THANK YOU to the 85 students and 5 companies who attended and supported Exploring the Possibilities! During the event, students: Built a molecule via legos with Genentech Learned about networking and six degrees of separation with LinkedIn Created a brand strategy with DigitasLBi Debated real legal cases with the Clifford Jones legal team Created a video game
In our First Graduate® 7th grade advisory at James Denman Middle School, we have a monthly FirstGen Speaker Series where we invite successful professionals who are first-generation college students to discuss their journey with our students. The goal of this series is to expose our students to inspiring real-life success stories of adults who were “first”. In
Throughout the year we really push our high school students to think about what kind of career they want to pursue with their college degrees. This begins with exposing students to different career paths, introducing them to a diverse group of professionals, and finally helping them take the plunge by applying to summer internships and jobs that might be of
A big THANK YOU to the Golden State Warriors Foundation, Warriors leading scorer and reigning MVP Stephen Curry, and Warriors coach Steve Kerr for donating tickets and giving our students the chance to see their hometown heroes in action. The kids were besides themselves when they found out. In all, 12 high school students and 3 college students braved BART,
Have you ever walked away from an interview wishing you’d said something different? Who hasn’t. Or what about feeling proud of yourself after interviewing for a position that you want to work for? There’s nothing better. Either way, the key to interviewing like a champion is practice, practice, practice. Practice early and practice often. That’s the
During our Resume Revamp! event, volunteers worked 1:1 with high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors to get their resumes into tip-top shape for the upcoming Summer Opportunities Fair on February 24th. At the Summer Opportunities Fair students will have the chance to meet with local organizations that are hiring students for summer internships and jobs. Please join us in
As winter break came to an end, the First Graduate® College & Career Team hosted a Winter Social on Friday, Jan 8 to celebrate the college students’ successes from the past term, reunite old friends, and connect with new friends. The event provided an opportunity for students to ask staff questions while also connecting with their
This week we celebrated another successful semester of the Coach 3.0 program. Coaches and their students gathered at the First Graduate® office to celebrate their successes from the past semester. They also showcased their competitive spirit through trivia and Minute to Win it games, such as “Reaching for the A”, “Transfer Credits”, and “College Distraction”. What is
It’s a sunny Wednesday morning in San Francisco, and 7th grader Kevin Ordonez has just taken his first ever step onto a college campus. Kevin isn’t sure what he wants to be when he grows up, but says his favorite class right now is science. Throughout the day Kevin will hear from current college students
Did you know that middle school students in San Francisco have to submit application for high school? Scary as that process can be for students (and parents) it was made a lot easier this week thanks to a crew of volunteers from Hotwire.com who supplied pizza and sat down with students for some one-on-one coaching.
