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For Our Students, For Our Future

CAREER DEVELOPMENT CENTER 

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PROSTART PROGRAM

For the Career Development Center ProStart Program, we are committed to learning, growth, development, and fun. We empower our students to ask insightful questions, explore disciplinary boundaries, confront conventional ways of thinking, and implement hands-on experience to encourage industry growth. We invite you to learn more about Career Development Center ProStart and discover an education built for you.

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ProStart Mission:

  • To unite industry and classroom to create a unique and unparalleled experience for students

  • To set a high standard of excellence for students and the industry overall

  • To offer life-changing opportunities for students and provide direction for potential career paths

  • To develop tomorrow's restaurant and foodservice industry workforce

About Our Program

ProStart is a nationwide, two-year program for high school students that develops the best and brightest talent into tomorrow's industry leaders. From culinary techniques to management skills, ProStart's industry-driven curriculum provides real-world educational opportunities and builds practical skills and a foundation that will last a lifetime.

 

By bringing industry and the classroom together, ProStart gives students a platform to discover new interests and talents and opens doors for fulfilling careers. The curriculum teaches all facets of the restaurant and foodservice industry, inspires students to succeed and sets a high standard of excellence for students and the industry. ProStart is supported and operated by the Colorado Restaurant Foundation. With 27  high schools and more than 900 students, the ProStart program has become a talent pipeline for careers in Colorado's world-renowned foodservice industry.

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Our Offerings

CDC ProStart provides courses that develop learning through exploration and hands-on experience. In every class, our teachers emphasize the strategies and processes involved in learning and self-growth, creating a unique opportunity to prepare our students to live intelligent, thoughtful, and fulfilling lives in a rapidly changing society. Please see our current course offerings below.

Food Preparation

ProStart 1

Dive Right In

Super Health Food

ProStart 2

Fun and Challenging

Fancy Desserts

Baking and Pastry

An Exceptional Learning Experience

ProStart 1 Back to School Night

Tuesday, August 14, 2018 3:00pm - 6:30pm

This is meeting is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED for all incoming ProStart 1 students and their parents/guardians. We will be going over class expectation and MSU concurrent credit. Please arrive promptly at 5:30 pm in the Sunset Cafe. (Note: if you have an ipad, laptop, or smart phone, please bring to this meeting.)

Seasoning Steak
Hors D'oeuvres

Parent/Teacher Conferences

September 13th, 2018
3:00-6:30pm

Scheduled time to meet with instructors about current students' grades

Career Development Center Open House

December 6th, 2018

Career Development Center Open house for all perspective students wanting to gain more information about programs offered here at CDC

Chocolatier

What's Happening in Class!

Sunset Café

A Vibrant Learning Environment

Sunset Café is an unique restaurant that is run by high school students; giving them the skills used in culinary and hospitality careers . By bringing these industries into the classroom, this provides students a platform to discover new career opportunities by providing hands-on training and experience. These students are currently enrolled in the ProStart 1, Culinary 2, and Baking/Pastry courses.

Meet Our Staff

Here to Help Our Students Grow

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Yvonne Justice and Hope Nazzaro

Chef Instructors

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