6th GRADE:

• Study skills:  note taking, speed and short cuts, listening skills, learning styles
• Outdoor classroom, evening and weekend activities and
• Service Learning Week and other summer enrichment programs both on and off campus at WCU

7TH GRADE:

• Decision making and group problem solving skills:  cooperation, communication and concentration
• Develop career and college awareness
• Low element challenge course, outdoor classroom
• Service Learning Week and other summer enrichment programs both on and off campus at WCU

 8TH GRADE:

• Career exploration
• College awareness and exploration: interest inventories through CFNC and Career Bridges
• Identifying and accepting healthy challenges: activities provide skills that help one develop healthy challenges in their lives through: high element challenge course, outdoor classroom
• Service Learning Week and other summer enrichment programs both on and off campus at WCU

9TH GRADE:

• Development of the Individual Career Plan (ICP)
• Career exploration
• College awareness and exploration: interest inventories through CFNC and Career Bridges
• A Community College visit, and at least 3 classroom career exploration workshops
• Summer enrichment programs are encouraged, “On the Road”, “Girl Power”, “Adventure Treks”

10TH GRADE:

• Career exploration
• College awareness and exploration: interest inventories through CFNC and Career Bridges
• Career Occupational Preference Survey is used to identify each students career interests.
• Summer enrichment programs are encouraged, “On the Road”, “Girl Power”, “Adventure Treks”

11TH GRADE:

• College and Career awareness and exploration: interest inventories through CFNC and Career Bridges
• SAT and ACT registration and preparation workshops
• SAT and ACT fee waivers
• Overnight multi-stop college tour
• Summer enrichment programs are encouraged, “On the Road”, “Girl Power”, “Adventure Treks”

12TH GRADE:

• Senior needs assessment
• Individual guidance is provided to assist each student in choosing a post secondary school that will best suit the him/her
• Assistance with applying for post secondary ed programs
• Assistance applying for Financial Aid
• FAFSA Parent Night workshops
• College and Career awareness and exploration: interest inventories through CFNC and Career Bridges
• SAT and ACT registration and preparation workshops
• SAT and ACT fee waivers