Junior High Badges
What is Career Exploration?
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Career Exploration is learning about your interests, abilities, personality and aptitudes through career tests, and career assessments.
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Career Exploration is understanding your personal values, what is important to you about how, where and why you do the work you do.
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Career Exploration is researching possible careers, jobs, college majors, and graduate programs.
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Career Exploration is becoming aware of how societal and technological trends could influence opportunities for a particular career in the future.
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Career Exploration is determining the type and amount of skills and education you need to begin your career.
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Career Exploration is locating, evaluating, and using the free career resources available to you.
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Career Exploration is connecting and networking with people who currently work in your field of interest.
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Career Exploration is trying out possible careers through Volunteering, Internships, Apprenticeships, Job Shadowing, Career Camps and Summer Programs.
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Career Exploration is building your self-confidence by making a plan, figuring out where to start, and taking action.
Career Exploration
Students will have the opportunity to learn about their career interests, abilities, and aptitudes. Through a series of activities, students will become familiar with career opportunities in occupations that interest them.
Local History
Local history is the study of the rich history that exists in Canastota and its surrounding areas. Local history incorporates the cultural and social aspects of history. Badges can be earned in the areas of Canastota local history and the history of boxing in Canastota.
