Connecting Rural Students with College
Summer Opportunities Seminar (Part iI)
There is still time to plan your summer! Join our Summer Opportunities Seminar (Part II) on Thursday, May 8, from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. to learn the summer FACTS and discover ways to enhance your high school summer experiences. Registration opens soon!
Intended audience: 7th-12th grade students, their families, counselors and other educators.
Who: 7th-12th grade students and their families, counselors and other educators.
What: Learn the FACTS to enhance the high school summer experience.
Where: Virtual.
When: Thursday, May 8, 2025, 7:00 p.m. — 8:30 p.m.
Why: Hear college admissions officers and other experts share their advice on how students can plan their summers.
Fun: Relax, spend time with family and friends, read, exercise, and explore!
Academics & Activities:
• Learn a new subject, learn more about a subject you love, or take a class to fill in a gap.
• Learn a new sport or improve your skills.
• Join a music group, take an art, dance, or theatre class.
• Learn more about the hundreds of academic and other summer programs, both online and in-person, that are available on college campuses in Colorado, around the country, and internationally and understand how these fit in with a well-rounded summer. Many are free or offer scholarships.
Career: See how a part-time summer job or internship can help you learn new skills and learn more about yourself!
Travel: Can be as simple as visiting your grandparents or other family. Attend a program on a U.S. college campus. You are a global citizen, attend an international program. Go beyond your comfort zone!
Service: Give back, there are 500+ nonprofits in the Western Slope of Colorado, many in your backyard, see how you can help others! Click here for a list of local non-profits.
Summer is over 10 weeks long. What are you going to do?
