Session 1 Lesson Plan

Introduce rigorous academic expectations, assess students’ prior experiences, and set personal transition goals. Students discuss past challenges, explore new academic standards, play a matching game, and draft two personal goals with strategies for success.

This lesson builds students’ self-awareness of academic strengths and challenges, familiarizes them with higher expectations, and empowers them to set clear, actionable goals. It lays a foundation for success in a structured, rigorous environment.