advice would you give "your grade 10 self now" if you could go Back to the Future?
How has your experience as an owl prepared you to thrive in life as a member of our community?
Core Competencies - You must include how your passion project connects with:
Personal Social Awareness
Critical and Creative Thinking
Communication
Career Pathways - How does my Research Inquiry connect with my Career Pathways moving forward?
Mentorship - Please describe a meaningful interaction with someone whos knows something that you do not & how this connects to your passion project. Did you connect with student, teachers and/or members of the community to help support your learning.
Before approving any project, students must be able to answer these seven questions:
1. Is this genuinely interesting to me?
2. Will I have to learn something new?
3. Will I actually DO something—not just research something?
4. Can I spend approximately 30+ meaningful hours on it?
5. Can I create evidence of my progress?
6. Can I connect this to a skill, career, future goal, or personal growth?
7. Will I have something meaningful to show or demonstrate for my Capstone Presentation?
If you answer "no" to 3 or more, the idea needs work...please check in with your Career Life 12 teacher.
This is especially important because BC defines career-life exploration as 30 hours or more of substantive experiential learning intended to deepen or expand students' exposure to career-life possibilities. Passion projects are explicitly included. (B.C. Curriculum)
Who should choose this type of project?
Not sure what careers match you and your skills? Students that still want to explore future career pathways? Students that want to try something new outside the classroom?
Do you need your 30 Career Exploration or Volunteer hours?
Career Connection:
Anything! This is all about you exploring what is out there and seeing that fits!
What are the major considerations for this type of project?
This is all about you exploring a variety of careers, jobs, interests and people in the pursuit of finding yourself, where you are going and how you might get there!
Focuses on a variety of elements that will help you be prepared, find success and opportunity in life!
This is not done in the classroom- you will be building your own explorations.
Career Connection:
Anything! This is all about you exploring what is out there and seeing that fits!
Career Connection:
Personal Social
Core Competencies:
Personal Social Awareness
Positive and Personal Cultural Identity
Creative Thinking
Communication
What are the steps that I need to consider for this project?
Think about what experiences you would like to have to help you explore possible careers and post secondary options.
Reach out to the Career Center or your teacher for other options.
Send a professional email to organize the experience.
For each experience you will complete a written reflection explaining your experience. Please include the following information.
You must also include visuals and evidence of your exploration and learning.
Student for a Day at OC
Student for a Day at CATO
Experience UBCO
Job shadow at the radio station
Go to work with a parent
Volunteer at Oyama Day
Interview a professional in a career of interest
What have SD#23 students done in the past?
Explored becoming a veterinarian
Explore becoming a geneticist
Exploring what UBCO has to offer