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School Counselor Connection
Career Awareness Program
Pennsylvania Career Resource Network
Brochures
The Pennsylvania Department of Education, Bureau of Career and Technical Education, Pennsylvania Career Resource Network has produced six high quality pamphlets that are available for downloading and distribution.
Elementary School
Middle School
High School
The career awareness program helps students learn about different careers and skills. Each month, a different career, skill, and job is spotlighted and discussed with students. Please check out the following power-point for information about what each job does:
Monthly Career Spotlight Power-Point CLICK HERE Students will receive an activity sheet based on the following careers each month to complete and take home. The following is a list of careers, skills, and jobs we will learn about:
September--Interests / "What do you like to do?"
October--Farmer, Veterinarian, Pet Groomer, Horse Trainer, Zoo Keeper
December--Carpenter, Architect, Construction Worker, Truck Driver, Plumber
January--Police Officer, Probation Officer, Social Worker, Firefighter
February--President, Lawyer, Mayor, Judge, Court Reporter, Paralegals, Legal Assistants
March--Dentist, Dental Hygienist, Nurse, Doctor, Paramedic, Surgeon, Speech-Language Pathologist, Occupational Therapist, Physical Therapist, Laboratory Technologist, Pharmacist
April--Paleontologist, Botanist, Marine Biologist, Geologist, Biological Scientist, Food Scientist, Medical Scientist, Atmospheric Scientist, Chemist
May--Teacher, Teacher Assistant, Librarian, Author, Principal
Every month teachers are given career awareness sheets to copy for their class. Students are encouraged to read about each career and color the career awareness sheets. Students will take them home to share with their parents/caregivers. Please ask your child what careers, skills, and jobs he/she is learning about at school.
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