Opportunity

Grad Challenge 2014

What Do Students Need to Know to Graduate

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scienceforeign language

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CVU said…In 1994, CVU faculty, administration, and school board said:

“Let each student decide what to learn. What we care about is that each

student knows how to learn.”

“They can learn anything they want and then demonstrate their learning through a paper and presentation.”

So…

Three Ways to Learn• By doing• By reading• By interviewing experts

Grad Challenge integrates learning from all three sources: people, published material, and experience.

How do I get the most out of Grad Challenge?

• Choose something you want to learn about• Check out a job/career or area of interest that

you may want to study in college• Set deadlines for yourself and meet them• Schedule regular meetings with your Advisor• Create a mentoring relationship with your

Community Consultant by being reliable, prepared, and making progress.

• Consider Academic Internship – earn GC, English and do an extended internship

Support for Grad ChallengeAdvisor

Community ConsultantResources

Library FacultyParents

House counselorGrad Challenge coordinator

Grad Challenge Components

Components A B C

Research PaperReflection

4+ pages2 pages

5+ pages3 pages

6 pages2 pages

Community Learning Hours

20+ hours 30+ hours 45+ hours

Tangible Product optional Shows significant learning

Ambitious w/critique

Community Learning Hours Tangible Product Length of Paper

Who is the Community Consultant and what am I asking for?

• Guide you in your learning• Read a draft of your paper• Verify your hours• Critique your tangible product,

if you have one

Has at least five years experience in what you want to learn

Is older than college age Is not related to you Is not a CVU faculty member

Where to Find Information About Grad Challenge

CVU Grad Challenge web page (a 2010 Grad Challenge project)

Your Advisor

Grad Challenge moodle page

Grad Challenge coordinator

Where do I get ideas?• Advisors• Grad Challenge web page –

lists of past years• Community Learning web page –

lists of volunteer options• Newspapers, organizations, companies• CVU forum postings• Parents

What is going on senior year?• Jobs• Taking care of siblings• Friends• Driving, traveling, going places• College applications• Making future plans• Vacations• Coursework (full-time, tech, AP…)• Opportunities (shadowing, internships, mentoring)• Participating on sports teams• Playing music• Participating in clubs (Amnesty, Enact, frisbie, etc….)• Outside school activities (VYO, volunteering, etc….)• Breathing, eating, sleeping – taking care of yourself

Plan Plan Plan………….

What to do? Begin planning your Grad Challenge project

Meet with your Advisor to check out ideas

Find a Community Consultant and define a project

Letter of Intent and Grad Challenge contract due to your Advisor, if you wish to begin hours

in summer, by June 2nd

Project must be approved by Advisor who calls your Community Consultant

Grad Challenge 2015!

What do you want to learn?

Grad Challenge!

What do you want to learn?

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Grad Challenge 2014 Presentation DayFriday, May 23rd

Check out senior projects Support senior classmates Required day of school for all juniors Volunteer to help with food, greeting

community members, and as junior proctors

Advice from Seniors

Choose something you care about learning

Plan and start your hours early

Ask them.

Where do I get information?

• Grad Challenge web site• Advisor• Email from MaryAnne Gatos

Talk to your Advisor