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Internship
Earn up to $1,000
Course Topics: Level I
The following lists the course content for each weekly workshop. Level II covers similar content areas as Level I but goes into a deeper dive into each topic with advanced curriculum and discussion.
Fall Semester
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Vision Drives Performance
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Open Your Eyes, Open Your Mind
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What You Say is What You Get
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Broad Comfort Zone = Room to Move
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Goals Keep You Growing
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Work Smarter
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How Money Works
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Coaching Up to Play Up
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Life Tracks
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Be The Architect
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Banking, Credit, Debt, Loans And Grants
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Teamwork Wins
Spring Semester
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Foundational Mindset
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Grit and Resiliency
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Problem Solving
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Investments, Interest, Contribution, Compound Interest
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Business Communication 101
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Practice and the Power of Habits
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Leadership Traits and Values
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Business Styles
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Accountability
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Taxes
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The Four Agreements
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Role Models and Goodbyes
Course Topics: Level II
Level II covers similar content areas as Level I but goes into a deeper dive into each topic with advanced curriculum and discussion.
Fall Semester
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Vision Drives Performance
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Open Your Eyes, Open Your Mind
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What You Say is What You Get
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Broad Comfort Zone = Room to Move
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Goals Keep You Growing
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Fail Smarter
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How Money Works
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JM Coaching Up to Play Up
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It’s All About Sales
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Battling Indecision and Uncertainty
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Banking, Credit, Debt, Loans And Grants
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Teamwork Wins
Spring Semester
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Foundational Mindset
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Hope and Optimism
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Adaptability and Contingency Planning
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Investments, Interest, Contribution, Compound Interest
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Impeccable Business Communication
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Procrastination and Follow Through
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Intentional Living
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Business Styles
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Critical Thinking of Digital World
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Taxes
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The Four Agreements
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Paying it Forward and Goodbyes
FIELD TRIPS
Youth Champion student cohorts gather together six times throughout the year in-person for team-building retreats as well as career exploration field trips designed to expand their horizons and begin to identify their strengths and interests. Excursions include visits to healthcare facilities, veterinary clinics, communications and marketing panel discussions, STEM career explorations, movie studios tour, career networking panel, tours of local government offices, trade career day, among many others. Adventure Days are interactive experiences modeled after corporate team building and leadership retreats, helping students to overcome fear and harness their internal strength. Experiences include a ropes course which will challenge students and push their boundaries.
Fall Semester
September 21, 2024 - Welcome + Leadership Training
October 19, 2024 - Ropes Course
November 16, 2024 - Career Panel
Spring Semester
February 1, 2025 - Junior Achievement's Finance Park (Sponsored by Maureen and Mike Mekjian)
March 1, 2025 - Education After High School
March 29, 2025 - Networking Day
SUMMER BOOK CLUB
Looking for a way to grow with like-minded peers over summer? Our book club reads several short books and typically meets 4–5 times throughout summer.
Just like our internship, participants get paid based on their investment in the experience. Students dive into sharpening their skills and character with books that allow them to reflect on their own behavior and habits. It’s not just about the books; it’s about the connections they make and the ideas they exchange with the facilitators and their peers.
STUDENTS WE SERVE
Youth Champions has grown tremendously over the past six years and has served more than 1,125 students from the following 60 high schools to date:
Animo Inglewood Charter High School
Animo Ralph Bunche High School
Arcadia High School
Burbank High Schools
Cerritos High School
City Honors Preparatory High School
Compass Charter School
Downey High School
Downtown Business Magnet High School
Dr. Maya Community High School
Esperanza College Prep
Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez High School
Flintridge Preparatory School
Foshay Learning Center
Fountain Valley High School
Francisco Bravo Medical Magnet High School
Gabrielino High School
Girls Academic Leadership Academy
Gretchen Whitney High School
Hart High
Harvard Westlake School
Humanitas Academy of Art and Technology
Huntington Beach High School
Huntington Park Institute of Applied Medicine
Immaculate Heart High School
James A. Garfield High School
Jordan High School
Linda Marquez Libra Academy
Lindbergh Senior High School
Los Altos High School
Lowell High School
Mark Keppel High School
Mary Star High School
Mount Carmel High School
Northwood High School
Options for Youth Pasadena
Options for Youth Public Charter
Orthopedic Hospital Medical Magnet High School
Oxford Academy
Palos Verdes Peninsula High School
Phineas Banning High School
Port of Los Angeles
Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts
Redlands East Valley High School
Roosevelt High School
Sacred Heart High School
Sage Hill School
Santa Ana High School
South East High School
South Gate High School
South Hills
South LA Prep High School
Tesoro High School
Trabuco Hills High School
Troy High School
USC Hybrid High
West Ranch High School
Western High School
Woodbridge High School
Woodrow Wilson High School
