Shea Final Week

Just as Carolyn and Erin stated, this was our final week at Shea which we used as a 'celebration' day. The environment was very laid-back - we had cake, discussed students' lingering questions about college and had them write letters to themselves that they will see again during their junior year of high school. We had students write why they wanted to go to college so that while they should be applying to college they can re-read these letters and hopefully trigger further motivation to apply to college. Some topics we discussed were financial aid, playing division 1/club sports in college, and scholarships. We also gave students certificates demonstrating that they successfully completed the EXPLORE program and Erin helpfully noted to students that EXPLORE would be a great addition to add to a resume that they'd send to colleges. Students were a little more off task than usual today but I suppose that is expected since it was a very informal last meeting. I hope that next semester there is a little more structure in EXPLORE curriculum so that students stay on task and ultimately take more away from the club.