10 Amazing Summer Programs Your Teen Will Love
Pamela Ellis, MBA, PhD
Partner with Executives to Achieve Work-Family Balance | Increase Employee Engagement and Retention among Working Parents | Improve Communication within Multigenerational Teams | Author | Speaker
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Now is the time to start planning for summer. There are a myriad of opportunities at each grade level and huge benefits to your teen applying to 1-2 selective programs. The application deadlines for these programs are typically January through mid-March.
And if your teen is anything like my kids . . . they procrastinate!
So please make the time now to have your teen set their summer goals and seek out those programs which can offer rich opportunities for them to determine what they want to study, build their skills, and meet new friends.
In this article, I provide 4 easy steps to finding the right summer program. And you can also check out my Top 10 list of summer programs!
JANUARY ROADMAP TO COLLEGE
Freshmen
Meet with teachers to review 2nd semester objectives
Sophomore
Review prior goals reached and determine goals for 2nd semester
Junior
Have a family meeting to do a grades check-up and discuss college list priorities
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Senior
Complete college applications with January 15 and February 1 deadlines
UPCOMING EVENTS:
SAVE THE DATE - College Prep Made Easy is coming February 12
This one-day virtual live event is to help parents of a 9th-11th grader plan, prepare and position their teen to get ready for college and get scholarships. More details to follow!
Dr. Pamela —also known as The Education Doctor®— partners with busy moms to help their teens find a college that feels like home without overpaying. Dr. Pamela graduated from Stanford University and the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College, and she earned a doctorate from the Stanford University School of Education. Her experience with the education system includes advising school districts, community organizations, and institutes of higher education.
She has visited more than 500 colleges and universities globally to gain insight into their varying cultures and to explore the range of academic and social opportunities available to students on campus. Her research areas include freshman transition, parent engagement, African-American males in education, and college completion.