9 - 10 - LPS Real World Learning

Charting the Course and Building Skills

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Exploring Industries and Building Professional Skills

In Grades 9–10, students begin actively preparing for their future pathways by exploring industries, skills, and opportunities in greater depth. They conduct informational interviews, develop resumes, and practice communicating their strengths. Experiences such as job shadowing, mock interviews, and industry tours help students understand workplace expectations and discover roles that match their interests.

Dual credit courses, CTE exploratory programs, and client-connected projects allow students to practice real skills in authentic contexts, build early professional networks, and gain confidence in their next steps toward college, career, or technical pathways.

Understanding Local and Global Systems Through Inquiry

Students broaden their perspective by examining how economic, environmental, and civic systems shape communities locally and globally. By analyzing data, policies, and case studies, they begin to understand how decisions influence places and populations.

Collaborations with civic organizations, environmental groups, and urban planning partners invite students to apply interdisciplinary thinking to real-world challenges. Through dual credit and CTE-linked experiences, students engage with authentic problems and propose solutions grounded in research, community needs, and global awareness.

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Integrating Creative Thinking with Real-World Impact

Students investigate how innovation and communication drive progress across industries and communities. They explore how design, media, storytelling, technology, and cultural expression influence public perception and inspire change.

Workshops with creative professionals, visits to cultural institutions, and exposure to performance spaces deepen students’ understanding of craft, perspective, and audience. Students produce original visual, written, digital, or performance-based work and share it through galleries, showcases, and public exhibitions that mirror professional settings.

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A young man with red hair is grilling food in front of a building with the number 26 above the door.

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A View Inside the 9 - 10 Classroom

You might see students:

Conducting informational interviews and refining resumes
Participating in job shadows, industry tours, and mock interviews
Exploring dual credit and CTE courses to understand career pathways
Investigating how economic, civic, and environmental systems shape communities
Working with local organizations to study real challenges
Engaging in interdisciplinary projects that require research, design, and collaboration
Visiting galleries, theaters, design labs, or cultural institutions
Showcasing original multimedia, design, or performance work for authentic audiences