College Prep

This blog is late, but I wanted to share it because the sophomore grouped worked so well on it. Each week in College Prep we address issues, skills, topics of interest to better prepare students for life after high school. This challenge was to use math in a comic strip. Your group had to illustrate (pun!) a situation where math was being used, and it was supposed to be funny. At least to you. :) Click here for all the comics. 

Juniors and Seniors role-played potential roommate conflicts this weekend during College Prep. The activity was designed to get teens thinking about living on a college campus and the different types of students one may encounter. Teens acted out scenarios with Popular Pat, Homesick Henry, and others!

Freshmen and Sophomores took a break from resume development to relax. Part of being a successful college student is knowing what stresses you out and how to handle that stress. The teens participated in stretching activities, progressive muscle relaxation, and guided meditation. These are just examples of emthods people can use to relax.

If you have any questions about College Prep, please email me at tmulhall@slsc.org and click here to view more photos from this week!

Welcome to another exciting entry from the College Prep desk. With the snow day and a field trip, it has been awhile since we've spoken. Lets get an update on what our teens are doing in College Prep right now!

Freshmen and Sophomores: We are almost completed with our resume workshop series, with all teens now having completed a rough draft of a resume. Teens have taken the time to list their Academic Honors and Extra-Curricular Activities and have translated that information into a resume. This past weekend, teens spent time peer-reviewing the resumes and made revisions to their original creations. These resumes will stay with the Freshmen and Sophomores to serve as an early draft of a resume for a future job or college application.

Click READ MORE to find out what our Juniors and Seniors are doing. Click here to view more photos from recent College Prep activities. As always, if you have any questions about what the teens are doing in College Prep or need some more information, you may contact me at tmulhall@slsc.org.  

This Saturday saw the continued efforts of staff to educate YES teens about preparing for life beyond high school. Freshmen and Sophomores worked on resume development. They viewed examples of good resumes, received ideas on how to construct their own resume, and created a rough draft of their first resume. Juniors role played a college admissions interview after updating their high school activities. Seniors spent time filling out college acceptance letters and took part in a financial aid exercise.

Click here to find more photos from this weeks Freshmen College Prep experience! If you ever have any questions about what we are doing during College Prep, feel free to contact me at tmulhall@slsc.org.

This past weekend in College Prep was the continuation of the sessions from last time we met with teens. This time the College Prep group worked with those in Investigation Stations and Learning Places. The freshmen and sophomores interviewed each other and discussed work skills they may not have known they possessed. The juniors continued to examine colleges around the country, uncovering what is important to the juniors in a college. The seniors spent more time going over financing college.

Check back next week for more updates from a new 2-week session of College Prep!