1.8 Goal Setting | SWBAT set one personal and one academic goal for the year and ask their mentor for specific support around achieving these goals. |
Phase 2 - Career Exploration
This phase will begin in December and last until the end of February. Students will carry out a set of self-reflection activities, with their mentor's support, to better understand their interests, skills and the links between their passions and career pathways. Pairs will work on a resume that the mentee can use to apply to summer opportunities of interest.
Resource | Description |
| Parent/Guardian Guide to Career Exploration | This guide serves to encourage parents/guardians to support their child in exploring and developing their career interests. |
| Mentor Guide to Career Exploration | This guide serves to encourage mentors to support their mentee in exploring and developing their career interests. |
Lesson | Objective | Resources |
2.1 My Life in 10 Years | SWBAT envision their desired lifestyle 10 years into the future. | |
| 2.2 Financing Adulthood | SWBAT understand the cost of living as an adult. | |
2.3 My Top Careers | SWBAT identify their interests and make connections between the top career clusters that align with their interests. | |
2.4 Mapping My Career Options | SWBAT connect their career interests with post-secondary pathways. | |
2.5 High School to Career Connection | SWBAT connect their career aspirations to opportunities, experiences and skills they should be developing in high school. | |
| 2.6 My Resume | SWBAT identify the different components involved in creating a strong resume. | |
| 2.7 My Resume - Work Time | SWBAT work on crafting a resume. | |
2.8 Making the Most of My Summer | SWBAT research opportunities and begin planning for the summer. | |
2.9 Making the Most of My Summer - Work Time | SWBAT research opportunities and continue planning for the summer. |
Event | Description | Resources |
| Pair Event: Career Exploration | This event is focused on exposing students to different careers and paths. The event also allows time to reflect on their ability to discuss their own desired career trajectory. | |
Pair Event: Professional Skill Building | Pairs will connect at this event to discuss professional skill building. First, pairs will have a chance to break the ice with a mock interview. Then, they will work together to create and improve the mentee’s summer resume. Finally, pairs will discuss the types of opportunities the mentee would like to participate in over the summer. |
Phase 3 - Post Secondary Research
This phase will occur from March to the end of April. Pairs will identify the key components of match and fit so that they can research and select post-secondary pathways that are strong options for the mentee. An emphasis will be placed on academic match to ensure that students are not under-matching and on diversity as a fit factor. Pairs will work together to create a list of 5-10 post-secondary options.
Resource | Description |
| Parent Guide to Post-Secondary Pathways | This guide serves to encourage parents to begin their conversation surrounding post-secondary options with their child. |
| Mentor Guide to Fit Factors | This guide serves to provide an overview of fit factors to mentors as well as supporting questions mentors can ask their mentee to reflect on fit factors. |
| Mentor Guide to Researching Post Secondary Pathways | This guide walks mentors through the process of researching post-secondary pathways (both college and pro-pathways). |
| Big Future Guide | Students that were not present for the 3.6 lesson, or need to review the content once more, can use this guide to learn how to research college options on the Big Future website. |
Lesson | Objective | Resources |
| 3.1 Introduction to the Post-Secondary Landscape | SWBAT identify the different post-secondary pathways that they could choose to follow. | |
3.2 My Fit Factors - Part 1 | SWBAT understand the different fit factors they should consider before pursuing a post-secondary program. | |
| 3.3 My Fit Factors - Part 2 | SWBAT understand the different fit factors they should consider before pursuing a post-secondary program. | |
3.4 Considering Diversity at as Fit Factor | SWBAT identify the importance of considering diversity as a fit factor when researching and applying to post-secondary options. | |
3.5 Academic Match | SWBAT define the terms "safety," "target," "reach," and "undermatching" in relation to post-secondary programs. | |
3.6 Post-Secondary Research Set Up | SWBAT understand the process of utilizing resources for post-secondary research and begin to craft a post-secondary list. | |
3.7 Post-Secondary Research - Day 1 | SWBAT research safety, target, and reach colleges. | |
3.8 Post-Secondary Research - Day 2 | SWBAT research safety, target, and reach colleges alongside pro-pathways based on their fit factors. | |
| 3.9 My Virtual Tours | SWBAT explore colleges via virtual online tours. |
Event | Description | Resources |
| Pair Event: Campus Scavenger Hunt/Relationship Check In | Pairs will connect at this event to explore college campuses. Students may be physically limited in visiting college campuses but, thanks to the current technology available, can visit virtually through the Youvisit website. Pairs will also have the opportunity to examine the state of their relationship and reestablish relationship norms. | |
| Pair Event: Post-Secondary Research | Pairs will connect at this event to research post-secondary options. At this point, both mentees and mentors should understand how to engage in the research and be able to identify the different pathways available. This event will allow them to continue their exploration of these options. |
Phase 4 - Preparing for the Summer and 12th Grade
This phase will begin in May and end in June. This phase acts as a jump start for students on the post-secondary application process. Pairs will (1) finalize their preliminary post-secondary list (2) learn the importance and steps to acquire letters of recommendation and (3) learn the importance and basics of applying for financial aid. They will plan summer tasks to complete in order to stay on track with the post-secondary application process and draft a pair summer communication plan.
Resource | Description |
| Parent/Guardian Guide to Summer Planning | This guide serves to support parents/guardians in engaging their child in identifying summer post-secondary access tasks they should be completing. |
| Parent/Guardian Guide to Financial Aid | This guide serves to support parents/guardians in understanding the various forms of financial aid and the applications they will need to complete to acquire financial aid for their child. |
| Mentor Guide to Summer Planning | This guide serves to support mentors in engaging their mentee in identifying summer post-secondary access tasks they should be completing. |
| Mentor Guide to Letters of Recommendation | This guide serves to support mentors as they write a letter of recommendation for their mentee. |
Lesson | Objective | Resources |
4.1 Understanding Financial Aid | SWBAT identify and define the various forms of financial aid available to them (i.e., loans, grants, scholarships). | |
| 4.2 The Personal Statement | SWBAT learn how the college admissions essay can help admissions counselors see them as more than their grades and scores. | |
4.3 Letters of Recommendation | SWBAT learn why letters of recommendation are important and how to acquire them. | |
4.4 End of Year Survey | SWBAT complete the EOY survey. | |
4.5 My Post-Secondary Prep Work Time | SWBAT work on their post-secondary prep task of choice. | |
| 4.6 Preparing for My Summer | SWBAT create a mentor/mentee summer communication plan and identify summer tasks to accomplish. |
Event | Description | Resources |
| Pair Event: Completing Post-Secondary Research | Students and their mentors will evaluate the options on their post-secondary list. | |
| Pair Event: End of Year Celebration/ Commitments | Students and their mentors will create an summer action plan for post-secondary access tasks. They will also have the opportunity to celebrate the completion of their first year together as a pair. |
