After School Activities

In this first session, young people will participate in icebreakers that prompt them to begin considering their own workforce readiness. They will then work together on a STEM challenge focused on artificial intelligence as they deepen their understanding of the value of collaboration and consider the role it plays in achieving their goals. 

In this second session, young people will explore the importance of being passionate about their career. They will listen to a STEM professional describe why they love their career. They will then use various tools and strategies to investigate their own passions as they work toward uncovering STEM careers that are best for them. 

In this third session, young people will consider what makes them unique as they begin developing their personal statements. They will then learn about the practice of networking, and they will prepare a toolkit that prepares them to begin networking for future educational and career opportunities. 

In this fourth session, young people will review job postings as they consider the range of skills that employers and college admissions officers look for during the application process. They will then reflect on their own skills and experiences and create a working draft of a personal academic resume. 

In this fifth session, young people will reflect on their own failures and investigate the importance of a growth mindset when it comes to finding failure’s connection to success. They will then create a social campaign to educate their peers about the importance of confronting failure with a growth mindset. 

In this sixth session, young people will explore a STEM challenge focused around manufacturing. As they collaborate to complete the challenge, they will apply the engineering design process to create prototypes of a new product and optimize their designs. 

In this seventh session, young people will learn all about scholarships. They will then consider the qualities that make them unique before they use scholarship search engines to find scholarships they are eligible to apply for! 

In this eighth and final session, young people will investigate future careers. They will use career clusters and career pathways to find career possibilities that match their interests and experiences. They will then perform research to learn more about these opportunities as they begin to plan for their future.