The Wesley Community Partners with BOCES CTE Health Care Programs; Classes Provide High School Students with Hands-On Experience
WSWHE BOCES Health Occupations student Brooke Bousquet gives Wesley Health Care Center resident Laurie Runkle a manicure. Photo provided.
SARATOGA SPRINGS — The Wesley Community, a 37-acre senior living campus with more than 700 residents in Saratoga Springs, is partnering with the WSWHE BOCES Career and Technical Education (CTE) division to host two programs for high school students interested in pursuing careers in health care.
Students will get hands-on experience at Wesley’s campus as they shadow staff members from the Rehabilitation and Nutrition Teams at the Wesley Health Care Center to learn about careers in senior care.
The WSWHE BOCES CTE classes are for high school juniors and seniors seeking certification to work in health care. The programs serve 31 school districts in Washington, Saratoga, Warren, Hamilton and Essex counties. Each requires attendance at weekly classroom sessions and clinical hours on the Wesley campus engaged with trained professionals.
The WSWHE BOCES New Visions Health Careers Exploration program is a rigorous one-year course offered to eligible college-bound high school seniors who plan to major in pre-med or other health-related fields. Alternatively, the Health Occupations program is a two-year course that offers high school juniors and seniors certifications and endorsements upon completion, as well as a pathway to employment opportunities that require further education.
For more information about the Wesley Community visit www.thewesleycommunity.org.