Building Your Tomorrow

Welcome to

Building Your Tomorrow!

COURSE DESCRIPTION: 

Building Your Tomorrow is an elective course that will provide students with the opportunity to gain the skills necessary to build a better tomorrow for themselves. Students will learn how to become independent through self-awareness and improvement, career research, job search process, financial literacy, as well as learning about personal nutrition and cooking. In this introductory course, students will be active learners who discover through the experience of hands-on instruction and project-based assignments.

TOPICS OF STUDY:

Entrepreneurship and Career Exploration

• Understanding yourself by completing an interest inventory assessment 

• Reviewing careers that match personal interests 

• Google slides presentation of selected career  

Finding and Applying for a Job

• How to fill out a job application 

• Creating a resume and cover letter 

• Interviewing 101 – what to do and what not to do 

Personal Finance

• How to budget money (needs vs. wants) 

• How to balance a checkbook

• Credit card usage and debt

• Investing in stock

Nutrition & Wellness

• Kitchen and food safety, kitchen tools and uses 

• Working as a team to manage time and create an edible product  

• Clean up responsibilities including cleaning dishes, countertops, and tables 

• Recipes include: cookies, pancakes, grilled cheese, and macaroni and cheese

SUPPLIES:

All students must bring:

• A fully-charged Chromebook.

• One 1” binder with 5 tab dividers, loose leaf paper and a pen/pencil. 

EXTRA HELP: 

• If you are falling behind or need any extra assistance - please see me.  Extra help sessions days and times are posted in the classroom.