2024 Career Explorers Registration

The Calculated Genius Career Explorers Program is an innovative, four-week exploratory initiative designed to immerse Chicago’s high school students in the vast world of engineering and technology. This unique program offers participants direct access to industry professionals through hands-on job experiences, virtual Q&As, career panels, and workshops. These workshops cover essential skills and knowledge areas, including financial literacy, effective networking, scholarship and career pathway exploration, resume building, mock interviews, and foundational modules in cybersecurity, game design, and engineering.

Career Explorers is a transformative opportunity for students to connect with Chicago's leading engineering & tech minds, and some of the most important companies on the planet: KPMG, Burns & McDonnell, KDM Engineering, LinkedIn, Motorola, Unity, and ComEd. Participants will leave the program having hopefully uncovered the myriad of educational and vocational pathways available to them, paving the way to a fulfilling, rewarding career.

Structured like an internship, the program runs from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, Monday through Friday, with additional pre-scheduled, in-person engagements with Chicago's top engineering and tech firms. It is a hybrid program to ensure maximum accessibility, offering device loans at no cost to students without access to a device and stable internet when possible.

Students involved in their high school's work-based learning programs may be eligible for compensation, alongside free citywide transportation for the program's duration. Eligibility for compensation and other benefits requires registration through their school's Work Based Learning program and confirmation of eligibility through Angela Acevedo at amacevedo6@cps.edu or by contacting ctepartnerships@cps.edu.

To participate in the 2024 Career Explorers Program, please complete the following form. The program mandates parent/guardian permission and a media release for photography. For a gateway to unparalleled opportunities in STEM, register for Career Explorers and take the first step towards discovering your potential!

For additional questions about the program, please contact executive director Brian Biederman, brian@calculatedgenius.org

Session I: June 17 - 28, 2024

Session 2: July 8 - 19, 2024

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Non-CPS Student Email Address
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Student Mobile Number
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High School Name *
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Why are you interested in participating in the Calculated Genius Summer Scholars Program? What are you hoping to gain?
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Do you have access to technology? This is a HYBRID program, with a great deal of it taking place virtually. Do you have a quiet, focused space with a strong internet connection and a working laptop? Please check the following:
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If you attend any in-person events, parents will be responsible for ensuring their children arrive on-time to the correct location. Will this present a challenge for you? Please note that you can still participate in the virtual aspects of the program, even if you are unable to participate in the in-person elements.
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