College-Going Culture Components

Component Goal Individual Group School

1. College Students will (1) Mentorship (2) Attendance (3) Future Dreams
Aspirations begin to install a Program: Group: Portfolio:
sense of hope that Students are assigned The group will All students will start a
they are capable a mentor with a consist of 3rd portfolio in
in attending college degree. The graders with 15+ kindergarten. Each
college through mentor will begin to absences from year, up to 5th grade,
exposure to expose the student to school the previous the student will
different information about year. The group will complete a different,
opportunities and college (i.e. names of meet for six weeks to age appropriate
possibilities. specific universities, discuss the worksheet asking
types of colleges, importance of school about the students
expenses, the purpose attendance. Group future dreams and
of college, etc.). The sessions will aspirations. The
student should begin incorporate portfolio will be kept
to feel comfortable activities, board for the student
asking questions about games and videos in throughout high school
college. order to encourage as well.
students to attend
school daily.

2. Academic Students begin to (4) O*Net Interest (5) Kahoot quiz: (6) My Academic
Planning for develop an Profiler: During classroom Planning Sheet:
accurate self 5th grade students will guidance, students All 5th grades students
College and
concept of complete the online can complete the will complete the
Career interests, hobbies survey with either kahoot quiz on their academic planning
Readiness and capabilities in their school counselor iPads. The questions worksheet (Appendix
order to align or mentor. The survey will ask about high A). The worksheet will
their talents with will provide an school preparation, be kept in the students
potential careers RIASEC score and what college is and portfolio to refer to
or areas of study. careers to match. The different post- later on in high school.
student should take secondary options.
time to explore the
careers listed in the
results.

3. Enrichment Students will build (7) Leadership (8) Community (9) 5th Graders
and Extra- leadership skills, Development: Engagement Fair: Introduce Activities:
develop interests, Counselors implement Local businesses and 5th grade members of
curricular
talents and a conversation about community service clubs, teams, and
Engagement aspirations, and leadership within agencies can present activities will use
become engaged applicable guidance students and their leadership skills to
in the school lesson (k-5). Discuss parents/families with introduce involvement
 community by what it means to be a activities that they opportunities to
exposure to leader. Ask each can participate in students in grades k-4
extracurricular individual student to outside of school. (when applicable).
activities and write down ways in
enrichment which they are leaders.
opportunities. Play a grade
appropriate game that
incorporates
leadership and allows
each student to
practice leading. I.e.
follow the leader,
Simon-Says, etc.

4. College and Various college (10) Family (11) Visit Trade (12) College Pride
Career and career options Occupation School: Day:
will be explored Illustration: 5th grade students During Spirit Week,
Exploration
by an increased 3rd grade students take a tour of the all students are
and Selection awareness of illustrate their local trade school to encouraged to wear
Process institutions and immediate familys learn more about apparel from a college
educational college and career workforce education of their choice to
possibilities. experience. They will and career paths. promote a positive
draw the family attitude towards
member, a college as well as
representation of their awareness of various
occupation, and a schools.
school mascot (if
applicable).

5. College and Introduce students (13) When I Grow
Career to assessments, Up:
explore Kindergarten students
Assessments
personality traits, experience what it is
and practice like to consider your
practical career by drawing a
considerations. picture of their future
selves and writing a
few sentences about
what they want to be
when they grow up
and why.
(14) RIASEC (15) 5th Graders
Assessment: Schedule Classes:
4th grade students 5th grade students
will complete the work with counselors,
RIASEC assessment teachers, and parents
(adjusted to be age to learn more about
appropriate) and their middle school
discuss the different classes and make
categories, qualities, decisions based on
and how they apply current interests and
to each student. This past assessment
will prepare the results.
students for when
they take the ONET
survey in 5th grade.

6. College Provide students (16) My Adulting (17) Exploring the (18) Its Not Too
Affordability and families with Monthly Budget: 5th Buying Power of Early: An
Planning comprehensive Grade students will Education: During a Educational
information about learn the definition of guidance session, 5th Investment
college costs, budget, income, and grade students will Workshop: Students
options for paying expenses and apply work together to and families of all
for college, and them through a mock calculate the grade levels will be
the financial aid monthly scenario. differences of invited to attend an
and scholarship This goal will be met projected income, evening seminar
processes and through a series of given varying regarding long-term
eligibility lessons through which degrees of financial planning
requirements, so math teachers and postsecondary during the elementary
they are able to counselors will co- education (Appendix years. (https://ted
plan for and teach (Appendix B). C). .ed.gov/sa/prepare-for-
afford a college college/checklists/ele
education. mentary-school)

8. Transition Connect the (19) Peer (20) Middle School (21) Move Up Day:
from students to school Mentorship: Students Orientation: All grade levels will
and community in grades 1-5 will have Parents/guardians of visit a classroom that
Elementary the opportunity to Fifth Grade students is next in succession
resources to help
School to the students to mentor another student will be invited to (i.e. First graders will
Middle School overcome barriers who is one grade attend the Middle visit a Second grade
and to ensure the younger. The School to support the classroom and so on)
successful partnership will have transition from and meet a teacher for
transition from opportunities through Elementary School. the next grade level.
elementary to the year to engage in This orientation will This visitation will
middle school. positive dialogue be lead by teachers, allow for dialogue and
about celebrations and counselors, and to hopefully alleviate
challenges regarding administrators who some transitional
school. will provide positive anxiety.
tips, as well as Simultaneously, Fifth
logistical issues such grade students will
as class scheduling. visit a 6th grade
mentor at the Middle
School, and shadow
them through a portion
of the school day.
(Depending on student
population a mentor may
have two mentees, or a
mentee may have two
mentors.)

Calendar

Month Activity (#)

 * Refer to Components

August X

(1) Mentorship Program

September (9) Fifth Graders Introduce Activities

(19) Peer-Mentorship

(8) Community Engagement Fair

October (2) Attendance Group

(18) Its Not Too Early: An Educational

Investment Workshop

November (7) Leadership Development

(17) Exploring the Buying Power of

Education

December (5) Kahoot Quiz

(10) Family Occupation Illustration

January (3) Future Dream Portfolio

(16) My Adulting Monthly Budget

February (11) Visit Trade School

(12) College Pride Day

March (14) RIASEC Assessment

(4) O*NET Interest Profiler

April (20) Middle School Orientation

(Be mindful of state standardized testing
window) (6) My Academic Planning Sheet
May (13) When I Grow Up

(15) 5th Graders Schedule Classes

June (21) Move Up Day

July X