Career Exploration Curriculum for children living in orphanages

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Worldwide, 570 million children live in extreme poverty.

151 million children have lost one or both parents and 7 million orphans live in state care.

There are 730,000 orphans in Russia alone. 1/3 of them live in state care.

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Orphanages are isolated from the society and affect children’s ability to make smooth transition from one development state to another throughout their lives.

Children living in orphanages demonstrate delays in emotional and social development.

While providing the basic needs of food and shelter, the regimentation of orphanage life does not give children the experiences they need to be healthy, happy, fully functioning adults.

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Child Development Problem

Disrupt the isolation of orphanages

Smart long-term volunteering

Provide development assistance programs to facilitate children’s transition into adulthood and help them learn new skills

Create worldwide awareness

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Career exploration curriculum for teenagers, ages 14 to 16, living in the orphanage in Tomilino village (Moscow region)

international The 2016-2017 pilot project

● Equip children with skills needed for their successful transition into adulthood and professional life

● Provide the nurturing classroom environment in which their talents will thrive

● Provide children with a support group of mentors and young professionals outside of the orphanage system

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Sept-Oct

Creating a safe therapeutic

classroom space for children

to explore their talents and

help to resolve psychological

issues.

Nov-Dec

Workshops with invited young

professionals to gain first hand

knowledge about different

career paths

Jan-Feb

Professional shadowing:

children undertake short-term

internships at local businesses

according to their career aspirations

March-April

Mentorship program:

children are matched with mentors to

receive guidance and create a “road map”

to the profession of their dream

May

Mentorship continues. Children

work on their educational plan for

the remaining years of high school

and the next steps.

- Check-ins and sharing- Sense of Community- Transparency - Journaling

international Curriculum elements

- Team building games - Activities based on

real-life scenarios- Design thinking

- Mentorship- First-hand learning- Field trips - Inclusion

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