This week, learners focused on innovation for their community readiness skill and explored career pathways in health care.
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Week four of Summer Discovery provided some extraordinary moments of learning and exploration. This week’s topics and activities included touring a LEED Platinum–certified building, pitching business ideas, visiting innovative facilities in Pittsburgh, exploring environmental science, and touring advanced manufacturing sites and even delved into mental health literacy.
The third week of Summer Discovery connected learners with opportunities as close as their own neighborhoods and as far away as space. They rolled up their sleeves to work on service projects, welcomed speakers for meaningful conversations and self-reflection, and visited sites that sparked curiosity and inspiration.
Cohorts in Pittsburgh and Central PA returned for week two, eager to delve into new pathways and skills, supported by strong foundations, newfound friendships, and positive momentum from week one.
Week one of the Readiness Institute Summer Discovery set the stage for a transformative journey of discovering passion and purpose. After a kickoff event on Monday, learners split into their cohorts for a blend of on-site activities, off-site trips, and virtual reflection.
Students from five counties and more than 50 high schools across the Commonwealth gathered together to kick off the transformative six-week Summer Discovery program, including 45 learners from Pittsburgh and 32 learners from Central Pennsylvania.
As we count down the days to the start of the 2024 Summer Discovery program, we’re thrilled to introduce you to the talented instructors who will be guiding our participants all summer.
As we count down the days to the start of the 2024 Summer Discovery program, we’re thrilled to introduce you to the talented instructors who will be guiding our participants all summer.
As many of the learners from our Readiness Institute Summer Program know, our connection doesn’t just end after the summer. We continue to stay in touch with learners when they go back for their senior year, after they graduate high school, and beyond. We’ve been checking in with some of the young adults who were a part of program and have now graduated high school and are on to their next steps of adulthood.
The Readiness Institute team welcomed high schoolers from Laurel Highlands, Uniontown, Geibel Catholic, and Brownsville alongside undergraduate students from Penn State Fayette to talk about the power of entrepreneurship in reshaping our world for the better.