EXPLORATION

Introduce students to a wide range of careers to ignite their curiosity and broaden their horizons.

• Discovery Days — Women In STEM and GPS Your Future®

• Workplace Tours

• College and Career Fairs

• Guest Speaker Series

• College Tours

EXPRESSION

Places mentorship at its core, aiming to inspire and guide students on a journey of self-discovery, personal growth, and creative expression.

• Industry Coaching with Business Mentors

• Project-based Learning Mentors

• Advisory Boards

EXPERIENCE

Hands-on, real-world opportunities that allow students to apply their learning in meaningful ways.

• Project-Based Learning, e.g., Robotics program

• Certifications, e.g., EXP Career-readiness Certificate as a part of the EXP Internship Program

• Summer Immersion Program — Career EXPedition: Cal Maritime

• Paid Internships / Apprenticeship Opportunities

• Financial Literacy

• Leadership Training

EXPANSION

Connects students to resources and mentorship beyond high school to ensure successful transitions to post-secondary success and fulfilling careers.

• Post-secondary Education Support, e.g. Scholarship Support and FAFSA Workshops

• Professional Development for Young Adults, including Senior Success Program and EXP Alumni Network events

Barstow USD

Barstow High School

• MXP - Mojave Express Logistics Academy (MXP)

• Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM)

Central High School

LA Harbor

Phineas Banning High School (Wilmington)

• CAL - Communications, Arts & Leadership

• ITA - International Trade Academy

• MATCH - Maritime, Agriculture, Tourism, Cuisine, and Hospitality

• PATHS - Pilot Academy of Technology and Health Science

• STEAM - Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math

San Pedro High School

• Culinary Arts

Long Beach

Cabrillo High School

• CALJ - Cabrillo Academy of Law and Justice

Sato Academy of Math and Science

• Biomedical

• Engineering

South Bay

Carson High School

• ESET - Environmental Science, Engineering, and Technology

• GBLG - Global Business, Law, and Government

• M.E.Di.A - Musical, Entertainment, and Digital Arts Magnet

• PAMA - Performing Arts and Media Arts

Gardena High School

• Creative Arts Academy

• GBM - Global Business Magnet

Lawndale High School

• BCA - Biomed Careers Academy

• MSA - Marine Science Academy

Leuzinger High School (Lawndale)

• ECA - Environmental Careers Academy

Orange County

Arnold O. Beckman High School (Tustin)

• Visual Imagery

Foothill High School (Tustin)

• Visual Imagery

Tustin Connect High School

• Behavioral Health

Tustin High School

• Biomed

• Engineering

• Visual Imagery

Additional Tustin USD Internship Pathways

• Engineering

• Business Management

• Biomedical

Vista Meridian Global Academy (Santa Ana)

• BioMedical

• Business

• Information Technology

Partnering with schools and colleges

EXP works both virtually and on-campus with schools throughout Southern California. Our programs gradually expose students to greater opportunities and more challenging experiences that prepare them for college, career and life through enhancing career pathways, small learning communities, Linked Learning initiatives and other career-based educational programs.

Unleashing the power of business to do good

We don’t just help students reach their full potential. We help businesses and industry unlock their potential, too. Their potential to do more for their communities. Their potential to shape and develop their future employees. Their potential to reignite their employees by giving them real opportunities to change a young person’s life.

Each year, more than 400 industry volunteers from across the spectrum of career professions advise our participating schools, mentor students, provide summer internship experiences for our students, as well as offer vital corporate sponsorship and individual donation funding to help EXP sustain its high quality work-based learning programs for all of our students. We invite you to join them!

Helping schools and industry work together

We bring business into the classroom and education into the boardroom. By connecting these twin drivers of our society and helping them work together, we create brighter futures for our youth and stronger communities for all of us. Our programs include:

Power Breakfasts: Industry leaders connect with community college and high school faculty to discuss key business trends and share ideas for connecting employer needs to effective training programs.

Advisory Meetings: Customizable advisory meetings that align with Ed Code requirements and bring together pathway faculty and industry leaders for a day of collaboration and discussion.