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Shoshawna Blair

Shoshawna Blair

Cake Decorator and Pastry Chef

Shoshawna Blair is a Cake Decorator and Pastry Chef for Hansel & Gretel Bakery and Shoshawna’s Cakes & Pastries.
Scientist testing water samples

Careers in the Great Outdoors

Lessons

Students explore careers related to outdoors and the land and then design and build a water filter prototype.

Kassandra in the body shop

Kassandra Bilodeau

Artistic Automobile Painter

Kassandra Bilodeau is a Self Employed Artistic Automobile Painter.
Michael Ryerson participe à une course sur route

Michael Ryerson

Registered Massage Therapist

Michael Ryerson is a Registered Massage Therapist at Ryerson Massage Therapy.
Therese Morris

Therese Morris

GIS Consultant & Business Owner

Therese Morris is a GIS Consultant & Business Owner for Sirrom Technical Mapping Services (STeMS).
Rock climbers

How Can I Take Responsible Risks?

Lessons

Students share examples of responsible risk-taking and reflect on how they can take risks.

Diver with branches

Taking Risks in Your Career

Lessons

Students learn about different ways that people take risks in their careers.

Help wanted sign

Help Wanted: STEM Career

Lessons

Students will produce a Help Wanted Ad that lists the skills, personality attributes and job conditions for a specific career/job title. 

Volcanologists looking at glowing lava

Career Exploration : Volcanologist

Lessons

Students construct a model of a volcano and explore the career of a volcanologist.

Timothy Burkhart

Query a Career Profile

Lessons

Students will explore career profiles and relate them to what they are learning in science class.

Confident STEM student

STEM Skills and Self-Exploration

Lessons

Students learn how the STEM skills that they develop in class apply to future career options. 

Working group analyzing reports

How Does STEM Support Non-STEM Careers?

Lessons

Students will explore how STEM skills are needed in non-STEM careers.

Career sector representatives

Exploring Career Sectors and Skills

Lessons

Students will explore STEM career sectors and the skills required for a variety of STEM careers.

Hand holding a baseball

Responding to Life’s Curveballs

Lessons

Students will explore what it means to be adaptable and flexible, and learn how to solve problems in a proactive way with respect to career planning.

Stethoscope on globe

STEAM Jobs Around the World

Lessons

Students will develop critical thinking skills as they investigate STEAM careers locally and internationally.