{"id":228,"date":"2020-11-23T18:18:13","date_gmt":"2020-11-23T18:18:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.sd71.bc.ca\/career-programs\/?page_id=228"},"modified":"2026-05-13T12:13:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T19:13:09","slug":"grade-7-careers-explorations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/career-programs\/grade-7-careers-explorations\/","title":{"rendered":"Grade 7 Careers Explorations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-6mx98-5ef521f6cd4d4252772aa5530433e04b\">\n.flex_column.av-6mx98-5ef521f6cd4d4252772aa5530433e04b{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-6mx98-5ef521f6cd4d4252772aa5530433e04b av_one_full  avia-builder-el-0  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-kjd1f7ci-15a24ddb807918b78cd6dc26837ec8ef '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h1 class=\"pageTitle \"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\" src=\"https:\/\/23.files.edl.io\/c033\/18\/07\/30\/174435-2d0a3567-0fa3-4771-8045-743dde696e7f.jpg\" alt=\"Try a Trade Collage\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/h1>\n<div class=\"full-width pages-content-wrapper style-overwrite \">\n<div class=\"pages-left-column-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"pages-left-column pages-column\">\n<div class=\"page-block page-block-text \">\n<div class=\"placeholder-tinymce-text\">\n<div class=\"page-block page-block-files \">\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3819\" src=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/career-programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/01\/SkilledTradesBC_Horizontal-Wordmark-300x22.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"22\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/career-programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/01\/SkilledTradesBC_Horizontal-Wordmark-300x22.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/career-programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/01\/SkilledTradesBC_Horizontal-Wordmark-768x57.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/career-programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/01\/SkilledTradesBC_Horizontal-Wordmark-705x53.jpg 705w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/career-programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/01\/SkilledTradesBC_Horizontal-Wordmark.jpg 909w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"page-block page-block-text\">\n<div class=\"placeholder-tinymce-text\"><strong><span id=\"DeltaPlaceHolderMain\">Why broaden your skills?\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"placeholder-tinymce-text\"><span id=\"DeltaPlaceHolderMain\">Career explorations serves several purposes. First, it exposes elementary students to a variety of trades, skills and career fields and what those feel and look like. Secondly, it allows students to develop their confidence with hands on skills, ideas, tools, and thinking. Students will have the opportunity to explore three stations, these stations are, but are not limited to:<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"placeholder-tinymce-text\">\n<ul>\n<li>Design Thinking<\/li>\n<li>Plumbing<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/23.files.edl.io\/1791\/19\/09\/18\/132813-43a73385-6906-4546-89c5-98d3e3802594.jpg\" alt=\"Student Focused\" width=\"305\" height=\"202\" \/><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">First Aid<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Electrical<\/li>\n<li>Forestry and Outdoor Careers<\/li>\n<li>Baking<\/li>\n<li>Cooking<\/li>\n<li>Soldering\/Welding<\/li>\n<li>Work safe practices<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"placeholder-tinymce-text\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"placeholder-tinymce-text\"><strong>Structure of the day<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"placeholder-tinymce-text\">Station leads set up for program start. Students come out to the stations in establoished groups of 6. Students engage in 3 x 30min hands on learning stations. Students will then head back to thier class\/school and the next group of learners will come out and take part.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"page-block page-block-files \">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/23.files.edl.io\/8684\/19\/09\/18\/132001-aa703049-e883-435b-b7a1-2bbd6009b680.jpg\" alt=\"Group Picture\" width=\"539\" height=\"365\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"page-block page-block-files \">\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-4\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-4\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Station\/Area<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">YouTube Link To Watch<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Link to Career<\/th><th class=\"column-4\">Leader Cheat Sheet (will already be printed)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">\u200bCarpentry<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/leCOaEnmstg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Framing a Wall<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youth.itabc.ca\/trade\/carpenter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ITA Youth Carpenter<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/career-programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/06\/Carpentry-Station-Leader-Cheat-Sheet.docx\">Carpentry Station Leader Cheat Sheet 2021<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Culinary<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/k_VEpIBIwcc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Culinary Station - Salsa<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youth.itabc.ca\/trade\/cook\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ITA Youth Professional Cook<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/career-programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/05\/Cook-Station-Cheat-Sheet.docx\">Cook-Station-Cheat-Sheet<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/career-programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/05\/Cook-Station-Salsa-Recipe.docx\">Cook-Station-Salsa-Recipe<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Drywall<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/z0Z5sxaCXNA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Patching a Wall<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itabc.ca\/program\/drywall-finisher\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ITA Drywaller<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/career-programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/06\/Drywall-Station-Leader-Cheat-Sheet.docx\">Drywall Station Leader Cheat Sheet 2021<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Electrical<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_kiYoT995e4 \" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Electrical Wiring<\/a>, <br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Y3dCYfck6Qo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cord Repair<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youth.itabc.ca\/trade\/electrician-construction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ITA Youth Electrician<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/career-programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/05\/Electrical-Station-Leader-Cheat-Sheet-gr-7-exploration-day.docx\">Electrical Station Leader Cheat Sheet- gr 7 exploration day<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Mechanics<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/5c6IWgicp74\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Engines\/Change Tire<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youth.itabc.ca\/trade\/automotive-service-technician\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ITA Youth Auto Service Tech<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/career-programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/06\/Mechanics-Station-Leader-Cheat-Sheet.docx\">Mechanics Station Leader Cheat Sheet 2021<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Orienteering and Survival<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/career-programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/05\/Orienteering-and-Survival.docx\">Orienteering and Survival<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Plumbing<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/VuiXZ8J0eIs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Drains<\/a>, <br \/>\r\n<a href=\" https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nxOd2g8zAcw \" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Soldering Copper<\/a>, <br \/>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/nFms4HdPUpc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pex Pipe<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><a>ITA 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