Before Winter Break: What Should Your High Schooler Start, Finish, or Apply To?

​Before Winter Break: What Should Your High Schooler Start, Finish, or Apply To?
A Free Virtual Event for Parents of 9th to 11th Graders
Tuesday, December 1, at 9:30 AM PT / 12:30 PM ET on Zoom

​By December, most high school students are ready for a break.

​But before school lets out, there are a few things that may be worth getting started.

​Maybe your student has a project they keep talking about but never begin.

​Maybe they have done great work this semester but have no idea what to do with it.

​Maybe there is a competition, summer program, research opportunity, or application deadline they do not know about yet.

​Or maybe the smartest thing they can do is stop adding more and figure out what they actually want to take seriously next semester.

​During this virtual event, we’ll help you sort through what is worth doing before winter break and what can wait.

​You’ll get a live look at The FlightPlan, a college counseling membership from Curious Cardinals, and see how it helps students turn their existing interests and activities into concrete next steps.

​We’ll talk about:

• ​What may be worth starting before the end of the year

• ​Projects or work your student could actually finish

• ​Opportunities and applications with deadlines coming up

• ​Whether an existing activity could lead to an award, publication, competition, or bigger project

• ​What to think about now for summer

• ​What your student can completely ignore until January

​The goal is not to cram more into December.

​It is to make sure something important does not get missed just because nobody knew to look for it during a busy holiday season.

​You’ll leave knowing what your student may want to start, finish, or apply to before the year ends, and what is safe to leave for later.