Future Ready Lancaster

Note that these lessons are being delivered in late October.

Lesson Focus: What Do I Want to Be When I Grow Up?

Students will be able to identify their interest and skills

Extending the Learning at Home: Talk with your student about your interests, hobbies, and skills. Explain how these connect with your job.

Lesson Focus: Persistence

Students will learn the importance of not giving up.

Extending the Learning at Home: Watch this short video. Talk with your student about how to persist and persevere at school.

Lesson Focus: Who Do You Think I Am?

Students with learn what causes specific emotions and how to control them.

Extending the Learning at Home: Ask your student to explain the lesson to you and share some emotions that are difficult to manage.

Lesson Focus: I'm Listening

Students will be able to improve their conversational skills.

Extending the Learning at Home: Practice conversation skills with your student.

Lesson Focus: The Road to College

Students will be able to explain three steps they need to take to get to college.

Extending the Learning at Home: Discuss the following questions with your student:

1. Why do you think it will be important for your student to attend college or postsecondary education beyond high school?

2. What are some good academic skills that I have or should work on before going to college?

3. Finally, students should tell a parent/guardian or sibling at home about the virtual tour that they took of a college campus and what they liked about it.

Lesson Focus: Mission: Subjects

Students will learnt the importance of studying every subject and how it relates to the world.

Extending the Learning at Home: Ask your student to explain the lesson to you and why each of their subjects is important to future success.

Every month SDoL is highlighting one career cluster. Career clusters are a selection of jobs within one of 16 different areas as defined by the US Department of Labor.

In Demand Local Careers

The demand for computer network support specialists is expected to grow by 5.3% by 2024 in Lancaster County. This career requires an Associates degree with an entry salary of $42,250 and a median salary of $54,680 in Lancaster County.

Local Postsecondary Training Option

Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology offers an associates degree program in computer networking. A larger percentage of SDoL students take advantage of the Stevens Grant and pay little to no tuition to attend.

Computer coding is a highly valuable skills which is in demand from employers. Check out Code.org for fun activities that teach you the essentials of computer coding.

Did you know SDoL pays for students to take college courses every semester? Sure, it's a long way off but it's always worth looking at the opportunities available in high school. More information available here.