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Locations

Nichols Portland, Inc. - St. Marys
286 Piper Road
St. Marys, PA 15857

Nichols Portland, Inc. - Ridgway
95 Mason Run Rd
Ridgway, PA 15853

Nichols Portland, Inc. - Wilcox
317 Buena Vista Hwy
Wilcox, PA 15870

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Activities

  • Career Awareness Activities
    Career Days, Careers on Wheels, Industry Days, Career Fairs, Career Connect, Career Cruises, Virtual Career Café, College Cruises, etc.
  • Mock Interviews
    Company representatives and/or substitute(s) will conduct a simulated interview with students. This is typically done on site at the school location, virtually, or other (company) selected site.
  • Career Camps
    Camps may be designed for specific occupation areas (i.e., nursing, construction, manufacturing, STEM, etc.)
  • Financial Reality Fairs
    These fairs offer an interactive experience in which students identify their career choice and then complete a budget for expected monthly expenses as well as the occasional “life” events that may occur. Similar to the game of LIFE.
  • Job Shadowing
    Students may opt to shadow or closely observe an employee performing the duties of the position. Duration is typically 3 hours and occurs on site at the company.
  • Guest Speakers
    Guest speakers travel to the classroom to share their professional stories, knowledge, skills, and experiences with students.
  • On Site Tours
    Students, parents, and teachers travel to the company to learn first-hand the skills, career pathways, and job duties required to work within the company.
  • Skill Discovery
    Students will be shown specific skills used by a company and reproduce these skills in a hands-on activity.
  • Parent and Community Engagement
    Awareness activities directed at parents and/or guardians to foster connections between the student, the school, the community and home.
  • Teacher Experiences
    Connecting the educator directly with a business to allow the educator see the skills needed for students to move through career pathways. Educators then take this information back to their classroom to develop real life learning scenarios.

Contacts

Corine Christoff
cchristoff@nicholasportlandinc.com
814-776-4170
Nichols Portland, Inc. - St. Marys
286 Piper Road
St. Marys , PA 15857
Molly Christoff
mchristoff@nicholsportlandinc.com
814-776-4162
Nichols Portland, Inc. - Ridgway
95 Mason Run Rd
Ridgway , PA 15853
Sherry Wall
swall@nicholsportlandinc.com
814-929-5002
Nichols Portland, Inc. - Wilcox
317 Buena Vista Hwy
Wilcox , PA 15870

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