We know you are very busy. Letting local students in for tours or a job shadow can bring up some hard questions. How many can you accommodate? What if you cannot say yes to everyone? If your business does want to create a youth program, how do you tell the youth and schools about it? This is why Exploring was created. We take care of this leg work.

We work with the schools, survey the students’ interests, and inform them of all the details of your program. Yet you still get to pick the schedule and content. (Kind of fantastic, right?) Get to know possible interns or employees by working with Explorers. Provide a team building and leadership opportunity for current employees as they plan and communicate lessons to the students. Gain a wonderful opportunity for greater community involvement, and even let the students teach you a thing or two.

The Fine Print:

• The business or organization must have at least four adult leaders registered on the charter and pass a standard background check.
• These adult leaders oversee the program and help with planning and insight. Hands-on learning activities are encouraged throughout all lesson plans.
• Programs must meet four times throughout the year. Typical schedules look like once a week for six weeks, once every other week for two months, or once a month throughout the school year.
• Meetings can be held when convenient for the hosting business or organization, but cannot be held during school hours. Typically programs meet in the early evening, since employees are still around the office and youth can see what really is going on.

For more information on setting up a program, contact our local office in Dubuque at 563-556-4343.