Nora Spalholz
Project PLAY Health Educator
Daly City Youth Health Center
Daly City, CA USA
Milestones
My road in life has taken me all over.
gap year after high school
traveled to Africa
in college worked at a Boys and Girls Club program
internship at a middle school in San Francisco
summer work program, working with kindergarten students in Daly City
health educator at Daly City Youth Health Center
Keep following my journey
Education
High School
Terra Nova
Terra Nova
Graduate
Child and Adolescent Development and Conflict Resolution
San Francisco State University
Child and Adolescent Development and Conflict Resolution
San Francisco State University
Career
Project PLAY Health Educator
I teach health education to high school students within the Daly City district.
Career Roadmap
My work combines:
My work combines:
Education
Politics
Teaching / Mentoring
Day to Day
Schedule changes every week. I work full days teaching sometimes in the office and from home. Since COVID, at-work adopted to hybrid, so working can be flexible over schedules now.
Advice for Getting Started
Here's the first step for college students
Explore as much as you can! Try different kinds of jobs, meet people, see what resonates and follow that. Do things that interest you not pleasing others. Know your worth. Don't tolerate employers treating you badly. Sometimes employers take advantage of young people for working and not knowing much how the world functions. If you're doing work, you should always be receiving benefits—getting paid, class credit, gaining skills. Your time is valuable, don't work for free. HAVING FUN WITH LIFE!
Recommended Education
My career is related to what I studied. I'd recommend the path I took:
Graduate
Child and Adolescent Development and Conflict Resolution
Child and Adolescent Development and Conflict Resolution
Hurdles
The Noise I Shed
From Society in General:
"I've had jobs I didn't like. Even in my current role, I received a lot of constructive criticism, which can be hard to hear sometimes. I've also dealt with injuries that impacted my work and my mental health."
