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Student Program Outline

Girls will attend two workshops, the career fair, and will have a box lunch with their student group led by a university student.  (See more on the main page and the student registration page).

As this is the EXPANDING Your Horizons conference, it is our goal to expose girls to interesting non-traditional careers which they may not even know about.  For this reason -- and because details of some of the workshops come together at the last minute -- we don't offer the option of registering for specific workshops in the student program.  We do, however, attempt to assign girls to a workshop related to one of their interests indicated on the registration form.  The career fair portion of the program affords girls an opportunity to meet with a broad range of professional women, and we encourage girls to be prepared to engage the career fair presenters in discussions about their own interests, and how those interests may be related to the various professions being presented.

Student Workshops
 (posted here after the event)

Student Career Fair
 (posted here after the event)

Adult Program

Adults attend the Keynote Address, their choice of two workshops, and will be served a box lunch. Pre-registration for the conference is required, but you don't have to specify which workshop sessions you would like to attend.

Keynote Address:

Heather Cabot, Education Reporter, Channel 9 TV News
Tackling Testing: State Standards and Helping Girls Through the CSAP

Workshops I sessions (choose one):

1. "Staying on the Right Path"  Stacey Lepro and Tamara Brown, School Counselors, Longmont.  This program offers practical information about preparing girls for college: high school course selection; entrance exams; the college admissions process; student resumes; enrichment opportunities, Concurrent classes and the importance of computer literacy.
    
2. "How in the World Can We Afford College?"  Linda Garner, Financial Aid Adviser, Front Range Community College.  The umbrella of financial aid includes scholarships, grants, work-study, and student and parental loans.  This session will offer information and ideas to help parents plan realistically for college expenses.  Come learn about options and strategies to help our young women follow their dreams.  
3. "Girlz in the Wood"  Tory Capron from The Women's Wilderness Institute, Boulder.  Come learn about these dynamic skill-building and confidence-building wilderness adventures designed just for girls and women. Slides, brochures and information about a variety of programs designed just for females.

Workshop II sessions (choose one):

1. "Staying on the Right Path"  (see above)
    
2. "How in the World Can We Afford College?"  (see above)
    
3. "Helping Latina Students to Excel!"  A panel of Latina high school and university students will share their experiences at schools in our area. What obstacles do they have to overcome as minority females? Who are their mentors? Teachers, counselors and parents can learn how to effectively support their daughters and students in preparing for and pursuing higher education.