Student Activity Workbook Business and Career Exploration Program

By Steven T. Robinson

If it is true that our children are most impressionable at an early age, then its quite elementary to start providing opportunities of life changing alternatives that will help our children realize and develop toward their full potential as productive members of our society. The activities designed in this Student Activities Workbook are to be use in accordance with the Business and Career Exploration Program Curriculum.

The Business and Career Exploration Program represents a state of the art initiative and first of its kind that comprehensively provides elementary and middle school aged children with reality based positive life experiences of business and career options through personalized assembly presentations, learning projects, entrepreneurship opportunities, mentoring, visitations, and special corporate incentives. The program for many of our youngest citizens reignites the flame and dreams of what our childrens lives can become.

With each educational and life experience our children gain a greater understanding of various professions and what they would like to become as working adults. The activities in this workbook are not only enjoyable, but highly interactive and challenging to promote the awareness of our childrens potential.

Specific objectives of the workbook include concepts of self-knowledge, development of a basic understanding of interests, likes and dislikes, how to interact with others, an Educational and Occupational Exploration component and a special involvement project entitled Minding My Own Business / Career Planning which facilitates the awareness of childrens abilities regarding entrepreneurship opportunities.

The various activities are designed to raise awareness of the relationship between work and learning to the needs and functions of society and the interrelationships of life roles. The elementary grades are also a good time to introduce the importance of personal responsibility, good work habits and the benefits of educational achievement.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Oct 11, 2011
• ISBN: 9781467024679

Steven T. Robinson

Steven T. Robinson, Founder and Executive Director for the Interfaith Social Change Movement, he is an innovative academician, entrepreneur and accomplished musician with over fifteen years of teaching experience and administration. Upon receiving his masters degree in education from Temple University, he has develop insightful comprehensive programs for disadvantaged children and youth throughout the Philadelphia area, and received numerous citations and proclamations for the diligence of his work in many civic, private and community based organizations. Symbolic to his character, he has also written and composed the organization’s inspirational community anthem “Your Pain Is Mine,” the program’s Pledge of Excellence and receives countless invitations from state and national symposiums on the social development and academic excellence of children programs. The Interfaith Social Change Movement is a coalition of religious institutions, business owners, educators, and community leaders dedicated to making a difference in the lives of children and disadvantaged individuals.

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Contents

Preface

Introduction

Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources

Business& Career Exploration Program

Pledge of Excellence

Arts, A/V Technology & Communications

Career Search

Business, Management & Administration

Architecture & Construction

Education & Training

Finance

Health Science

Hospitality & Tourism

Human Services

Information Technology

Law, Public Safety & Security

Transportation, Distribution & Logistics

Mystery Code

Manufacturing

Government & Public Administration

Name Decoder

Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics

Marketing, Sales & Service

Minding My Own Business / Career Planning

ABOUT THE BUSINESS AND CAREER EXPORATION PROGRAM

STUDENT ACTIVITY WORKBOOK

If it is true that our children are most impressionable at an early age, then it’s quite elementary to start providing opportunities of life changing alternatives that will help our children realize and develop toward their full potential as productive members of our society. The activities designed in this Student Activities Workbook are to be use in accordance with the Business and Career Exploration Program Curriculum.

The Business and Career Exploration Program represents a state of the art initiative and first of its kind that comprehensively provides elementary and middle school aged children with reality based positive life experiences of business and career options through personalized assembly presentations, learning projects, entrepreneurship opportunities, mentoring, visitations, and special corporate incentives. The program for many of our youngest citizens reignites the flame and dreams of what our children’s lives can become.

With each educational and life experience our children gain a greater understanding of various professions and what they would like to become as working adults. The activities in this workbook are not only enjoyable, but highly interactive and challenging to promote the awareness of our children’s potential.

Specific objectives of the workbook include the concept of self-knowledge, the development of a basic understanding of interests, likes and dislikes and how to interact with others, an Educational and Occupational Exploration component and a special involvement project entitled Minding My Own Business / Career Planning which facilitates the awareness of children’s abilities regarding entrepreneurship opportunities.

The various activities are also designed to raise awareness of the relationship between work