High+School+Prep

=__"Reflection Over the Years" Graph__=


 * Purpose:** Students have a chance to reflect over their elementary school years, while looking ahead to high school.


 * Lesson:** Students are given a blank handout (attached) and they will draw a single line graph, with corresponding highs and lows. Share and discuss.




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=**__"High School Recommendations" Exercise__**=

//Note: Advisors can do this lesson in any number of ways -- you don't have to use the attached form, though I have found it to be a really useful tool.//

The exercise: Hand out a blank copy of the recommendation form to each student and go over that these are the areas BPC is asked to assess. It is often an eye-opener for students to see how much emphasis is placed on personal qualities such as "concern for others" and "personal integrity".

Have students fill a recommendation form out for themselves as they think a teacher/administrator would have to do to be as accurate as possible. Students can then note where they came out strongest, where they came out weakest, where they might want to dedicate themselves to improving throughout this school year. Discussions can naturally arise from this around "Are you surprised by what high schools care about?", "Why do you think they care so much about these qualities?", "Which ones do you agree, or disagree, with being included?", etc.

For students who are applying to private high schools, you can point out that they still have 3 months to work on any of these qualities before BPC has to do its assessment. For students going to public high schools, you can point out that this is still a glimpse into what matters most to schools and also into what matters to potential employers, friends, and so on.