Career Exploration Day with VOC
Career Exploration for Local Denver High School Students
It was Career Exploration Day for VOC’s Cairn program participants and Youth Exploring Stewardship (YES) Coalition youth this past Saturday. Students got a chance to chat with local professionals about the linear and nonlinear career ‘paths’ one can take to find their way to a job with an environmental focus.
Thanks to CSU’s Spur Campus for hosting us and to our energetic representatives who came out to share their knowledge with our youth!
So thankful to all the tablers for spending their Saturday afternoon with us; Bluff Lake Nature Center, Boulder OSMP, City and County of Denver: Office of Climate Action, Sustainability, and Resiliency, Colorado Mountain Club, Colorado State University Dept. of Human Dimensions of Natural Resources, Environmental Learning for Kids (ELK), Friends of the Front Range Wildlife Refuges, Colorado Alliance for Environmental Education, HIGH PLAINS ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER, High Line Canal Conservancy, JeffCo Open Space, Leave No Trace, Mile High Youth Corps, The Nature Conservancy, National Park Service, REI, Sand Creek Regional Greenway Partnership, Wildlands Restoration Volunteers, and Colorado Young Leaders
And a huge shoutout to the Youth Exploring Stewardship Coalition for bringing out the youth groups to join our Cairn students. It was great to see WRV, Boulder Jr. Rangers, Left Hand Outdoor Challenge, Colorado Young Leaders, Generation Wild Northeast Coalition, and Environmental Learning for Kids youth coming together to explore careers!
Stepping Stones
Not only do VOC's Cairn participants get the unique opportunity of chatting with so many local organizations and companies leaving a positive impact on our environment, but VOC's Grossman Scholarships and MOC Scholarship offer these students (and other graduating high school seniors in Colorado) a chance to attend a Colorado university with less of a financial burden. Should students apply, they would be entered into the application process and could be chosen to be the recipient of a Grossman Scholarship.
On behalf of Rick and Susie Grossman, Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado will offer two scholarships (one $10,000 scholarship and one $5,000 scholarship) this year to graduating Colorado high school seniors who will be pursuing post secondary education in an environmental field at an accredited institution in the state of Colorado.
VOC decreases barriers for local students with the goal to engage and inspire young minds. They hold our future in their hands and it's an investment worth making.
Scholarship Details
There is only one month left to apply to the Grossman and MOC Scholarships. Learn more about eligibility and how to apply here. Applications are due February 26, 2024 at 11:59 pm MST.
