Cadette Girl Scouts may earn a career exploration patch known as From Dreams to Reality. This is one of the requirements for earning the Cadette Girl Scout Silver Award, the highest award a Cadette Girl Scout may earn, but any Cadette Girl Scout is encouraged to earn this patch, even if she doesn't plan to earn her Silver Award.
This workshop is set up to present the activities in a pre-set working order using resources available on the World Wide Web. Simply move to the next activity after completing each page.
You will need to remain connected to the internet most of the time. There are some worksheets that you will download. It is assumed that you have Microsoft Word to be able to use and modify the worksheets.
When you are done, you will have completed activities 1, 2, 4, and 6. You will then need to select and complete either Activity 3 or 5 in order to complete the patch.
This workshop is divided into 3 Sections:
Section I: Imagine the possibilities!
In this section you will research careers that sound interesting to you. You will complete worksheets on the information you have learned. You will find real-life job advertisements for these positions. And then you will write your resume and practice interviewing for a job.
Section II: Look Wider Still!
There are many jobs that women don't often think about when choosing a career. In this section, you will explore those occupations. You will also learn about starting your own business. Imagining a business you might want to start, you will calculate how much you might charge for your product or service.
Section III: Spend time with salaried women.
To complete the patch, you will need to move off-line. Select either Activity 3 or Activity 5. Be sure to ask lots of questions!
Please take the time at the end to complete this evaluation.
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If you are looking to complete a specific requirement, or if you wish to do these in a different order, you may select from the menu below.
| REQUIREMENT | ACTIVITY | ALTERNATIVES | |
| 1. | Complete any 2 career activities from any Interest Project(s). |
Write your own resume Do you get the message IP, Career #4 Your own business: how much will it cost? (Math, Maps and More IP, Career #4) |
It's About Time IP, Career #5 Understanding yourself and others IP, Career #4 Public Relations IP, Career #4 |
| 2. | Find out about at least 5 careers. Identify the type of training required and salary range. | Find out about careers | |
| 3. | Spend a day at work with someone who has a job in which you are interested. Discuss job responsibilities and note how time on the job is spent. | This you would need to do on your own. Take advantage of "take your daughters to work" - the 4th Thursday in April. | |
| 4. | Research 2 fields in which women are not the majority. | Nontraditional jobs | |
| 5. | Interview 3 mothers with salaried positions. Find out how they balance their jobs and families, how they came to be in their current positions, and what their future dreams are. | This you would need to do on your own. | |
| 6. | Collect several advertisements for at least 3 different positions that interest you. Compare the ads to get a general profile of each positions. | Find advertisements | Collect newspapers for several weeks. |
Please take the time at the end to complete this evaluation.
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