Career Pathways Coordinator, Lara Christley has been on the move with students in the community! Check out the great places they went in April!

Written by Lara Christley, Career Pathways Coordinator

Health Care Field Trip

On April 16th, I brought a group of students to Lyngblomsten Elder Care Center in St. Paul. We were able to have a tour of their large facility. The have living spaces for independent living, assisted care, transition care and memory care. We saw the kitchen, dining spaces, the laundry, the hair salon, social spaces and were able to see into some resident rooms if the doors were open. We even met their resident bunny.

This was an opportunity to learn about the many different jobs, particularly jobs high school students could do, at Lyngblomsten. My hope is to create a path to have our 11th and 12th grade students intern there and for those internships to turn into health care employment opportunities.

Apprenticeship panel

On April 23rd, I hosted an apprenticeship panel for students to learn about apprenticeship in general and to hear from individuals whose careers are apprenticeship based. We had a baker, window cleaner, an autoshop owner, a tattoo artist and a plumber as our panel participants. We started with the state of Minnesota Apprenticeship Office laying a general foundation for what apprenticeships are. We followed with a series of questions for our panel participants that allowed them to share their career journey with GRS students.

I would like to offer this type of opportunity again. If you would like to participate in an apprenticeship panel or know someone in a career outside of the 4 year college path, please email me. I will follow up with opportunities for next school year.