The Professional Seminar (Two-Year Cycle)

High school is the time to begin exploring potential careers developing habits of work, critical thinking, and self-discipline. Each session of The Professional Seminar includes a career presentation by an experienced professional, an interactive skill-development activity, and a talk on a specific virtue. By the end of the two-year cycle, participants will have been exposed to over a dozen careers and identified potential fits through discussions with their mentors.

Syllabus (2024 – 2025)

SEPTEMBER: FATHER - SON OVERNIGHT AT JOHNSONBURG CAMP AND RETREAT CENTER

October: The PharmaCeutical Industry

November: How it’s made and How to Read It: Journalism and the News

December: Careers in Academia

January: becoming a lifelong reader

February: Planning for a productive summer

March: Wall Street: the world of Finance and investment

April: making things work: the world of engineering

May: building a career in architecture

Syllabus (2023 – 2024)

SEPTEMBER: FATHER - SON OVERNIGHT AT JOHNSONBURG CAMP AND RETREAT CENTER

october: A CAREER IN LAW ENFORCEMENT

november: THE WORLD OF CYBERSECURITY

december: understanding the legal profession

January: THE FIELD OF FILM AND ENTERTAINMENT

February: Planning for a productive summer

March: entrepreneurship: starting and running a business

April: discovering a career in science

May: BUILDING A CAREER IN ARCHITECTURE