Early College Awareness

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The Harvard Club of Central Florida offers a unique community service mission to promote Early College Awareness. The rising cost of ‘not going to college’ is staggering – and far outweighs the national headlines about rising college costs. One identified challenge is helping students understand early enough that “yes – college matters, and – yes – you can go!”.This program is not about ‘selling Harvard’ … it’s about coupling facts and figures that show early college awareness leads to greater opportunity in life, WITH your own personal narrative of how you grew from one of “them” to become “you”. Think of it as your chance to ‘make the curriculum REAL’.
 

Here’s how you can help. Our club is looking for volunteers to speak to local 7th, 8th, and 9th graders as part of National Teach-In Days, November 17th to 21st. In Seminole County Public Schools, that's scheduled to be Tuesday, Nov 18th. In Orange County Public Schools, Teach-In Day is scheduled to be Thursday, Nov 20th. Some schools will offer other dates that week.

If you plan to speak in Orange County Public Schools, PLEASE click here now to read about how to become an OCPS ADDitions Volunteer or remember to log in anytime to update your eligibility from prior years. OCPS requires this step in advance of any volunteer opportunity (Seminole County Public Schools does not. You simply sign up for Teach-In Day if interested).

You can pair up with another alum, a colleague, or a family member with a story to share. HCCF will supply you with talking points and visual aids that make "the case for college" and outline the next steps that this age group should take this year so they can go to college that year. School and County teach-in coordinators will help you as well.

To learn more, join us on ZOOM for an Early College Awareness Tutorial and "How To ECA" Info Session on Wednesday, October 8th at 6:00 PM. RSVP HERE.
 
Since 2014, more than 80 local alums have spoken in 80+ area schools ... and spoken to over 5000 students!

If you are interested in volunteering but have questions before committing, please email Larry Kahn at lmkahn@post.harvard.edu.