A new program that will help high school students determine if a career path is right for them is coming to Burlington.
The Innovation Pathway program will be launched this fall by Burlington High School. Three other schools, Brockton High School, Atlantis Charter School, and Agawam High School, will also launch the effort, once the Departments of Elementary and Secondary Education and Higher Education have given them official status. It is expected that over 1,000 students state-wide will be enrolled when the programs are totally filled.
The program enables students to gain experience in an industry that is in demand, such as life sciences, healthcare, engineering, information technology, and advanced manufacturing. They learn these subjects in their courses, but also by entering into internships with employers in the area. The students are able to earn college credit, and perhaps more importantly, discover first hand what it's like to work in a particular field, and whether they would like to pursue the subject, either in college, or as a choice of career. Brochure printing can be used to explain the details of programs like this.
The program at Burlington High School is focused on information, with an emphasis on computer science, and will have 88 students when enrollment is complete. The high school is teaming up with The MITRE Corporation, and the MassHire Metro North Workforce Board, among others, to provide internships.
