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Orchard is an AI career readiness platform for schools and districts, equipping counselors with our AI companion, videos, curriculum, and insights for personalized student career planning—boosting engagement, confidence, and graduation rates in the evolving job market.

Help Prepare Your Students for the Jobs of Tomorrow

Orchard makes it easy for schools to guide every student to exciting, future-proof careers, raising graduation rates and confidence.

80%

of students feel lost when it comes to their career path

40%

higher pay with AI preparation

10%

higher graduation rates when schools adopt career-focused programs

In-Class Lesson & Onboarding

Orchard’s plug-and-play curriculum and onboarding make introducing career readiness simple for any school or district. A teacher-led lesson introduces students to Orchie, their AI career companion, sparking exploration with guided prompts and engages students from day one, minimizing educator prep time.

  • Ready-to-Use Lesson Plans: Comprehensive, standards-aligned curriculum to guide teachers through career exploration lessons.

  • Effortless Student Onboarding: Simple login process gets students started with Orchard in minutes.

  • Guided Career Prompts: Structured questions spark meaningful exploration of students’ career interests.

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Orchard AI career exploration

Ongoing Career Exploration

Students explore careers independently with AI-guided tools, building awareness at their own pace.

  • Scalable Exploration Tool: A dynamic platform that adapts to students’ growth, supporting career discovery from middle school to graduation.

  • Actionable Engagement Data: Real-time insights into student usage and interest areas, empowering counselors to tailor guidance.

  • Flexible Classroom Integration: Teachers can assign follow-up activities or reflection tasks to deepen career conversations.

AI-Guided Action Planning

Orchie, Orchard’s AI companion, guides students to create personalized action plans through thoughtful prompts, turning career interests into actionable steps.

  • Digital Action Plans: Automatically generated summaries of student interests, insights, and next steps for easy tracking.

  • Deep Student Insights: Visibility into student thinking to inform targeted counseling sessions.

  • Enhanced Advising: A foundation for impactful, goal-oriented discussions between counselors and students.

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Orchard action plan timeline

Applying the Action Plan

Orchard’s action plans help students turn career ideas into reality through conversations with counselors, teachers, and parents. With clear next steps, schools gain tools to streamline advising, align with IGPs or postsecondary goals, and track student progress.

  • Structured Student Summaries: Clear overviews of each student’s top career picks, goals, and reflections.

  • Shareable Plans: Downloadable formats to enhance advising sessions and parent meetings.

  • Unified Planning Framework: Consistent tools to guide IGPs, course selection, and postsecondary planning.

Career Guidance & Resources

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