Fall Semester
Week 1:
Welcome, Syllabus, Contract, and Icebreakers
Hand out Planners & Ice-Breaker Activity
Week 2:
Insert Important Dates into Planners
Study Buddies, Teacher Introductions
Goal Setting Activities & Set Fall Goals
Counselor Visit & Fun Friday
Week 3:
Introduce AVID Council Positions & Senior Buddies Letters
Introduce Collaborative Study Groups
Update Resumes
Practice Focused Notes
Collaborative Study Groups
Fun Friday
Week 4:
Begin Teacher Interview Project
Collaborative Study Groups
Fun Friday
Week 5:
Team Bonding Activity
Collaborative Study Groups
Submit Teacher Interview Transcript
Fun Friday
Week 6:
Begin Visual of Teacher Interview Project
Collaborative Study Group
Focus Note Check & Continue Project
Fun Friday
Week 7:
Finish Teacher Interview Project
Collaborative Study Group
Present Teacher Interview Project
Fun Friday
Week 8:
College Admissions Game
Collaborative Study Groups
College Admissions Activity
Fun Friday
Week 9:
Finish & Discuss College Admissions Activity
Collaborative Study Group
Focused Note Check & Mock College Application
Fun Friday
Week 10:
Finish Mock College Application
Collaborative Study Group
GPA Calculation & Reflection
Fun Friday
Week 11:
Career Tests
Collaborative Study Groups
Fun Friday & Halloween Movie Night
Week 12:
Finish Career Tests
Collaborative Study Groups
Focused Notes Check & Begin Career Project
Fun Friday
Week 13:
Begin Career Written Report (Day 1)
Collaborative Study Groups
Written Report (Day 2)
Fun Friday
Week 14:
Written Report (Day 3)
Collaborative Study Groups
Written Report (Day 4)
Gratitude Cards
Thanksgiving Break
Week 15:
Submit Interview Transcript & Written Report (Day 5)
Collaborative Study Groups
Focused Note Check
Written Report (Day 6)
Fun Friday
Week 16:
Written Report (Day 7)
Collaborative Study Groups
Submit Written Report & Begin Project Visual
Fun Friday
Week 17:
Collaborative Study Groups
Finish Project Visual & Present Career
Spring Semester
Week 1:
Welcome back!
Goal Setting
College Virtual Visit: CSU Channel Islands
Fun Friday
Week 2:
Collaborative Study Groups
College Virtual Visit: UCLA
Fun Friday
Week 3:
College Virtual Visit: USC
Collaborative Study Groups
College Virtual Visit: San Diego State University
Fun Friday
Week 4:
Collaborative Study Groups
College Virtual Visit: UC San Diego
Fun Friday
Week 5:
College Virtual Visit: CSU San Marcos
Collaborative Study Groups
College Comparisons: CSUCI, UCLA, USC, SDSU, UCSD, CSUSM
AVID 10 College Field Trip
Fun Friday
Week 6:
Collaborative Study Groups
Community Service Brainstorm
Fun Friday
Week 7:
Collaborative Study Groups
Begin Community Service Project
Fun Friday
Week 8:
Community Service Project: Written Proposal Rough Draft
Collaborative Study Groups
PSAT 10
Fun Friday
Week 9:
Community Service Project: Written Proposal Final Draft
Collaborative Study Groups
Fun Friday
Week 10:
Community Service Project: Presentation work day
Collaborative Study Groups
Community Service Project: Presentation work day
Fun Friday
Week 11:
Community Service Project: Presentation work day
Collaborative Study Groups
Community Service Project: Presentations
Focused Note Check #2
Fun Friday
Week 12:
3rd Quarter Grades and GPA Reflections
Payback Game
Collaborative Study Groups
Fun Friday
Week 13:
Update Scholarship Activity Log
Collaborative Study Groups
Fun Friday
Spring Break
Week 14:
Tuition Tracker
Collaborative Study Groups
Financing College
Fun Friday
Week 15:
Analyzing Letters of Recommendation
Collaborative Study Groups
Scholarship Committees
Fun Friday
Week 16:
Socratic Seminar Preparation
Collaborative Study Groups
Fun Friday
Week 17:
Socratic Seminar Preparation
Collaborative Study Group
Fun Friday
Week 18:
Finish Socratic Seminar Preparation
Collaborative Study Groups
Socratic Seminar
Fun Friday
Week 19:
Begin Final Narrative Reflective Essay
Collaborative Study Groups
Fun Friday
Week 20:
Continue Final Narrative Reflective Essay
Collaborative Study Groups
Fun Friday
Week 21:
FINALS