Apprenticeship Pathway
For students in 11th-12th grade, Magnolia Project’s semester-long Apprenticeship Pathway is embedded into the school day and year. The Apprenticeship Pathway allows students to make a meaningful contribution to a local business over the course of 1-2 weeks alongside trusted industry mentors, anchored in personalized curriculum to identify interests and develop skills, and concluding with reflections and initial planning for a meaningful next phase after high school.
The signature experience in the Apprenticeship Pathway is spending 1-2 weeks off campus completing a meaningful project under the guidance of a trusted industry mentor in their field of choice. Mentors come from all walks of life and from a variety of industries, such as agriculture, manufacturing, education, nonprofits, public safety, and journalism. Student projects build durable skills – including self-understanding, interpersonal awareness, professional communication, and critical thinking about goals and tradeoffs.-- while benefiting the business and mentor, and vary in their depth and breadth: students may build a website or create social media content for a local business, assist with the installation of a bathroom, learn how to bake bread at a bakery, aid with company-wide scheduling, or prepare and teach a lesson plan to elementary school students.
At the conclusion of the program, students reflect upon their experiences and share their learning with the school community, their family, and their mentor. Students also begin to plan for their future through the development of a plan for their meaningful next phase after high school, weighing costs and benefits of different options and identifying concrete next steps. Students also add their apprenticeship to their resume, allowing them to stand out during their job search and/or college application process.
In preparation for their apprenticeship, students participate in personalized career exploration. These lessons focus on identifying their passions and career interests, understanding the community and the local economy, and developing work-readiness competencies. Students are also exposed to relevant workplace training, including workplace safety and compliance, sexual harassment prevention, and anti-bias and diversity training.
Upcoming Apprenticeship Programs
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Geyserville, Sonoma County
Interview Day
Program Dates
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Novato (Marin County)
Interview Day
Program Dates
If you are interested in getting involved please reach out here.