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Opportunity. Grad Challenge 2013. What Do Students Need to Know to Graduate. English history math s cience foreign language ? ? ? community service. CVU said…. So…. In 1994, CVU faculty, administration, and school board said:

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Opportunity

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  1. Opportunity Grad Challenge 2013

  2. What Do Students Need to Know to Graduate English history math science foreign language ? ? ? community service

  3. CVU said… So… 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.”

  4. Three Ways to Learn • By doing • By reading • By interviewing experts Grad Challenge integrates learning from all three sources: people, published material, and experience.

  5. Grad Challenge Components • Community Learning Hours • Tangible Product • Length of Paper

  6. Support for Grad Challenge Advisor Community Consultant ResourcesLibrary FacultyParents House counselor Grad Challenge coordinator

  7. Who is the Community Consultant and what am I asking for? • 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 • Guide you in your learning • Read a draft of your paper • Verify your hours • Critique your tangible product, if you have one

  8. 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

  9. 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

  10. 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………….

  11. 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 by June 1st, if you wish to begin hours in summer • Project must be approved by Advisor who calls your Community Consultant

  12. Grad Challenge 2013! What do you want to learn?

  13. Grad Challenge 2013! photo photo photo photo photo photo photo photo photo photo photo What do you want to learn?

  14. Grad Challenge 2012 Presentation DayFriday, May 18th 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

  15. Advice from Seniors Ask them. • Choose something you care about learning • Plan and start your hours early

  16. Talk to your Advisor

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