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CAREER & APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

Which real-world career program is right for your child?

Before university, students work with experts and industry professionals on real problems, build practical skills, and create tangible outcomes for portfolios, applications and future opportunities.

Complete the 1-minute interest form See student work and stories
Industry mentorsLearn how professionals approach real problems.
Project-based learningResearch, build, present and revise—not just listen.
Tangible outcomesReports, models, products, research and presentations.
Fit before enrolmentWe understand the student before recommending a program.

START HERE

Tell Us What Your Child Wants to Explore

About one minute to complete. Share your child’s grade, interests and goals, and we’ll identify project directions that may be a strong fit.

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Areas of interest Choose 1–4
What would you most like your child to gain? Choose all that apply

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WHY BONAVIA

Some of the most important learning happens beyond the classroom.

BonaVia helps students test interests before university, build capabilities through real projects, and make more informed academic and career choices. We help families focus on experiences that create genuine learning, feedback and evidence of growth—not simply more activities.

PROJECT-BASED LEARNING

One real project can become the start of a clearer direction.

This is more than another course to complete. Students research, make decisions, collaborate and create around a real problem—leaving with tangible work and a clearer sense of where their academic and professional interests may lead.

01Start with a real problemStudents begin by understanding what an industry is genuinely trying to solve, improve or build—not by memorizing a model answer.
02Research and form a point of viewStudents find information, evaluate evidence and develop a conclusion they can explain and defend. Curiosity becomes informed judgment.
03Work with mentors and peersStudents learn to communicate, contribute and take responsibility while building early professional relationships with mentors and motivated peers.
04Create a tangible outcomeStudents complete a report, model, product, study or solution. The process and final work provide concrete material for activity descriptions, essays, portfolios and interviews.
05Improve through feedbackStudents present their thinking, respond to questions and revise their work. They learn that strong outcomes rarely come from a first draft.
06Use the experience to make better next-step decisionsStudents test an academic interest before university and gain experiences they can carry into applications, future internships, professional networks and career exploration.

A meaningful project is more than a line on a résumé. It can become a path a student is ready to keep following.

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FEATURED PROJECT

Finance, AI &
Investment Banking

Students analyse real companies, build valuation models and develop an investment thesis—learning how finance, technology and judgment shape business decisions.

  • Analyse real companies and industry data
  • Build financial, valuation and investment models
  • Write an Investment Committee Memo
  • Present and defend a final recommendation
View Finance Project Details · Pages 7–8

Could this kind of work suit your child? Tell us what they are curious about and where they are in their learning.

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REAL OUTCOMES

What Students Have Built, Researched and Delivered

These examples show the kind of work past students have completed—not simply programs they have attended.

Students testing an education-technology prototype with an industry mentor

AI for Enterprise Innovation

Guided by a mentor who currently works at Google, students designed an AI-powered education tool for a Canadian business and developed a working application prototype.

Students reviewing valuation and company-analysis materials with a finance mentor

Finance & Private Equity

Working with an investment-banking mentor, students completed a company valuation and investment memo modelled on professional practice.

A student exploring biomedical research with a scientist

Vaccine & Drug Innovation

Students explored the drug-development pathway from laboratory discovery to clinical trials and examined how scientific research can improve human health.

A student presenting a brand-growth strategy to a client team

Brand & Marketing Strategy

Working with mentors from PwC and Hootsuite, a student helped develop and present an enterprise growth strategy. After the project, the student received an internship offer from the client company.

STUDENT DESTINATIONS

Where Our Alumni Have Been Admitted

These are selected admissions outcomes from past project participants. They do not guarantee future admission, and the universities shown are not affiliated with BonaVia Edu.

INDUSTRY MENTORS

Our Mentors Come from Leading Organizations

These organizations represent selected mentors’ professional backgrounds. Unless otherwise stated, their inclusion does not imply sponsorship or endorsement of the program.

MORE DIRECTIONS

Explore More Project Pathways

Students test an interest through work that requires real research, decisions, collaboration and output.

View the Bilingual Program Overview
A student team developing a technology product and prototype

AI & Technology

Build and test AI, software or data-driven solutions to real problems.

 A student team working on brand strategy, market research and creative planning

Business & Marketing

Research users, brands and markets, then develop an actionable growth strategy.

 Students discussing a product prototype and entrepreneurial idea

Entrepreneurship

Move from a problem and early idea to a testable product or business concept.

 Life-science research connected with community health work

Research & Social Impact

Investigate a meaningful question and turn research into a result that can inform or help others.

STUDENT VOICES

What Students Learned, Built and Achieved

To protect the privacy of minors, some student images have been anonymized. Every video and reflection comes from a real project experience.

After hearing from students, tell us what your child may be ready to explore.

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A SIMPLE CHECK

What Makes a Project Worth a Student’s Time?

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Fit

Does the project suit the student’s interests, stage, strengths and current goals?

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Output

Will the student leave with a report, model, product, study or solution they can present and explain?

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Feedback

Will a mentor review the work carefully, ask meaningful questions and guide the student through revision?

An impressive program name may attract attention. What matters more is what the student actually investigated, built and improved.

A THOUGHTFUL NEXT STEP

Let Your Child See More of the World—and More of Who They Might Become.

Start with one real exploration, then choose the next step with greater clarity.

Complete the 1-minute project interest form
Complete the 1-minute interest form