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What is a CRLE?

Career-Related Learning Experiences (CRLEs) are structured educational experiences that connect learning to the world beyond the classroom. ½ûÂþÌìÌà requires students to write reflections about two CRLEs but most students complete many throughout their four years of high school. Some CRLEs happen at school and are arranged by your teacher. Community organizations and industry groups sponsor career days, mentor and internship programs too. Many students have a part-time job or arrange their own half or full day job shadows by asking a neighbor, family friend or a friend's family member to host them. Some examples of CRLEs are:

• Part-Time Job
  • Many students work while they are in school and/or during the summer. Even if the job isn't something you would want to do beyond high school, you are still learning many valuable skills and you can write a reflection about the skills you have learned while working.
• Community Service Project/Volunteering (with a career focus)
  • (A Service of Lines for Life)
• School-based Career Activity/Club with an occupational focus (e.g. Mock Trial, Speech & Debate, Constitution Team, Cardinal Publications, theater production, FBLA, Robotics, Computer Game Design, etc)
• Career-themed Lecture, Field Trip, or Guest Speaker 
  • Any speaker or field trip where you learn about what people do in their jobs or talk about skills needed to do certain work
  • Many CTE (Career Technical Education) teachers have guest speakers to talk about the related industries.
  • Community organizations host guest lectures.
• One-on-one Information Interview/Job Shadow (with a non-family member): Consider creating your own half-day job shadow or 30 minute information interview to learn about an occupation or organization. Start by asking friends, family, teachers, neighbors, etc. who they might know that works in your career field or organization of interest. Most people are happy to spend time with students sharing what they do--all you have to do is ask!
  • To prepare for a job shadow/informational interview: Look up your host's occupation in and study topics like Specific Work Activities, Preparation and Job Outlook. Visit the organization's website to better understand their services or products. Consult this list of questions and add your own. Consider what you will wear to fit into the workplace. Plan your trip, calculating when to leave home or school to be on time. Will you need to allow extra time to find parking? Check out tools to help you make streetcar, bus or MAX connections. 
• Regional Career Fairs
  
• Internship (structured work + learning experience)
  • Bank of America's with Non-Profits summer internship
  • for Creatives
  • Saturday Academy's
• Industry-sponsored Career Day (one day events)
  • Providence Health Systems'
  • Career Days organized by

Industry-sponsored Career Mentor Program or Career Exploration Program (longer-term commitment)

• • Portland Police Bureau's
  • TiE Young Entrepreneurs (TYE)  
  • Washington County  

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CRLE Reflection Assignments

Students can click on the CRLE link to complete and submit 2 CRLE reflections to fulfill the Personalized Learning Requirements (PLRs) needed for graduation. Once the well written CRLE reflection has been approved, it's recorded on StudentVue, under "Student Course History."

*Students submit the exact same CRLE Reflection form for each of their two CRLE reflections.

Other Personalized Learning Requirements (PLRs) include writing a Resume (Juniors) **See Sample Resume for LHS Students** and completing the (Seniors) that are turned into English teachers. To see all the requirements for earning your high school diploma, see the ½ûÂþÌìÌà District Page HERE