Education Concepts
Program

Program History

For years working in the education environment we see the lack of knowledge minority students have in the admission process for college. We also see that students lack direction once they are admitted into college. These deficits are evident both at the community college and the university levels.

College preparation is important and should be instilled in students at a much earlier juncture in their educational careers. After contemplating this issue we decided to create a program, Education Concepts, which is a comprehensive program to overcome a very large waste of human resources and social capital.

This waste is estimated to be much more than two billion dollars annually and results from the woefully low high school graduation and college success rates of low-income and minority students in the Chicago metropolitan area.

Our Professional Development track will guide students through college to develop them into career professionals of tomorrow. With the plethora of information given to students in high school and college often times students are overwhelmed and don’t know which end is up. We have devised sessions to support students, while in their first year of college; this system will help to decrease campus culture shock and help make their transition a little easier.

Youth Competence Sessions

Education Concepts will cater to your individual setting. We can offer a series of sessions or an individual session to your students. Our Program Director will customize the program to fit you and your students.

See any sessions that you may want to offer your students or youth organization?

  • Orientation
  • Coping Methods
  • Coursework & Note Taking
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Essay Writing
  • Etiquette
  • Presentation Techniques
  • School Financing
  • Test Taking
  • Time Management
  • Career/Professional Forum
  • College Life Part I
  • College Life Part II
  • Finding Your Path! “What Career is Right for me?”
  • Know thyself PART I
  • Know thyself PART II
  • Networking 101
  • “So you want a job”
  • “What Does It Take to Succeed in High School?”
    This session is specifically for our Jr. High students.
  • “What Major Should I Choose?”
  • Movie Series
  • Musicology 101
  • Self-Image: What role are you playing?
  • What are your Habits?
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Exploring your Community
  • Roles of Leadership and How to Become a Better Leader
  • “So you want a job”
  • What’s your Life Mission? (put it into action)
  • Resolving Conflict: Introduction
  • Resolving Conflict: Aggression and Attitude
  • Resolving Conflict: Choices and Consequences
  • Resolving Conflict: Learning How to Agree to Disagree
  • Resolving Conflict: Parents
  • Nutrition 101
  • Drugs and Your Body
  • Sexual Health and Responsibility
  • Body Image
  • Mental Health: Childhood Depression
  • What is Diversity?
  • Understanding and Valuing Culture
  • World Issues
  • Celebrating Differences: Stereotypes
  • You Matter

 

 

WE OFFER SEMINARS, training workshops, after school programs and a career mentoring programs to help students understand what is needed to meet their scholastic and career goals

OUR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT series entails important facts of how to develop into a professional student and prepare them for careers through an integrated mentorship program.

Newsletter

April '11 Newsletter
Education Concepts 1st Newsletter
PDF 627 kb

Resources

Parent Academy
PDF 202 kb

The College Application Process
PDF 78 kb

The High School Environment
PDF 926 kb

The College Bound Parent Information Session (Presentation)
PDF 303 kb