College in Your Classroom

Inspiring today’s youth is essential in helping them reach their goals and aspirations. As school teachers or counselors, you play a pivotal role in the lives of your students. Below are ways that you may wish to utilize in order to promote college awareness in your classroom.

• Invite current high school students into your classroom to speak about the importance of high school-it’s never too early to introduce role models and begin the conversation about academic preparation.
• Invite college students to talk about their road to college and their high school experience-hearing from current college students will inspire middle school students to achieve their dreams.
• Ask successful professionals or college graduates to discuss their high school and college experience and what an education can do for their future.
• Give out homework passes, bonus points or extra credit to students for participating in an early college awareness activity.
• Wear your college sweatshirt; talk about your college experience with your students.
• Design your own college trivia game. Create a list of popular television and movie characters and discuss the college.
• Ask each student to research a college or university. Each student can create a poster highlighting some fun facts, pictures or trivia about the school and display them in your classroom.