Career Exploration Vacation

Summer doesn’t just mean pool parties and sleeping late. Encourage the young people you know to use their break from school to explore career options. Below are places to check out for expanding career vision and personal growth, both locally and globally. Camp Invention Camp Invention is a weeklong summer enrichment day program offered in local communities for children entering first through sixth grades. This exciting program invites children to let their imaginations run wild through teamwork, creative problem solving, and inventive thinking. Engineering and Technology Exploring Academy Westmoreland County Community College Career Prep Program and the Boy Scouts of America have partnered to bring a three day exploration cap to the Westmoreland County Community College Youngwood Campus for students who will be enrolled in grades 8-11 during the 2006-2007 school year. Contact Paula Rendine at 724-925-4268 or rendinep@wcc-pa.edu for more information and a registration packet. Manufacturing Career Exploration Program The Manufacturing Career Exploration Program will engage participating youth in activities that will demonstrate the diverse, high skill careers that exist in the manufacturing industry and provide participants with the opportunity to develop and demonstrate personal skills in communication, teamwork and problem solving. Summer in the City- Explore, Experiment, Experience, Point Park University From engineering to movie producing, students in middle in high school can explore a number of careers through Point Park’s Summer in the City programs. Women In Engineering MTM ’06 Camp- Penn State University High school girls who are entering 9th through 12th grades are eligible. Applicants should like science and math and should have the desire to learn more about engineering. YWCA of Westmoreland County Camps include Robo Labs and Creating a Video/Public Service Announcement. Council on International Educational Exchange Go abroad or share your home and your lifestyle with a CIEE international high school student. Rotary Youth Exchange Rotary Youth Exchange provides thousands of young people with the opportunity to meet people from other lands and to experience their cultures. Youth for Understanding Youth For Understanding (YFU) is a non-profit educational organization which offers opportunities for young people around the world to spend a summer, semester or year with a host family in another culture. Many opportunities are free or very low cost. And for the grown ups who are thinking about career exploration, check out Vocation Vacations. Special thanks to Anne McCafferty, Michelle DeLuca, and Terri Campbell for providing career exploration vacation information.