NorthBay Health Nurse Camp
A three-day hands-on nursing exploration camp at NorthBay Health's Vacaville and Fairfield facilities, featuring skills labs, patient-care observation, and interactive presentations with nurses across hospital and outpatient units, open to local high schoolers.
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Adventist Health Central Valley Healthcare Pathway Program
A selective 4-week healthcare exposure program run by Adventist Health Central Valley in which a physician personally selects two small cohorts of high school students for hands-on exploration of healthcare careers and clinical environments.
Best Buddies High School Friendship Program (California)
A national program with active California high school chapters that pairs students with and without intellectual/developmental disabilities (IDD) in one-to-one friendships. Buddy pairs commit to weekly contact and at least two in-person hangouts per month, alongside chapter-wide inclusive social events.
BSA Learning for Life Fire & EMS Career Exploring
A national Learning for Life career-exploration program placing youth from 6th grade through age 20 into local 'Exploring' posts hosted by fire departments and EMS agencies, combining classroom training with hands-on practice in firefighting, EMT/paramedic skills, and search and rescue. Local posts operate throughout Northern California, findable via the national Council Locator.
California 4-H Youth Development Program
The University of California's statewide youth development organization, active in every California county, offering hands-on projects in agriculture, animal science, STEAM, leadership, and healthy living through local community clubs. Members ages 5-18 take on individual and group agricultural projects, often exhibiting livestock and produce at county fairs.
California FFA Association
The California state association of the National FFA Organization, a school-based agricultural education and leadership organization serving over 108,000 student members across 366 chapters statewide, from urban Bay Area schools to rural Central Valley programs. Members combine classroom agricultural instruction, a Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) project, and FFA leadership activities, competing in career development events from local to national levels.
California Student Mock Election
The California Student Mock Election, run by the Secretary of State's office, lets middle and high school students cast ballots in a statewide mock vote timed alongside real general elections, giving students hands-on experience with the voting process before they are eligible to vote.