Opportunities for Community Based Learning @ Hatboro-Horsham
1. Why elect Working Initiatives Pathways to Success
Pathways to Success (WIN)? Community Learning Options:
One of the distinguishing elements of a
Service Learning I .5 Credit
Work in a job related to your career goals
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Hatboro-Horsham education is the
Get paid (Juniors and Seniors)
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opportunity for high school students to learn
Clarify career goals
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in the community by electing to participate in
Gain experience to add to your resume
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Service Learning II .5 Credit
Service Learning, personalize their senior Become more prepared for the job
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(Seniors)
year by creating a one-of-a-kind Internship, market and post-secondary education
experience work that complements academic Make contacts for a future job search
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Senior Internship I 1 Credit
Possibility of permanent job offer upon
experience and future goals through Working •
graduation
Initiatives (a work-study option), volunteer in
WIN credit is determined by classroom Senior Internship II 1 Credit
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the HHHS community by electing Hatters
time (1 credit) and hours of work (15+
Helping Hatters or learn during the summer
hours per week = 1 additional credit, 25+
Bridges (Summer Internship) .5 Credit
after your junior year through Bridges (an
hours per week = 2 additional credits).
(after junior year)
alternative student internship opportunity). Meets the criteria for graduation project
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service hours
Why participate in Working Initiatives (WIN)
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Why consider Hatters Helping
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Hatters (H3)?
Links school to real life experience
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Hatters Helping Hatters (H3)
Allows you to quot;make a differencequot; in the
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(Sophomores, Juniors and
H3 is a new opportunity for students who
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community
Seniors)
want to serve within the high school.
Enhances your critical thinking skills
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Examples of opportunities include but are .5 Credit
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Improves interpersonal and human
• not limited to: tutoring other students,
relations skills working with teachers and special needs
Provides you with an opportunity for children in the high school, supporting the
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To learn more about each course
TV studio, designing and developing web
career exploration and potential job
and to find out which one is
pages, assisting with technology,
contacts
developing databases, and working in
right for you go to page #52 in
Provides you with a greater understanding
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various high school offices and/or with
of social issues
the Course Selection Guide.
the athletic director. Opportunities are
Documents work experience and skill
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limited and are needs based.
www.hatboro-horsham.org/cd >
development Pass/Fail
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course selection
Meets the criteria for graduation project
• Does not meet the criteria for graduation
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service hours project service hours.
2. Why complete an Internship?
Pathways to Success
Colleges and employers alike are coming to
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expect to see internships listed on the
resumes of potential students and
Community Learning
employees.
An internship is a great way to get an
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inside glimpse of a company, an industry
and a particular occupation. It can help
you discover if the career you are
considering is right (or wrong) for you
before you spend time and $$$ on post-
secondary educational programs.
Many times internships turn into job
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Post-Secondary Education
offers. All the more reason to do an
internship and to take the job very
seriously -- it is the first impression you
make on someone who may be a future
employer.
Senior Internship meets the criteria for
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graduation project service hours.
Bridges: students eligible to participate in
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Bridges Internship program (limited
availability) may use this experience to
Questions?
meet the graduation project service hours
Service Learning
Contact Mrs. Fox
Internship
in the Student Success Center
Bridges
Sue Fox
Community Learning Coordinator
Hatboro-Horsham High School Working Initiatives (WIN)
(p)215.420.5684 / (f) 215.420.5524
sfox@hatboro-horsham.org Hatters Helping Hatters