Opportunity Details

Career Exploration Day connects our students’ dreams with a very real experience. By seeing what it looks like to work in the Silicon Valley, they are taking the first step in creating a personal vision for their success. Our students dream of being doctors, journalists, engineers, etc. While their dreams may change, it is important that every student meets individuals who are successful in their chosen profession.

What this entails:
• Hosting a group of 4-8 high school students from 10:00am to 1:00pm. The students will be accompanied at all times by a Breakthrough chaperone.
• Answering questions about your company, your job, and your educational experience.
• Taking them to lunch, either at your company cafeteria or order lunch to be eaten in a conference room or common area.
• Working with Breakthrough staff to plan a schedule of activities for the day.

What the students will do to prepare for Career Exploration Day:
• Research your company
• Brainstorm questions to ask you and other employees
• They are also asked to dress ‘business casual’ for the day

Schedule of Activities
A member of the Breakthrough staff will work with you to design a session for our students; some ideas and examples of what others have done are below. We want our students to meet people doing very different jobs if possible – engineering, human resources, operations, finance, legal; several high-achieving company hosts have even introduced kids to their CEO!

A Sample Schedule:
10:00 Students and chaperone(s) arrive; introductions or an ice-breaker, etc.
10:10 Students get a brief tour of the company
10:30 Meet with Employee A; learn about their job and their experience
10:45 Meet with Employee B; learn about their job and their experience
11:00 Participate in a group activity or continue meeting employees. Here are the types of group activities companies have done in the past:
 Anderson Brule Architects had the students design a living space
 Cisco had the students attend a teleconference meeting
 Deloitte had students role play being Financial Advisors
 Ubisoft had students test newly designed videogames
 The Mayor’s Office of San Jose had the students stage a mock council meeting
***Be creative! We would be happy to help you create a unique schedule of activities.
12:00 Lunch in a company cafeteria or conference room and debrief of the day
12:45 Group shot!
1:00 Students leave the company and return to Breakthrough

After the day
Students will share their experience with their classmates; learn how to write formal business letters; and go home with homework related to their day.

They will have learned about new careers and the inner workings of your company. They will have strengthened their desire to go to a great high school and attend a strong university.


Questions? Eager to say YES?!
Please contact Christina Castro, communications coordinator, at ccastro@breakthroughsv.org or 408-287-6357.

Christina will communicate with you during the event planning process to address any questions, and concerns, and to provide support in creating the agenda. A final agenda for the day – including the chaperone’s contact information and the number of students attending – will also be confirmed beforehand. Thank you for your time and consideration!

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
Career Exploration Day Field Trip	20	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

For nearly 40 years, the Trail Guides of Flat Rock Brook have taught nature study classes outdoors to elementary school children from area towns. Today, Trail Guides teach thousands of students each year of all ages groups. This innovative volunteer program is seeking new volunteer teachers. If you have a special interest in nature and the outdoors, enjoy sharing your knowledge with children, and would like to learn more about the natural world, you may enjoy participating in Flat Rock Brook's volunteer Trail Guide program.

The training program is free. Sessions are held in March, April and May, September and October with indoor lectures and outside explorations on the trails. New recruits then observe experienced guides teaching children on nature walks. Graduated trail guides lead at least five nature walks weekday mornings or afternoons in April, May, June and at least five in September, October, and November. Trail Guides also participate in educational workshops and field trips to various natural areas throughout the region to help broaden their knowledge. Contact education director Jill Bennetta 201 567-1265 ext. 203 if you are interested in joining this program.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General	no limit	n/a	n/a