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Career Exploration

Career Development and Occupational Studies (CDOS) lessons are infused into KCS curriculum in each year of school K-12. CDOS lessons are aimed at helping students to gain self-awareness, set goals, develop preparatory skills, and ultimately determine beginning career goals.

KCS offers two unique high school courses for our students to aid in the career exploration process. Please be sure to check-in with your student to view the multiple resources and announcements posted on GOOGLE Classroom for each of the CDOS courses.

 

11th Grade: Junior Seminar

  • College majors research
  • Career assessments
  • Potential degree and/or educational futures
  • Resume, cover letters and portfolio development
  • Self reflection/brag sheets
  • Personal essay for college applications
  • College and job searches/College tours
  • Practicing interview skills/mock interviews
  • SAT and ACT introduction and prep time
  • Introduction to Senior Seminar

 

12th Grade: Senior Seminar

  • Completion of portfolio
  • Letters of recommendation
  • College application assistance
  • College admission & military visits
  • Job shadow experiences
  • Career research paper
  • Board of Education presentations
  • Senior Legacy Service Projects
  • Work readiness skills (continued)
  • College & technical school survival
  • Life 101/ Adulting
  • Scholarship search and applications
  • Financial literacy skills

 

Job Shadow Program

The Job Shadow experience is part of the required Seminar courses taken during the junior and senior year. Students are required to research a vocational interest, locate professionals who are working in the area of interest, make the contacts, and ultimately job shadow an individual(s) in the field.

This experience is then documented in the required research paper that is written in the Senior Seminar course. In the past, KCS students have had experiences out of state, in NYC, Albany, and at local agencies and area schools. If you are interested in assisting our KCS students with an experience like this, please contact the School Counseling Office!

The Job Shadow permission form can be picked up here and must be reviewed and approved by the Junior/Senior Seminar teacher prior to the start of the shadow experiences.

Online Resources

Additionally, there are many great online resources to use as tools to explore various vocational options. For assistance in finding and navigating these websites or for further discussion about the content, please see Mrs. Johnson in the Counseling office. Many of these sites are introduced to students in the CDOS courses.

Local & Community Resources

NYS & National Resources