FVSD is Building Futures, giving students the employability EDGE by developing skills and confidence in partnership with local industry.
Students will EXPLORE occupations through purposeful play and interactive technology.
Students discover themselves by understanding their likes and dislikes, and become familiar with the idea of “work”. Hands on learning opportunities and awareness-building resources emphasize the process of exploration over a final destination.
Students will DEVELOP workplace skills and areas of interest through authentic learning.
Students begin to understand opportunities available to them, and connect those opportunities to interests they identified in the explore stage. During this time, students explore and reflect on a variety of experiences to help them plan their next steps.
Students will GROW knowledge and specific skills for successful career paths.
Students continue to set goals and further develop the skills, knowledge and attitudes that increase their readiness to successfully transition beyond high school.
Students will EXPERIENCE chosen career paths through work integrated learning.
With the involvement of community partners, students develop transferable skills, understand how their personal interests play an important role in exploring careers and reflect on skills they excel at.