1. Thinking about life after high school
Sparking the Future
Thinking about life after high school

2. Learning Goals:
Students will describe their goals for life after high school
Students will accurately list basic facts about post-secondary education and describe several reasons why post- secondary education is needed to achieve their goals.
Define post-secondary: post (after), secondary (high-school)

3. Stay in School!
Over a lifetime, a high school dropout working full time will earn $300,000 less than a high school graduate and more than $1 million less than a college graduate!
High school dropouts are four times more likely than college graduates to be unemployed.
Graduating from high school and a post- secondary institution will determine how well you live for the rest of your life.
Every level of post-secondary education impacts the rest of your life: house, car, health, marriage, adventures, etc.

4. Your Post-secondary Goals
Determining career options:
Interest inventories
Aptitude inventories
Taking a variety of courses
Knowing the labor market
Internships/Job Shadowing
Post-secondary education/training
How many students participated in the Parent/Guardian interview? I would encourage you to do so b/c it will give you an opportunity to have a conversation with your parent/guardian that you might not have had. Their experiences can help inform your decisions.

5. Your Post-secondary Goals
List two or three careers you are considering.
Select one to focus on.
Why are you considering this careers?
What kind of post-secondary education will you need to enter this career?
Ask students for examples of careers they are considering. Go to career cruising and explore the career profiles.

6. College Facts Quiz What do you know about college?
Work in pairs or small groups
Answer the 10 True/False questions
Review the answers as a group
Refer to website:

7. Field Trip!
We will be going to Saint Vincent College on Tuesday, April 29th
Leaving the JH after attendance & announcements. 2 waves of buses – Run 1 & Run 2
Opening session w/Admissions Counselor and Student panel
Tour of Campus
Career Assessment
Meet w/Faculty based on interests
Lunch
Return to 12:30 pm
Wait in café until period 6