Exploring with the Chickasaw Council
What is Exploring?
Exploring is a unique career exploration program for young men and women ages 10–20. The program provides students with an opportunity to learn about a wide variety of career fields and network with professionals already working in those fields. You get hands-on experience to determine whether or not a particular career field is right for you. You develop valuable networking contacts with professionals working in your selected career fields, and you get to know other youth with your same interests and aspirations.
There are two kinds of Exploring units: Clubs for middle-schoolers in grades 6–8 and Posts for 14–20 year-olds. Both are co-ed.
Exploring for 14–20 year-olds
Exploring for 10–14 year-olds
5 Program Emphases
Career Opportunities
Provide hands-on, interactive career experiences
Develop potential contacts that may broaden employment options
Life Skills
Develop basic life skills using the Exploring Activity Library
Facilitate positive social interactions
Character Development
Encourage the skill and desire to help others
Gain a keen respect for the basic rights of others
Citizenship
Encourage the skill and desire to help others
Gain a keen respect for the basic rights of others
Leadership Experience
Encourage the skill and desire to help others
Gain a keen respect for the basic rights of others
Career Fields
Start an Exploring Post or Club
Exploring exists to teach important life and career skills to young people from all backgrounds through immersive career experiences and mentorship provided by community and business leaders like you. Together, we equip young people with character, leadership and life skills that can be used both today and in their future careers.
Exploring is based on a unique and dynamic relationship between youth and the organizations in their communities. Businesses and community organizations initiate a career-specific Exploring post or club by matching their people and organizational resources to the career interests of youth in the community. The result is a program of interactive activities that helps youth pursue their special interests, grow, and develop.
We work with thousands of local, regional, and national businesses and organizations to deliver the Exploring programs representing hundreds of different career fields.
