We know that as a school counselor, you play a vital role in your students’ lives. From supporting academic, personal, and social development to providing college and career planning, there’s a lot going on.
Career Girls helps by providing you with high-quality, commercial-free resources for career exploration. From exploring wide-ranging careers to learning the importance of integrity and teamwork, your students can use this video-based tool to expand their horizons and learn what it takes to turn a skill, interest, or dream into a professional career.
The Empowerment lessons are a great place to get started. This series of lesson plans, suitable for use with individual students as well as with small and large groups, focuses on helping girls build success while they’re still in middle- or high school.
Empowerment Lessons:
Accomplished women working in 30+ careers share why they love what they do. They encourage girls to work hard and dream big about their futures.
Why consider careers in STEM? This video has the answer, including that these exciting and rewarding careers are in demand and typically pay more.
A Mars Rover Systems Engineer, a medical writer, and other women in rewarding science careers emphasize the importance to girls of pursuing science.
As the role models in this video point out, technology is all around us, and the need to understand technology is fundamental in everything we do.
Why consider an engineering career? Engineers who work with space craft, computers, the environment, and more show this field is anything but boring!
Role models in this video help girls understand how the math they’re learning right now can help them prepare for and succeed in rewarding careers.
This one’s all about money: how to make it, spend it, and save it. Role models offer practical advice on thinking about future finances and careers.
This video explores what it means to be a leader and offers tips for getting there, including how to lead a successful team and bring out the best in others.
What is integrity, and why does it matter? Role models in this video discuss what it means to do the right thing, even when there’s nobody there to see.
Girls learn the importance of working hard to achieve their goals from inspiring role models who stress a can-do attitude and the power of “you being you.”
Role models in this video share how to approach obstacles and offer a variety of constructive ways on how girls can analyze and overcome them.
Role models share what true friendships are—where to look for them and how to recognize them.
This video explores the value of diversity and the differences we all have—including how being multilingual can help girls succeed in exciting careers.
Role models in this video share their own experiences with mentors, and offer suggestions for helping girls connect with mentors in their community, too.
Why is teamwork so essential in the workplace? And what does it mean to be an effective team member? This video explores these questions and offers practical tips.
An art curator, a photographer, producer, and film director share what makes them passionate about using images to tell a story.
Is a career in performing arts only about the applause? Role models share why a performance in front of an audience can also be a way to change the world.
A novelist, poet, filmmaker, producer, and playwright are just some of the role models who share why they are passionate about their careers in the literary arts.
These professional writer role models share different strategies and tips to help girls become better writers.
Understanding how to communicate effectively is critical. Learn practical strategies and tips for improving communication skills and making successful presentations.
From building confidence to practicing teamwork, role models in this video share a number of ways every student will benefit from participating in extracurricular activities.
Role models discuss benefits of gaining early work experience, even as a volunteer or intern, and how that will help girls as they investigate different career paths.
