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What does your teen want to be when they grow up? Help them discover their answer through interest-based exploration with Stride Career Prep.

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Help your teen discover their career path through exploration.

Career Awareness and Exploration Courses

When your teen is asked what they want to be when they grow up, do they have an answer? A career readiness education can help them start finding the answer as early as 6th grade. By the time they reach high school, they can dive deeper into their interests or keep exploring, all while developing their professional skill set.

To help your junior high student uncover their calling, Stride K12-powered schools offers Middle School Career Explorations I & II as part of Stride Career Prep, where students:

  • Explore jobs in over 15 occupational areas, from healthcare to agriculture

  • Examine how their interests could lead to a career path

  • Develop skills like time management

  • Learn how to successfully navigate job markets

  • Begin to map their path to a job they'll love

In high school, students take courses in career fields of interest, such as Healthcare Explorations or IT Explorations, to take a deeper dive into opportunities in those industries.

Not Your Typical Career Quiz

Have your teen take this quiz to help them understand their personality type and the career pathway that suits their strengths.

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Not Your Typical Career Quiz

Have your teen take this quiz to help them understand their personality type and the career pathway that suits their strengths.

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Career Exploration, Beyond the Classroom

Online career readiness education makes it easy for your teen to discover their dream job. With the help of teachers, counselors, club advisors, and industry experts, there are countless resources for teens to explore different industries.

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Career and Technical Student Organizations

With career clubs ranging from robotics to farming, teens can dive deeper into different industries while socializing. Student organizations offer exciting activities like community service projects, interscholastic competitions, and field trips.

With career clubs ranging from robotics to farming, teens can dive deeper into different industries while socializing. Student organizations offer exciting activities like community service projects, interscholastic competitions, and field trips.

Job Shadowing

Work-based learning allows teens to see potential pathways in action. Industry professionals provide insight into their day-to-day life through virtual and in-person job shadowing. In these sessions, students can ask questions and really get to know a profession through a first-person perspective.

Work-based learning allows teens to see potential pathways in action. Industry professionals provide insight into their day-to-day life through virtual and in-person job shadowing. In these sessions, students can ask questions and really get to know a profession through a first-person perspective.

Career Counselors and Teachers

Stride K12-powered career counselors and teachers with industry experience help teens determine their paths beyond high school. From strength evaluations to personalized attention, your teen will have support to help guide their exploration.

K12-powered career counselors and teachers with industry experience help teens determine their paths beyond high school. From strength evaluations to personalized attention, your teen will have support to help guide their exploration.

Industry Advice

Using a platform called Nepris, teachers host guest speaker events in class to provide teens with a firsthand look into careers. Students can ask questions and get advice from industry professionals, so they can begin to narrow their path.

Using a platform called Nepris, teachers host guest speaker events in class to provide teens with a firsthand look into careers. Students can ask questions and get advice from industry professionals, so they can begin to narrow their path.

Career Exploration for Middle School and High School Students

Teenagers have the world at their fingertips. So how do you help them narrow that down to a path? See how Stride Career Prep can help you navigate exploration with your teen.

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Career Exploration for Middle School & High School Students

Teenagers have the world at their fingertips. So how do you help them narrow that down to a path? See how Stride Career Prep can help you navigate exploration with your teen.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Curious about careers or exploring education options? Get answers to some of the most commonly asked questions.

Why is career exploration important?

Career exploration is key to helping your teen discover and get excited about potential professions. The earlier you can encourage exploration for your teen, the sooner they can discover their dream job.  Stride Career Prep allows students to explore pathways before graduating high school. Finding a dream job takes trial and error, which is why career exploration as a teenager can be very useful. By allowing students to figure out what they like and don't like in middle school and high school, they can narrow their path before entering the workforce or college.

How do I help my teen find a career they love?

The best way to help your teen find a career they love is through exploration. Showing them the many options available can help spark interest and passion for a particular profession. Focus on their interests and strengths, so they can dive deep and feel confident in associated paths. Be supportive of whatever this might be. There's no better job than the one you love doing.

What is involved in career exploration?

Career exploration can take many forms but mostly follows the same format: learning about a wide variety of jobs, exploring a particular area deeper, and then trying a hand at the job itself. Through Stride Career Prep, high school students choose classes that follow this plan. All pathways start with exploration classes to see the variety of occupations in a field. Then students can take courses that dive into a particular path and can start to learn the hands-on skills needed in that profession.

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