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"If you want to be happy, set a goal that commands your thoughts, liberates your energy and inspires your hopes." - Andrew Carnegie
Set SMART goals for the summer.
Set SMART goals for the summer.
What would you like to accomplish? What steps should you take to achieve those goals?
What would you like to accomplish? What steps should you take to achieve those goals?
As you approach high school and look forward to the future, knowing what you'd like to achieve and how to achieve those goals is important. Spend some time thinking about what you would like to do this summer. In need of some inspiration? Check out a few books from the library about goal setting.
Write down three goals that you would like to work on this summer.
For each of your three goals, write down three mini goals that will help you accomplish your bigger goal.
Create a plan for accomplishing each of your mini goals.
Before the new school year begins, set goals for the upcoming academic year.
Discuss your student's goals and how your family could support them. Are there family goals that you would like to set for the summer? How could each family member contribute to reaching those goals?
Reading opens the door to learning! Be ready!
Reading opens the door to learning! Be ready!
Go to your local library, check out books and explore the many resources and services your local library has to offer!
Find books that will help you accomplish your goals for the summer.
Click through our six weeks of summer activities and find books on our weekly themes.
We challenge you to read for at least 20 minutes each day. Make it fun! Read what you want. Now is your chance to read what you want to read and enjoy everything that each page has to offer.
What is your summer reading goal? Will you read for at least 20 minutes each day or more?!
Read together as a family! Is there a book that all of your family members would be interested in reading? Are there any classic books that your parents read in school that they would want to read again with you?
Time is Precious. Use it Wisely!
Time is Precious. Use it Wisely!
Time management is important as you balance classes and activities in middle school, high school, and beyond. Do you use a written calendar, app, or Google calendar to keep track of your assignments and events? Is your system working well for you? What can you do to make it work better for you?
How many days of summer do you have before school starts?
What do you want to do with those days? Don't waste them!
Does your family keep a family calendar? How does your family keep track of everyone's comings and goings? What does your family have planned together over summer break?
Community Connections are Valuable.
Community Connections are Valuable.
What would like to know more about? Learn about it! Explore! Take the initiative to learn more about what interests you!
Is there someone in your community that you could talk to about what you'd like to learn about? Ask questions and find answers.
Have you thought about what fields interest you or what you are interested in pursuing or studying more about? Reach out to people in your community to learn more about it.
Reflect on your week. Reflect on you summer.
Reflect on your week. Reflect on you summer.
Are you happy with the goals that you've set for yourself?
What is your plan for success?
Identify additional people in your family and in your community that will support you in achieving your goals.
Be sure to come back to this page at the end of your summer to reflect on all that you've achieved over these six weeks.
Set goals for the new academic year. Will you join or start a club? Will you participate in ASB or a school performance? How many new people will you try to connect with in your first month back at school?
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