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Learning for Life: Career Day at Vanguard School

May 4th, 2010 by VFES

Date: May 4, 2010
Submitted by: Holly Henry, VFES Director of Communications,
hohenry@vfes.net or 610-296-6765 x342

…Paoli…Students at The Vanguard School, an Approved Private School for Special Education at Valley Forge Educational Services, learned about a wide variety of career paths as they travelled to different stations during the School’s Career Day on April 28, 2010. Career Day is one of countless initiatives that the School provides as part of its “Learning for Life” philosophy.

Jane Gordon, who spent a year organizing the event, said, “Career Day gives Vanguard students the opportunity to explore possible career choices, meet adults pursuing different types of work, and ask questions.” Faculty members from the School’s Career Center, an education program unit that prepares students for college, post-secondary programs, and/or employment to the best of their ability, helped to organize Career Day.

Middle and Upper School students selected three sessions to attend, and Lower School students selected two. The careers represented spanned a broad range. Students heard about the rewards and challenges of pursuing a career as a ballet dancer, bloodhound tracker, EMT, singer/songwriter, chief of police, Mary Kay consultant, nurse, writer, realtor, veterinary technician, farmer, constable, IT professional, photographer, woodcrafter, naturalist, service/therapy dog trainer, bagpiper, professor, plumber, sheriff, horticulturist and chef.

About The Vanguard School:
Founded in 1959, The Vanguard School is a Pennsylvania Approved Private School for Special Education licensed by the Pennsylvania Department of Education that serves students ages 4 through 21 with an array of disabilities, including autism spectrum disorder, neurological impairments and related social-emotional difficulties. www.vanguardschool-pa.org .

About Valley Forge Educational Services:
Valley Forge Educational Services offers a wide variety of educational services focused on guiding 21st century learners to independence. VFES provides premier educational solutions for young children, adolescents and pre-21 adults ranging from school-based and summer programs to career planning to clinical and consulting services.  VFES also offers professional support to organizations, schools and families through its Conferences and Training, Child Development and Grant Writing service divisions. Part of VFES’ mission is to increase the awareness and understanding nationally and globally about children with special needs and to share this expertise generously. www.vfes.net.

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