Join us for Virtual CareerCamp Thurs., March 2nd!

ParentCamp is honored to partner with GROW NKY (Growing Regional Outcomes Through Workforce) for this inaugural event. GROW NKY is a strategic workforce collective composed of leaders across key industries, educational institutions, and community organizations working collaboratively to leverage the region’s assets to grow, attract and retain a globally competitive workforce.

CareerCamp is designed for middle school and high school families, educators, and business professionals, to help guide local youth in navigating the world of career exploration. This is FREE event begins at 7:30pm EST but registration is required at: https://www.parentcamp.org/event/2023-03-02-careercamp/ .

Facilitators are getting confirmed daily! Keep checking back for updates! Here are Zoom sessions that we have lined up:

Facilitator: Butch Hamm (@butchhamm), Retired Educator, Substitute Teacher, Boone County Schools (@Boone_County)
Facilitator: Sophia Pile (@sophpile), Student, University of Kentucky, attended GSP (@KentuckyGSP) 2021

Facilitator: Tanika Mangum (@FAFSA), Outreach & Awareness Specialist, Federal Student Aid, Advocate and believer in the power of scholarships! Exposer of Greatness, passionate about unveiling the greatness/potential within students and organizations. A highly motived and dynamic professional with intensive progressive experience within Higher Education and Development. Believer of student success and organizational growth. I continue to strive and have proven to be, a strong results driven professional with students, organizations and external partners.

Facilitator: Patrick Rickert, Gateway Community & Technical College Professor

Room 4 - how to get high school and college credit at the same time

Facilitator: Shelby Krentz (@krentzsr), Director of Early College Initiatives, Gateway Community and Technical College (@GCTC_News)

Facilitator: James Catchen, Associate Director, Dual Credit Programming, Thomas More University

Facilitator: Shelli Johnson, Northern Kentucky University

Room 5: How to help your child find their aptitudes and interests

Facilitator: Jennie LaMothe (@bluegrasswhimsy), Director of School Based Services, NaviGo Career & College Prep Services (@NaviGoPrep), a division of Learning Grove (@Learning_Grove)

YouScience is a tool that uses performance measures of aptitudes to uncover students’ natural talents, match them to careers, and give them personalized feedback on how their abilities can be utilized in school, work, and in their daily life.