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COURSE DESCRIPTION
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Year Theme: “I can make informed decisions, manage myself, and successfully navigate what comes next.”
Course Overview
AVID-IS is the senior-year culmination of our multi-year readiness sequence. Moving beyond traditional college-prep courses, this seminar focuses on the critical shift from a school-supported student to a self-directed, independent adult. It targets the moment the scaffolding of home and school disappears, ensuring seniors are both academically capable and functionally self-sufficient.
Dual Core Strands
The Senior Transition: Successfully navigating immediate milestones, including applications, financial aid, scholarships, and final post-secondary decisions.
The Life Launch: Developing essential "adulting" skills often managed by adults—such as tracking deadlines, personal finance, health logistics, document management, and administrative communication.
Course Format
Designed as a high-impact, zero-stress addition to the senior year, this course requires no student or teacher preparation.
1 lesson per week
6 weeks per term (4 terms)
15-minute maximum micro-sessions
DAILY LESSONS
TERM 1
Week 1 (Aug. 19 - 21)
Week 1 (Aug. 19 - 21)
Lesson Day 1
Week 2 (Aug. 24 - 28)
Week 2 (Aug. 24 - 28)
Executive Elections
Week 3 (Aug. 31 - Sep 4)
Week 3 (Aug. 31 - Sep 4)
Lesson Day 9 - Rain Day
Lesson Day 10
Week 4 [Sept. 7 - 11]
Week 4 [Sept. 7 - 11]
Week 5 [Sept. 14 - 18]
Week 5 [Sept. 14 - 18]
Q1 Interims
Week 6 [Sept. 21 - 25]
Week 6 [Sept. 21 - 25]
Week 7 [Sept. 28 - Oct. 2]
Week 7 [Sept. 28 - Oct. 2]
Week 8 [Oct. 5 - 9]
Week 8 [Oct. 5 - 9]
October Break
Week 9 [Oct. 6 - 13]
Week 9 [Oct. 6 - 13]
Constitution Day
Constitution Day
Q1 Ends
TERM 2
Week 10 [Oct. 19 - 23]
Week 10 [Oct. 19 - 23]
Lesson Day 41
HS Field Trip
Parent Teacher Conference
Week 11 [Oct. 26 - 30]
Week 11 [Oct. 26 - 30]
Lesson Day 42
Lesson Day 42
Lesson Day 46
Finance Friday
Week 12 [Nov. 2 - 6]
Week 12 [Nov. 2 - 6]
Teacher Professional Development
Lesson Day 47
Week 13 [Nov. 9 - 13]
Week 13 [Nov. 9 - 13]
Lesson Day 51
St. Maarten's Day
Q2 Interims
Week 14 [Nov. 16 - 20]
Week 14 [Nov. 16 - 20]
Lesson Day 55
Week 15 [Nov. 23 - 27]
Week 15 [Nov. 23 - 27]
Lesson Day 60
Thanksgiving Break
Week 16 [Nov. 30 - Dec. 4]
Week 16 [Nov. 30 - Dec. 4]
Lesson Day 63
MS/HS Prep Rally
Week 17 [Dec. 7 - 11]
Week 17 [Dec. 7 - 11]
Lesson Day 68
Mid-Term Prep
Week 18 [Dec. 14 - 18]
Week 18 [Dec. 14 - 18]
Lesson Day 73
Mid-Term Exams
Q2 Ends
Week 19 [Dec. 21 - 25]
Week 19 [Dec. 21 - 25]
Winter Break
Week 20 [Dec. 28 - Jan. 1]
Week 20 [Dec. 28 - Jan. 1]
Winter Break
TERM 3
2027
Week 21 [Jan. 4 - 8, 2027]
Week 21 [Jan. 4 - 8, 2027]
Lesson Day 78
Week 22 [Jan. 11 - 15]
Week 22 [Jan. 11 - 15]
Lesson Day 83
Week 23 [Jan. 18 - 22]
Week 23 [Jan. 18 - 22]
Lesson Day 88
Week 24 [Jan. 25 - 29]
Week 24 [Jan. 25 - 29]
Lesson Day 93
Lesson Day 94
Lesson Day 95
HS JOB TRAINING
Lesson Day 96
HS JOB TRAINING
Lesson Day 97
HS JOB TRAINING
Week 25 [Feb. 1 - 5]
Week 25 [Feb. 1 - 5]
Lesson Day 98
Lesson Day 99
**100th Day of School**
Q3 Interims
Week 26 [Feb. 8 - 12]
Week 26 [Feb. 8 - 12]
Spring Break
Week 27 [Feb. 15 - 19]
Week 27 [Feb. 15 - 19]
Lesson Day 103
Lesson Day 107
International Lang Day
Week 28 [Feb. 22 - 26]
Week 28 [Feb. 22 - 26]
Lesson Day 108
Week 29 [Mar. 1 - 5]
Week 29 [Mar. 1 - 5]
Lesson Day 113
Lesson Day 114
Lesson Day 115
SCIENCE FAIR
Week 30 [Mar. 8 - 12]
Week 30 [Mar. 8 - 12]
Spirit Week
Lesson Day 118
Week 31 [Mar. 15 - 19]
Week 31 [Mar. 15 - 19]
Lesson Day 123
Q3 Ends
TERM 4
Week 32 [Mar. 22 - 26]
Week 32 [Mar. 22 - 26]
Lesson Day 128
Lesson Day 129
Parent Teacher Conference
Easter Break
Good Friday
Week 33 [Mar. 29 -Apr. 2]
Week 33 [Mar. 29 -Apr. 2]
Easter Monday
Lesson Day 130
Week 34 [April 5 - 9]
Week 34 [April 5 - 9]
Lesson Day 134
Week 35 [April 12 - 16]
Week 35 [April 12 - 16]
Lesson Day 139
Q4 Interims
Week 36 [April 19 - 23]
Week 36 [April 19 - 23]
Lesson Day 144
Week 37 [April 26-30]
Week 37 [April 26-30]
Carnival Break
Week 38 [May 3 - 7]
Week 38 [May 3 - 7]
AP Exams - 1st Week
Lesson Day 149
Ascension Day Break
Week 39 [May 10 - 14]
Week 39 [May 10 - 14]
AP Exams - 2nd Week
Lesson Day 152
Week 40 [May 17 - 21]
Week 40 [May 17 - 21]
AP Exams - late
Lesson Day 157
Week 41 [May 24- 28]
Week 41 [May 24- 28]
Seniors' Finals Week
Lesson Day 162
Week 42 [May 31- June 4]
Week 42 [May 31- June 4]
Lesson Day 167
Week 43 [June 7 - 11]
Week 43 [June 7 - 11]
Lesson Day 172
Lesson Day 173
Lesson Day 174
Review for Exams
Final Exams
Week 44 [June 14 - 17]
Week 44 [June 14 - 17]
Final Exams
Q4 Ends
!! SUMMER BREAK !!
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