Summer Fun: Career Camp and Academy For

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• Summer Fun Career Camp and Academy For At Risk
  Middle School Students

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Putting it Together andMaking it Work

• Partnerships
• Anoka Technical College
• Anoka-Hennepin District 11 STEP
• Anoka-Hennepin District 11 Middle Schools

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Career Camp
The middle school staff approached STEP and ATC
about developing a short summer experience for
their at risk summer school students that would
give students hands-on career exploration. They
recognized the need for students to make the
connection between how their performance at
school and the life choices they are making now
affect their opportunities in the future. They
wanted students to see the options available to
them in high school as well as post secondary
opportunities.
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• 2000
• One middle school
• 120 students
• Two mornings
• Six career choices

• 2003
• Six middle schools
• 415 students
• Fours mornings
• Eleven career choices

• 2002
• Six middle schools
• 300 students
• Three mornings
• Ten career choices
• Parent component

2001 Six middle schools 259 students Three
mornings Ten career choices

• 2004
• Two middle schools
• 105 students
• One morning
• Nine career choices

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Pathways to Success
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Auto Service Small Gas Engines
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Machine TechnologyWelding Mechanical Drafting
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Architecture Carpentry Electrical Careers
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Landscape and Horticulture Careers
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Aviation Careers
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Medical Assistant Surgical Technician Optical
Technician Emergency Medical Technician Nursing
Careers
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Child Care Firefighting Law Enforcement
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Electronics Careers Information
Technology Computer Science
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Media Technology Art Technology
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Restaurant and Bakery Careers
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• Planning Process
• Meet with partners in February
• Assign roles in the planning process
• Middle school contact person
• STEP contact person
• ATC contact person
• Brainstorm career areas to be taught
• Discuss modificationswhat worked and what didnt
  the previous year
• Identify funding sources (Perkins Tech Prep
  Grant, School-to-Work Federal Grant, Private
  Industry)

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STEP Contact Person Planning Preparation for
the Day

• Recruit teachers
• Develop schedule
• Dates
• Times
• Career choices
• Assign classrooms and labs
• Communicate, communicate, communicate plans to
  partners

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Career Camp Staff Planning Preparation for the
Day

• Develop a 45 minute session for 10-12 students
• Hands-on
• Applied academics
• Post secondary and employment information
• Order supplies
• Prepare classroom/lab for session

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Middle School Staff Planning Preparation for
the Day

• Determine which grade levels of students they
  plan to send to Career Camp
• Make busing arrangements
• Assist students in class selection process
• Get permission slips
• Assign students to each class so that there are
  no more than 10-12 students per session
• Have students make name tags with their name and
  session I and session II selections

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STEP Contact Persons Responsibilities at Career
Camp

• Post career choice signs in common area
• Greet middle school students and staff
• Troubleshoot
• Take pictures
• Talk to students at general session
• Collect evaluations
• Arrange payment of instructors
• Analyze feedback from students and staff

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Career Camp Staff Responsibilities at Career Camp

• Meet students in common area
• Instruct students in career activity
• Have students complete evaluations at the end of
  each session
• Return students to common area after each session

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Middle School Staff Responsibilities at Career
Camp

• Take attendance
• Distribute name tags
• Ride the bus with the students
• Help students find their correct session
• Attend session and assist the instructor as
  needed
• Deal with discipline issues
• Make sure all students get on the bus

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Career Camp Schedule

• 820 Arrive at STEP building
• 825 Meet session I students and travel to
  classroom/lab.
• 830-915 Session I (Have students complete an
  evaluation at end of session.)
• 915-920 Travel to next session (Go to STEP link
  to ATC to exchange students.)
• 920-1005 Session II (Have students complete an
  evaluation at end of session.)
• 1005-1015 Travel to general session (Take time
  for a bathroom break on the way.)
• 1015-1030 General Session in ATC auditorium
• 1035 Depart from ATC door A1

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Welcome to Career Camp!
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Finding Your Career Session
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Horticulture
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Emergency Medical Careers
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Cosmetology
Careers
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Art Technology
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Firefighting Careers
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Auto Service Careers
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Surgical Technology
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Aviation Careers
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Law Enforcement
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The choices you make now are important!
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Non-traditional Career Academy

• Based on the success of Career Camp, a request
  was made by the middle school staff to pilot a
  program that would allow students to get more
  extensive experience in a variety of career
  areas.
• The target group was at-risk eighth grade girls
  who were selected for the program by the middle
  school staff.
• The emphasis was on non-traditional careers while
  incorporating applied academics with the hands-on
  activities.

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• 2003
• Two middle schools
• 15 students
• 13 mornings
• Seven career choices

• 2004
• Six middle schools
• 10 students
• 11 mornings
• Six career choices

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Law Enforcement
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Welding
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Fire Fighting
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LandscapeCareers
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Small Engine Repair
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Emergency Medical Careers
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See you next year!
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Students FeedbackWhat did you like best about
the activities?

• ArtUsing the computer and making a magnet,
  All the different ways we can make it cool
• AutoTaking the tires off the car, Got to use
  the air tools
• AviationMaking the plane, Flying the plane
• CosmetologyThis was really cool to learn about
  nails, Everything

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• EmergencyThe fake cuts and bruises, The
  whole thing
• FirefightingLearning about firefighting,
  Putting out the fires was really cool
• HorticultureIt was really fun learning how to
  make a boutonnière, Trying to wire flowers
• Law EnforcementFinding clues, everything, You
  get to do a crime scene and solve it
• Surgical TechHow everything was done!

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Our Students are Our Future!
Presentation produced by
Patti Gudmundson Guidance Counselor 763
433-4031 Patti.Gudmundson_at_anoka.k12.mn.us
Anoka-Hennepin District 11
Pam Durand Career Center Coordinator 763
433-4030 Pam.Durand_at_anoka.k12.mn.us