Pipeline to High school

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This year, our elementary school partnered with the high school to prepare our students for the future. It is never too early to prepare our young minds for careers. Since the district is moving toward the idea that "college begins in Kindergarten", this fell in perfectly this year. Each grade level aligned with an Academy at the high school. High school students from each of those academies have volunteered with the students in those grade levels all year. We recently had an academy night for our parents and students ,where the high school came out and students from each academy set up booths to provide information about each (school of business, school of  marketing) etc. to our parents. It was set up similar to a college fair! It was an awesome turnout and the parents were on board with our partnership.The students were also engaged and have began conversations about what they want to be when they grow up!

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  1. UnknownApril 14, 2016 at 9:02 AM

    I think this is a great idea. However, I am not sure I am on board with "college begins in Kindergarten". I was watching a segment on NPR the other night and they addressed the fact that we are pushing kids toward college but not preparing them for much needed vocational skills like plumbing. Every year young people graduate with a college degree in a field for which there are no jobs. Education needs to address the entirety of the market place, and entrepreneurship should be encouraged.

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