keystone 650 education symposium 2016

KEYSTONE 650 EDUCATION SYMPOSIUM

National keystone project 2016 debrief

About keystone 650Keystone 650 is the collaboration between

two clubhouses:

● Dore Clubhouse - Keystone 200 Bulldogs

● DeLue Clubhouse - Keystone 450 Owls

As we often collaborate together on the four

pillars of academic success, career

preparation, community service, and teen

outreach, together we create

Keystone 650!

Problem STATEMENT

Lack of College Fair

knowledge and

readiness among middle

school and high school

teens.

Project description● Attend NACAC College Fair on April 30th,

2016

○ Cow Palace (located near DeLue Clubhouse)

● Keystone 650 planned and created a

College Fair Readiness workshop to be

presented prior to attending the NACAC

College Fair

○ Powerpoint Presentation

○ Workshop activity - Meet & Greet!

○ Handouts

○ Swag Bags

Key learningsCollege fairs can be very overwhelming. Here

are some tips to help!

Before the fair:

● Research schools attending

● Create a list of questions to ask colleges

During the fair

● Visit the booths and ask questions to

college reps conversationally

● Attend academic workshops

After the fair

● Recycle schools that’ve been ruled out

● Reflect and discuss schools with others

Community engagement● Presentations were rehearsed

with:

○ Torch Club 650

○ Keystone 650

○ Club staff

● Outreach methods

○ Instagram, Facebook

○ Email blasts

○ Flyering to teens and parents

Shout out to Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Sonoma County!

evaluationBefore and after the workshop presentation, a survey to assess everyone’s knowledge

on college fair readiness was conducted. Here are the results:

N = 50

KEYSTONE DEBRIEF+ Δ (Change)

● Guests attended as far as from Santa Rosa

● Workshop Presenters built on their public speaking skills (Go HS Freshmen!)

● Practice Rehearsals ++● Team Building activities from

Chris D.● Keynote speaker - Miguel D. ● Surprise guest, Evan Jones ● Pizza for lunch● Refreshment table with

water, granola, fruits● Reported increase in

knowledge and readiness● Helpful resources

● Have more speakers to talk about College○ Panel of college

students● Too much standing at times● Incorporate more videos

VIDEO RECAP

THANK YOUContact Information

● Miguel DeTrinidad, Teen Service Director

migueld@midpenbgc.org

● Erika Dugay, Teen Coordinator

erikad@midpenbgc.org

View our Powerpoint Slides:

College Fair Readiness

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