{"id":4071,"date":"2024-02-22T08:58:21","date_gmt":"2024-02-22T15:58:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mesaforall.org\/?p=4071"},"modified":"2024-02-22T09:01:05","modified_gmt":"2024-02-22T16:01:05","slug":"student-exploration-program-s-t-e-p-half-way-mark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mesaforall.org\/?p=4071","title":{"rendered":"Student Exploration Program (S.T.E.P)- Check-in"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"inherit-container-width wp-block-group has-ast-global-color-6-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\">Student Exploration Program (S.T.E.P)- Check-in<\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700\" class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2024-02-22T08:58:21-07:00\">February 22, 2024<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The third installment of the Student Tourism Exploration Program (S.T.E.P),\u2002has been underway for the last few months. The program proudly hosts students from six Mesa high schools: Mountain View, Red Mountain, Mesa, Dobson, Westwood, and East Valley Academy, with a total of approximately 56 junior and senior students participating.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-uagb-columns uagb-columns__wrap uagb-columns__background-none uagb-columns__stack-mobile uagb-columns__valign- uagb-columns__gap-10 align uagb-block-65bda5b0 uagb-columns__columns-2 uagb-columns__max_width-theme\"><div class=\"uagb-columns__overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"uagb-columns__inner-wrap uagb-columns__columns-2\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-column uagb-column__wrap uagb-column__background-undefined uagb-block-21702d37\"><div class=\"uagb-column__overlay\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To recap, in October, the program introduced the students to an immersive &#8220;Meeting Planners for a Day&#8221; experience. The students visited three different hotels, assessing each one to determine the most suitable venue for their hypothetical event to gain hands-on understanding of a &#8216;Request for Proposal&#8217; (RFP), a crucial component in the hospitality and event planning sector.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In November, students were lucky enough to tour Sloan Park, Spring Training facility home to the Chicago Cubs! They then went on to tour the Downtown Phoenix Arizona State University and learn potential degrees they could achieve to further their education in tourism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There was brief pause in December due to the holidays and the students picked back up in January with a tour of Phoenix Mesa Gateway Airport and neighboring Arizona Athletic Grounds. 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