College and Career Readiness Retreat
The first ever College and Career Readiness Retreat for students who are deaf and hard of hearing was held on September 27th-29th, 2013 with seventeen high school students from all over Tennessee in attendance. Below is the original schedule that was developed in December of 2012. An important part of creating the retreat was revision - the collaborative leadership team picked over every piece of the schedule to make sure that it was the best it could be.
Original List of Workshops
Final Schedule
Below is an interactive version of the final schedule that was given to the students on the first night. You can see the progress from a detailed list above to an organized, well thought through schedule. Click on any of the highlighted activities to see pictures and Power Points.
Friday
4:30-5:00pm- Orientation
5:00pm-6:00pm- Ropes Course/Ice Breakers
6:00pm-7:00pm-Dinner
7:00pm-7:30pm- Ice Breakers/Games
7:30pm-8:15pm-Motivational speaker
8:15pm-8:30pm-Break
8:30pm-9:30pm- Interest Testing
9:30pm-10:15pm-Bonfire and Ghost stories
10:15pm-11:00pm- Dorms
11pm-Lights Out!
Saturday
7:00am-8:00am- Wake up get ready for the day
8:00am-9:00am-Breakfast
9:00am-10:00am- Workshop-Timeline
10:00am-10:15am- Break-Gym
10:15am-10:40am-Workshop-Career Options
10:40am-10:45am-Stretch Break-Stay in room!
10:45am-11:40am- Career panel
11:40am-11:45am- Break, stay in room!
11:45am-12:00pm-Gallaudet presentation
12:00pm-12:10pm-SWICD Presentation
12:10-12:30- Visit booths, talk to schools
12:30pm-1:30pm-Lunch/Gym
1:30pm-2:00pm-Workshop-How to get Funding
2:00pm-3:30pm-Workshop -Job Preparation and Understanding your RIGHTS
3:30pm-3:45pm- Break
3:45pm-4:45pm-Workshop-Reality Check
4:45pm-5:30pm-DORMS
5:30-6:30pm-Dinner/gym
6:30pm-7:00pm-Game-Spelling Bee
7:00pm-7:30pm- Game-What Job am I
7:30pm-8:30pm- Workshop- Career Walk Through/Graduation
8:30pm-10:30pm-Dance/Social
10:30pm-11:30pm- Dorm/pack-Staff in dorms
11:30pm-Lights Out!
Sunday
7:00am-8:00am- Wake up/pack/clean
8:00am-9:00am-Breakfast
9:00am-9:45am- Closing remarks
9:45am-10:30am-Pack vans and leave
11:15am- Arrive at pick up location
Friday
4:30-5:00pm- Orientation
5:00pm-6:00pm- Ropes Course/Ice Breakers
6:00pm-7:00pm-Dinner
7:00pm-7:30pm- Ice Breakers/Games
7:30pm-8:15pm-Motivational speaker
8:15pm-8:30pm-Break
8:30pm-9:30pm- Interest Testing
9:30pm-10:15pm-Bonfire and Ghost stories
10:15pm-11:00pm- Dorms
11pm-Lights Out!
Saturday
7:00am-8:00am- Wake up get ready for the day
8:00am-9:00am-Breakfast
9:00am-10:00am- Workshop-Timeline
10:00am-10:15am- Break-Gym
10:15am-10:40am-Workshop-Career Options
10:40am-10:45am-Stretch Break-Stay in room!
10:45am-11:40am- Career panel
11:40am-11:45am- Break, stay in room!
11:45am-12:00pm-Gallaudet presentation
12:00pm-12:10pm-SWICD Presentation
12:10-12:30- Visit booths, talk to schools
12:30pm-1:30pm-Lunch/Gym
1:30pm-2:00pm-Workshop-How to get Funding
2:00pm-3:30pm-Workshop -Job Preparation and Understanding your RIGHTS
3:30pm-3:45pm- Break
3:45pm-4:45pm-Workshop-Reality Check
4:45pm-5:30pm-DORMS
5:30-6:30pm-Dinner/gym
6:30pm-7:00pm-Game-Spelling Bee
7:00pm-7:30pm- Game-What Job am I
7:30pm-8:30pm- Workshop- Career Walk Through/Graduation
8:30pm-10:30pm-Dance/Social
10:30pm-11:30pm- Dorm/pack-Staff in dorms
11:30pm-Lights Out!
Sunday
7:00am-8:00am- Wake up/pack/clean
8:00am-9:00am-Breakfast
9:00am-9:45am- Closing remarks
9:45am-10:30am-Pack vans and leave
11:15am- Arrive at pick up location
Here is a promotional video for next year that was made with footage from the first retreat: