LEAD Girls Career Compass
LEAD Girls Career Compass
Exploring Today’s Possibilities. Preparing for Tomorrow’s Opportunities.
Launching January 2027
Her Future Starts With Discovering What’s Possible.
Formerly LEAD Girls STEAM, Career Compass reimagines career exploration for middle school girls expanding beyond traditional STEM experiences while maintaining a strong focus on technology, innovation, and emerging careers. Career Compass helps girls discover their strengths and interests, explore careers they may have never considered, and connect who they are today to where they could go tomorrow. Career exploration at this age isn’t about choosing a career. It’s about giving girls the exposure, experiences, and confidence to see what’s possible.
Discover. Explore. Experience. Plan.
Girls learn more about their interests, strengths, skills, and what sparks their curiosity. Career Compass also supports career development happening in North Carolina schools by encouraging girls to complete a Career Development Plan through NCcareers.org.
Explore The Possibilities
Girls are introduced to careers and industries they know, and many they may have never considered—including STEM and emerging career fields.
Experience The Real World
Girls meet professionals, participate in hands-on activities, and gain real-world exposure to different industries and career pathways.
Plan Her Next Move
Each girl identifies something she wants to learn, try, visit, or explore next turning curiosity into action.
Where Could Her Compass Take Her?
Career Compass experiences may include: AI & Technology • Cybersecurity • Robotics & Coding • Healthcare • Manufacturing • Skilled Careers • Digital Media • Law • Entrepreneurship • Emerging Careers
And as the world of work changes, Career Compass will continue introducing girls to new possibilities.
10 Months. New Possibilities. Her Choice.
Career Compass offers career exploration experiences throughout the year and girls can pick and choose the sessions that interest them.
There is no requirement to attend every session. Whether she’s curious about healthcare, technology, entrepreneurship, skilled careers, or something she has never tried before, she can choose the experiences she wants to explore.
$10 per session | Pick the sessions that interest you
Why Career Compass?
North Carolina’s Career Development Plan initiative encourages middle school students to begin exploring their interests, strengths, skills, and future career possibilities before entering high school.
Career Compass builds on that work by giving girls opportunities to take career exploration beyond an assessment and meet the people, experience the work, and explore the possibilities for themselves.
The goal isn’t for her to have her future figured out. It’s for her to leave knowing more about herself, seeing more possibilities, and believing she has a place in the future.
Be The First To Know
Career Compass launches January 2027.
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