{"data":{"ID":1315,"Class":"Conversation","Created":1729400451,"CreatorID":79,"RevisionID":null,"Status":"Accepted","Title":"What if Senior Year Didn't Suck?","Handle":"what_if_senior_year_didn-t_suck","ShortDescription":"Remember having \u201csenioritis?\u201d For those of us who work in high schools, we anticipate the onset of this familiar affliction each Spring. But what if Senior year didn\u2019t need to suck? What if that languishing feeling could be replaced with purpose and preparation for the next phase of life?","Description":"Senior year of high school is a time of anxiety and excitement, of dread and possibility. What if, instead, it was launchpad\u2014an experience that gave you the skills, mindset, and confidence to feel ready for whatever is next? \r\nIn this session, we will discuss big ideas like \u201cWhat is the purpose of school?\u201d and \u201cHow does school prepare you for life after graduation?\u201d We will learn about Walkabout-an experiential learning model that re-imagines Senior year as a launchpad into life, creating a guided experience to help young people build confidence, self-efficacy, and discover their purpose. \r\nParticipants will be given an opportunity to hear from current Seniors at SLA Beeber about what they want out of Senior year to help inform ways they can augment, tweak or reimagine how their young people experience Senior year to create that launchpad into life. They will then have an opportunity to record that vision to take with them as well as share it with each other.","Link":["https:\/\/walkabout.org"],"Audience":["High School"],"Practice":"This session will include large group and small group discussions as well as time to collaborate on their vision and share it with others to receive feedback both from other participants and from the students.","Presenter":["Mary Beth Hertz"],"PresenterAffiliation":["Walkabout Education"],"PresenterEmail":["marybeth@walkabout.org"],"ScheduleSlotID":184,"ScheduleLocationID":31,"SubmitterID":79,"AdditionalComments":null,"LiveChannel":null,"Hashtag":null,"VokleID":null,"RecordingURL":null,"ConferenceID":12}}