Career Cafes have been a great way to supplement my College and Career Readiness Curriculum. For the past 4 years I have been providing this program to our 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students. The set up and scheduling are easy, because the cafe takes place during student lunches.
At the beginning of the year I send out parent interest forms with all 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students. The form outlines the purpose and the set-up of a career cafe. I also include our monthly career cluster focuses, as I try to schedule career cafes to correlate with the month's assigned clusters.
Career Cafe Parent Interest Form |
The random nature of participation is purposeful. I do not want students to limit themselves on what career cafe they attend based on current interests and abilities, as students are at an age where they are still learning about what they like and dislike as their experiences grow. Career Cafes are arranged to help with the exploration of future career choices. I want the students to attend the career cafes with an open mind, and hopefully learn about new careers they may of never heard about, or considered as a future career goal.
A 'ticket' is made for every student who is invited. The ticket lets a student know that they are to report to the career cafe room after retrieving their lunch. It also allows them to cut to the front of the lunch line and leave the cafeteria.
Career Cafe Ticket |
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