learning by doing: careers & service
During our Career Study Week (CSW) program, students gain experience being in a workplace and are taught skills to get a job. CSW gets our students out into the community to learn by doing. These opportunities give our students insight into the real working world that lies ahead, as well as a genuine appreciation for those businesses and community members that make Santa Barbara so unique.
Tailored to fit the needs and abilities of the different grade levels, Career Study Week takes different forms:
CSW is a required (and very educational and FUN) opportunity for the students. Each student needs to complete his/her 25-30 hours within those eight days. CSW runs 8 days before the Thanksgiving Break (in concert with the Parent/Student/Teacher Conferences). Families are expected remain in town until the beginning of Thanksgiving Break, so that their child can complete this important assignment.
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6th Grade
Late in the fall, during CSW, our 6th grade travels north to the Gaviota coast to spend three days camped on the shores of El Capitan State Beach. On the way north, we stop at the UCSB REEF touch tanks to learn about the creatures that inhabit our nearshore tidepools, collect and analyze the specimens with the help of UCSB graduate students and then walk around the beautiful campus -- stopping at the labyrinth of course! Afterward, we set up camp and walk the beach down to the point, resting under the oak groves of El Capitan. On the second day, we hike up to Gaviota Peak, 2,500 feet above the Pacific. Students will have some quiet solo time to reflect on something they would like to "let go of" and we will have a ceremony that night. On day three, we travel to the Arroyo Hondo Preserve for a guided tour and stream monitoring activity before heading back to SBMS. Thursday and Friday of the week are dedicated to ERB prep and Conference Reflections in the morning and Wilderness Youth Project and Maritime Museum in the afternoons. It is a fantastic week of connecting within our class community as well with the greater community we get to call home. -
7th & 8th Grade
Since SBMS began the CSW program in 1978, we have been helping 7th and 8th grade students experience work in local businesses where they gain hands-on experience. While each student has a different work experience, they all follow the same process and are guided by the 70‐page CSW Workbook, which outlines the curriculum and process for their 25-hour workweek. The workbook also contains assignments for the week, including interviewing their parent, cooking a family meal after a day of work, writing a resume and a thank you letter to the employer. -
9th Grade
Our 9th grade students take their work into the realm of community service, where they learn by serving at organizations such as Direct Relief International, Hillside House, and the Boys and Girls Club. Ninth-graders individually earn approximately 30 hours toward their community service requirement for high school graduation.
When I first walked through those doors I knew I was going to work and to help people. What I didn't know was the unconditional love I would receive. -Clare Schneider, 7th Grade, CSW at Sarah House
Thank you for participating in our Career Study Program!
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Tel: 805-682-2989 ● office@sbms.org
Tel: 805-682-2989 ● office@sbms.org
