FROM BACKPACKS TO BRIEFCASE: College Bound & Trade Ready! 11th & 12th Grade...
Event Information
Description
This program may serve high school juniors and seniors as well as students currently enrolled in degree or certificate programs whom may be seeking funding and support.
Four intense and interactive professional guidance and mentorship filled days to include but not limited to:
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Build a scholarship profile & database to receive tailored scholarship opportunities daily
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Build an exceptional personal webpage to highlight strengths
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Author an exceptional personal BIO, ESSAYS & Letters of Request for letters of recommendation
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Create tools and learn processes for assessing scholarships
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Investigate colleges, skilled trades, workforce demands, STEM professions & entrepreneurship
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Research professions in high demand & required course of study
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Build an academic road map
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"Do Something" Scholarships
Apply for an average of 2 scholarships per day.
Organizer The JEKL Foundation for STEAM Education
Organizer of FROM BACKPACKS TO BRIEFCASE: College Bound & Trade Ready! 11th & 12th Graders, March 25-28,2019 /SPRING BREAK
The mission of the JEKL Foundation for STEAM Education is to embrace the uninitiated child and change the face of technology forever! This mission is pursued with collaborative equity and inclusion for youth of all abilities. JEKL has national and international partnerships, reaching as far as Guinea, West Africa. JEKL is based in Denver, CO and promotes innovative programming that includes but is not limited to THINK LIKE A GIRL!, CODE LIKE A GIRL/BOSS/KING!, GENIUS WORKSHOPS, FROM BACKPACKS TO BRIEFCAS; ENGINEERS, INNOVATORS & ENTREPRENUERS, TECH THE TEACHER and several professional development workshops. Toi Massey, ME, is the founder & Chief Executive and Visionary who holds Master of Engineering degree in Mechanical & Nuclear Engineering and a BS in Physics. She founded the JEKL Foundation in 2010 while still an senior leadership professional. JEKL launched its first program with Colorado Girl Scouts of America and has since partnered with communities, educational school districts and business partners across the globe.
