Jump Start Program

Course Description

Dates
Available

Times
Available

Tuition Fee

Scholarship Registration

For Seniors (Class of 2010)
Registration on several Private Scholarship Databases and completion of one typical scholarship essay. 

Week of July 6 – July 11, 2009 (Monday, Wednesday or Friday)
Week of August 17 – August 22, 2009 (Monday Wednesday or Friday)

Afternoon Training Session:  2:00pm or 4:00pm

Evening Training Session:  6:30pm

$75.00

College Visitation Evaluator

Create a tool that can be used to evaluate the variables used to choose the best college or university for the student.  Session is for Seniors (Class of 2010)

Week of July 6 – July 11, 2009
(Tuesday, Thursday, or Saturday

Afternoon Training Session:
2:00pm or 4:00pm

Evening Training Session:
6:30pm

Saturday Training Session:
10:30am, 12:30pm or 3:30pm

$50.00

College Application Review

Complete the Common Application and Construction of a Resume or Qualifications Sheet
Session is for Seniors (Class of 2010)

Week of July 13-17, 2009 (Monday, Wednesday or Friday)

Afternoon Training Session 2:00pm or 4:00pm

Evening Training Session:
6:30pm

$75.00

College Application Essay

Write and edit a common college entrance essay question supervised by a New York State Certified English Instructor.  Session is for Seniors (Class of 2010)

Week of July 13-17, 2009 (Tuesday, Thursday or Saturday)

Afternoon Training Session
2:00pm or 4:00pm

Evening Training Session:  6:30pm

Saturday Training Sessions:
10:30am, 12:30pm or 3:30pm

$75.00

Scholarship Work Day

Students will have an opportunity to work with an expert to complete scholarship applications including the essay when appropriate.  Session is for Seniors (Class of 2010)

Week of August 17 – 22, 2009 (Every day of the week)

Afternoon Training Session:
2:00pm or 4:00pm

Evening Training Session:  6:30pm

Saturday Training Session:  10:30am, 12:30pm or 3:30pm

$25.00

Leadership Seminar

Experiential learning training activities that focus on the universal employability skills – communication, critical thinking and problem solving, team work and goal setting)  Session is for Juniors (Class of 2011)

Week of August 13 – 17, 2009 Seminar will be a one day event.  The date will be confirmed based on registrants’ schedules. 

This one day event begins at 9:00am – 3:00pm

Includes:  lunch, snacks and guest speaker

$150.00

Advanced Placement and Regents Prep Seminar

Study Skills Prep work for any of the AP course offerings including but not limited to AP US History as well as Regents courses – US History, Algebra II, Science – Chemistry, Biology, etc and Foreign Language

Session is for any grade level student

July 27 - 29, 2009 or August 24 – 29, 2009.  Course offerings will be determined on course needs of the student registrants.  Schedule of specific courses will be created as people register for course review. 

Afternoon Training Session:  2:00pm or 4:00pm

Evening Training Session:
6:30pm

Saturday Training Session:
10:30am, 12:30pm or 3:30pm

$45.00
Fee includes specific course resource study guide. 

What do I want to do for a Career?  Jump Start Training Seminar

Focus on identification of skills that translate into a potential career including interest survey tests, career research and career profile. 

Session is for any grade level student

July 1 -3, 2009 or August 3-4, 2009

Afternoon Training Session:  2:00pm or 4:00pm

Evening Training Session:  6:30pm

$25.00