Transition to College (T2C)
Summer workshop series and open office hours for recent GHS AVID graduates designed to help them successfully transition to college. AVID college students and graduates return to mentor their peers, bring topics to the forefront, and gain new information.
Workshop topics address:
- Transitioning from high school to college
- Helping families understand the college transition
- Thriving socially, emotionally, and mentally in college
- College study skills and academic success
- Independent living: roommates and finances
- Paying for college: financial aid, loans, and scholarships
- Graduation planning and choosing a major
- Planning for careers or graduate school
- Finding paid summer internships
AVID Alumni Advisory Council
- College students and graduates meet monthly with Trish Rohr, Assistant Director.
- Participants share personal experiences, celebrate successes, and discuss current challenges.
- The group plans reunion events and activities to strengthen connections among alumni.
- Students help design Transition to College (T2C) workshops based on emerging student needs.
- Participants build professional networks while creating social media and marketing materials to increase awareness of the Greenwich Alliance in the community.
Bench of Experts
- We keep a database of professionals to speak to students about a variety of career fields.
- Volunteers needed – If you are interested in adding your name to the list, please do! We will follow up when we receive your details.
Career Affinity Presentations
This is a new resource for our AVID college students and came from their questions about careers.
Students have interactive conversations with industry professionals to dive into their work and learn what it means to be in Finance, Marketing, Communications, Health Care, more.
Our series launched with:
What is Finance
Media & Entertainment careers