2011 Career Exploration Program Schedule
Please check on availability with Vital Link office prior to registering.
Vital Link Mobile Career Exploration Exhibits
Career Exploration Mobile Exhibits will visit 20 school sites and will feature three industry sectors including Sustainable Energy, Alternative Fuels, and Medical Careers. Students will experience interactive and dynamic activities and obtain resources to explore career options and make education connections.
Dates: Various Dates
Time: 9:00 am to 1:00 pm
Attendees: Students from schools throughout Orange County
Cost: Contact the Vital Link Office
Production Partner: United Way Destination Graduation
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Teaching Kids to Program - Microsoft
Students will learn about programmers and what it takes to enter into this creative and in demand industry. By the end of the program the students will have created their own project and learned some important programming skills.
Date: 10 Monthly Tours
Location: Orange County Department of Education Computer Lab
Attendees: 20-30 students per session
Cost: Contact Vital Link office for cost
Lunch: $8.00 optional
Production Partner: Microsoft
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STEM and DMA Showcase April 2012
This is a must attend event for students who are interested in exploring careers in the STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Math) and Digital Media Arts fields. The Showcase will include:
- Vital Link Career Exploration Exhibits (Medical, Transportation, Environmental Design, and Engineering)
- Student science and engineering displays
- STEM Digital Media Arts Competition displays
- Community College exhibits and displays
- Industry Exhibits - mobile labs, trucks, and demonstration areas
- Robotics Competition - Teams competing with student designed robots
- Energy Invitational auto competition static judging - Display alternative fuel vehicles designed and built by University and High School student teams as well as alternative fule auto manufacurers
- Job Recruitment area - STEM related non-profits will have exhibit booths to share inforamtion about volunteer and paid positions within their organizations
Date: April 13,14 & 15, 2012
Time: 9 to 3 Friday, 10 to 5 Saturday and Sunday
Location: Orange County Fairgrounds and Event Center
Attendees: Orange County students and their families
Cost: No Charge
Production partners: Orange County Department of Education, Go Engineering, Solidworks, OC Fair & Event Center, The Reactor Institute, PBS So Cal and more.
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Design Build Competition
Construction teams compete to build a project of their choice.
Date: April 14 & 15, 2012
Time: Saturday and Sunday
Location: Orange County Fairgrounds and Exposition Center
Attendee Count: 15 Team (max 15 members per team)
Cost: No Charge
Production partner: Home Builders Council
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Digital Media Arts Career Exploration Day
See the creative process used in the industry to develop Animation and Game Design projects, Architectural design presentations, web sites, graphic design literature and the creation of 3D models through the use of the most current computer technology.
Date: February 1, 2012
Time: 9:30am to 1:00 pm
Location: Costa Mesa Community Center, 1845 Park Ave., Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Attendee Count: 400 students
Cost: $7.50 per person registration
Lunch: available $8.00 (optional)
Production Partner: TBD
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Tustin USD College Day
Students will have an opportunity to learn about college options available to them in Orange County.
Date: February 24, 2012 Time: TBD
Location: TBD
Medical Careers in Action
Feel the energy of the emergency and operating rooms of a hospital when professionals reenact an emergency laparoscopic surgery procedure. Talk to the doctors, nurses and support personnel who work in the hospital.
Date: March 28, 2012
Time: 9:00 am to 1:00 pm
Location: Saddleback Memorial Medical Center, 24451 Health Center Dr., Laguna Hills, CA 92653
Attendee Count: 300
Cost: $7.50 per person registration
Lunch: available $8.00 (optional)
Production Partner: Saddleback Memorial Medical Center
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UCI Surgical Training Center
Students will have a hands-on experience using training modules, including laparoscopic trainers, a da Vinci robot trainer and the latest in surgical simulators. Students will have lunch with residents, medical students and resident physicians to learn more about the path to a career in medicine or biotechnology. Call to see if your school qualifies; each Orange County High School attends once.
Monthly tours Contact the Vital Link office for the schedule
Time: 9:00 am to 1:00 pm
Capacity: 20 students per tour
Location: UCI School of Medicine, Dept. of Urology
Cost: No Charge
Lunch: Provided
Production partner: UCI Dept of Urology
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EON Reality
Enter the world of virtual 3D. Experience how 3D content is being created and used in industry. The interactive world of 3D will be at your fingertips as you stand in the “CAVE” and the digital world is created around you. Becoming a content developer is one of the newest and most creative careers.
Date: TBD
Location: EON Reality, 39 Parker St., Suite 100,
Irvine, CA 92618
Capacity: 60 students total
Cost: Contact Vital Link office for cost
Lunch: Provided
Production Partner: EON Reality
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Culinary Arts Pathway Day - Orange Coast College
Visit the School of Culinary Arts at Orange Coast College and learn about exciting careers in Culinary Arts. Learn about the many kinds of menus, techniques of traditional and specialty cooking, and to the proper ways to use various tools and culinary equipment.
Date: TBD
Time: 9:00 am – 1:30 pm
Location: Orange Coast College
Attendee Count: 60 students - OCC feeder schools
Cost: No Charge Lunch: Provided.
Production Partner: Orange Coast College
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Trig Star/Surveyors Challenge
Participate in one or both of the competitions in this exciting, information-filled Saturday event.
TrigStar Competition
Trigonometry students can enter the national TrigStar competition and use their math skills to win cash prizes and be eligible to move on to the state and national competition level.
Surveying Competition
Learn about surveying in a hands-on competition on a surveying obstacle course.
Win prizes and recognition for being a winner. Students who have not yet taken trigonometry can participate in the Surveying Competition.
Date: TBD
Time: 9:30 am to 1:00 pm
Location: Santiago Canyon College
Attendee Count: 350 students
Cost: No Charge Lunch: TBD
Production Partner: California Land Surveyor’s Association, Santiago Canyon College
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Student in Business Day
Students meet and ask career related questions of mentors in the fields that interest them.
Date: TBD
Attendee Count: 150 students (Fountain Valley High Schools Only)
Cost: No Charge
Breakfast: Provided
Production Partners: Fountain Valley Chamber of Commerce
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Irvine Valley College Career Pathway Day
Industry Sector TBD
Date: TBD
Time: 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
Location: Irvine Valley College
Attendee Count: TBD Attendees
Cost: No Charge Lunch: Provided
Production Partner: Irvine Valley College
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Robotics Competition
Bring your own Robot and challenge other clubs in timed matches and obstacle courses!
Win prizes and recognition as a competitor.
Competition Date: TBD
Time: 9:00 to 3:00 pm
Location: TBD
Attendee Count: 250 students
Cost: Contact the Vital Link office for cost
Production Partner: North Orange County Community College District
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Advanced Technology Center Open House
The RapidTech Center will be open for the public to experience Advanced Technology in action with hands-on opportunities to use some of the most advanced and expensive machinery in the industry.
Date: Saturday Time: 10:00 am to 3:00 pm
Attendee Count: Open
Location: Advanced Technology Center
Cost: No Charge Lunch: Provided
Production partner: RapidTech Advanced Technology Center