Post-Secondary Education ~ College Day!

I'm wearing A&M gear, but I'm a Tech gal.
I have lots of college shirts collected over the years! 

Surprise share for you at the end of this post! If you don't feel like reading, scroll to the end.

We all know the importance of college and career awareness in elementary.  Some students think the Dallas Cowboys are a university team.  Good grief.

I have spent many hours of my life developing College Spotlight presentations over mostly Texas Universities.  These were distributed to teachers weekly who would show them to students on our designated "College Day."

Teachers loved having a day to wear their "college gear" (and jeans!  Who can resist a jean day?) Students also wore college gear.  We even began carrying some college earrings, etc. for kids to purchase with their good behavior tickets in our school store.

Update the video links.  Most colleges have a YouTube page.

After I developed these spotlights my first year of elementary counseling, I would just pull one and update it each week during my second, third, and fourth years.  I would email the staff at the beginning of the year to let me know where they went to school, along with their immediate family.  I would also ask for pictures of them in their college gear. It's great to include pictures and names of Alumni at your school to make it more personal! Each year I would also update the video links.  For early elementary classrooms, I usually made a separate, shortened version.

Would you like to start a college day at your elementary or junior high?  I have a surprise for you!  All of my hard work is available for you to download here and here! You're welcome!  Don't judge me if you find errors.  Like you, I was torn in many directions, wearing many hats, and multitasking like a madwoman.  :)

Promote your College Day each week with some photos on your school Facebook or web page!