1. Mr. Henry McCloskey GREAT VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL
Career Exploration Opportunities
Mr. Henry McCloskey
Business, Computer, &
Information Technology Teacher
Cooperative Education Facilitator

2. Why Career Exploration
1.College Cost???
$105,000 - $260,000
2. Today’s professional community believes that our children …
Lack Social Skills
Creative & Analytical Thinking Skills
Collaboration Skills
Ability to fail… and learn from it.
Strong work ethic
Grit
Confidence

3. Great Education + Experiences = Skills!!!
Keys to Success!!!
What Makes Someone Successful?
IQ vs. EQ vs. NQ
Academic vs. Emotional
Hard skills vs. Soft Skills
College vs. Employment
College = GPA & SAT
Employers = Skills
Great Education + Experiences
= Skills!!!

4. Curricular Opportunities for HS Students
Learning Through the Community
Child Development Classes
Desmond Class
Service Club
Allied Health Program
Technical College High School
Independent Studies
Internships
*STUDENTS EARN CREDIT!

5. Paoli Hospital Career Exploration & Volunteer Youth Mentorship Program
Non-Curricular Opportunities for HS Students
Junior Achievement
Chester County Chamber of Business and Industry Youth Leadership Program
GVHS Work Release
Paoli Hospital Career Exploration & Volunteer
Youth Mentorship Program
Brenda March

6. Other opportunities:
Career Exploration--juniors
School Clubs, including
WISE (Women in Science & Engineering)
Interact
Philanthropy
FEED
Key Club
Kids 2 Kids
FBLA
National Honor Society

7. Additional Benefits:
President’s Student Service Award
Scholarships
Prudential Spirit of Giving
Front Porch Trust Scholarship

8. Framework for Career Exploration
Freshman/Sophomore year:
Offer broad/large group experiences
Sophomore career day (Pending)
Service club (sophomores)
Learning Through the Community
Junior year:
All of above, plus:
8th period job shadow
Healthcare showcases
Paoli Hospital career exploration
Senior year:
Internships
Social entrepreneurship class
Allied health

9. Tips for all Students:
Explore as many different opportunities as you can
Now is the time to “try on different hats”
Keep a folder with all of your activities—each time you volunteer, or you participate in an activity, record it so you will have it when it is time to do a resumé for a job or college application
Take advantage of the many offerings that are here at GVHS