"We Can Do It, Girls!"
7th-8th Grade Girls' Summer Camp
Heyward Career Center
Columbia, SC

Career exploration in middle school (grades six through eight) begins to engage students in the life-long process of career decision making. The integration of what students know about themselves, their values, their interests and the world of work is explored through the use of career assessments, activities, a variety of career resources, and the establishment of the Individual Graduation Plan (IGP) as required by the 2005 Education and Economic Development Act.

During the time that students move through the school system in grades six through eight, they must experience activities that will expose them to expanded and extended programs of career awareness into career exploration. During these years, all students must be given the necessary assistance that will enable them to begin the process of education and career planning: a process built on effective career exploration activities that are appropriate for the middle school level.