AVID Curriculum

Sophomore Year:

· Develop study skills, college readiness, post-high school opportunities, and volunteerism.

· Focus on note taking and questioning skills, tutorial, reading, writing, and critical thinking skills.

· Guest speakers such as college representatives, college students, and professionals from the community.

· Create a personal resume, research colleges, prepare for standardized testing, and understand scores.

· Participate in college campus tours (U of I, LCSC, C of I, ISU and BSU to name a few).

Junior Year:

· Continue improving college readiness skills and taking increasingly challenging courses.

· Focus on community service opportunities like working with new to country students, hosting peer tutoring afterschool in Lions’ Den, holding clothing drives, organizing the English department library, and organizing student mental health activities.

· Focus on leadership opportunities like applying to Boise Leadership Academy, organizing school events, designing community service projects.

· Deepen communications skills.

· Research and begin applying for colleges and scholarships.

Senior Year:

· Continue to improve and refine college readiness skills and taking increasingly challenging courses.

· Maintain service and leadership involvement.

· Focus on college and scholarship applications; this year the school district alone offered $60,000 for district AVID students.

· Take the one-credit Boise State concurrent offering, University 100: High School to College Transition.

· Study financial aid, personal budgeting, college majors, and specialty programs such as study abroad.