Q. 30..... What about work-study programs?
Yes, there can be a work-study program designed just for you. If you are an adult, and have a work history, we may be able to reach into your work experience and reconstruct high school credits.
If you are a high school-age student who has a passion for, say, horses, we can design a work-study unit that allows you to work (or volunteer) for a horse stable or ranch. And every hour you are there will count towards a high school credit.
What you do with the horses will determine what you earn credits for. If you are responsible for direct care of the horses, that could be a lab science. If you are in direct contact with customers, that could be a social studies credit. If you are using your time to groom, learn dressage, and show horses, that might become a fine arts credit. Other kinds of horse training might be used for phys ed credit. There are numerous possibilities.
This can be applied to almost any job -- counter clerk at McDonald’s to auto mechanic, newspaper route to lawn and garden care. Here’s the important part -- if you want one, it can be designed. Just for you.
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NOTE: If NARS staff is used to design a work-study program, we will impose an additional fee for the hours required to design a work-study program. But in every case, students have felt this was beneficial. ($40.00 per hour for this service.)