Imagining Your Future

A note about this page

This is the beginning of a Student Resource page for IYF, an analogue to the Mentor Resource page. We are using this page, for now, to beta test a series of booklets created by Peter Vorkink, The Head of Programming for The Harraseeket Foundation. (See his bio here.)

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A summary of eight different draft booklets Peter has created for students and mentors, with links to each booklet.,
A brief survey that readers are invited to complete as you review each booklet. We need your feedback to determine how to improve and utilize these resources!
Separate links to each of the booklets.

Thank you for taking the time to look at these resources and giving us your feedback!

Summary of the 8 IYF Booklets

There are five discussion starter booklets and three booklets of exercises.

Five discussion starter booklets for various high school groups, each meant to start a conversation between an individual student and an adult/mentor. To be read on a phone on the spot with a conversation then to follow. (Access each booklet by clicking on the underlined text, or use the boxes at the bottom of the page.)

1—Navigating high school:

A booklet for 9th-11th grade high school students helping them work through a set of issues facing many high school students today as they navigate the approximate ages of 13-17 in today’s world.

2—For undecided HS student:

For the rising 11th or 12th grader, facing the decision of work, the military, trade school, community college, or a four-year college after high school, this booklet helps the student think through the meaning and wisdom of each of those options.

3—Probably college:

For the 11th or 12th grader who has most likely thought a four-year college experience is in their future, this booklet assists the student in understanding what that decision and course of action might mean.

4--College admissions gam e:

The college admissions process today, especially at selective admissions colleges and universities, is a complicated game of roulette, so this booklet tries to acquaint the applicant with the variety of issues they face in playing this game—and how to handle some of the issues as they proceed through this process.

5—Disconnection bookle t

An attempt to facilitate a conversation between disconnected high school students and an adult/mentor listener, covering a wide array of possible issues/causes.

Three sketch out/write out then call-for-video booklets which could be done independently from any of the above, and not necessarily in the presence of an adult/mentor.

6—Four video exercises Part On e (how’s it going? happiness, parenting styles, life view)

7—Four video exercises Part Two (not afraid, failure résumé, Odyssey plans, eulogy)

8- Interview Video Exercise Part Three (learn from adults who have been there, done that)

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Links to the eight booklets

1—Navigating high school

2—The undecided HS student

3—Probably headed to college

4--College admissions game

5—For students who feel disconnected

8 - Interview Exercises Part Three

6—Four video exercises Part One (how’s it going? happiness, parenting styles, life view)

7—Four video exercises Part Two (not afraid, failure résumé, Odyssey plans, eulogy)

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