#3 concepts

We have divvied up the work needed for presenting our ideas to the client on Wednesday (my responsibilities in pink, his in green), and are looking forward to receiving further feedback then.

1. New Encounters A service that helps high school students connect with people from varied professions and disciplines. A student can sign up for a specific or serendipitous match with one or more people on the network and meet them in person. The network comprises of parents of high school students and alumni who are willing to help out each other’s kids in increasing their exposure to the real world before they step out of school. 2. Summer of Serendipity High school students will get an opportunity to sign up for a summer “scavenger hunt”. Here they will go through a set of exploratory activities based on the their interest. The activities will try to expose students to many kinds of professions, unique stories, and different directions they might be interested in delving into. An example can be shuffling between small apprenticeship stints with professionals or organizations the service has partnered with. Students share their stories with others through video documentaries etc. 3. Local Challenges PTA and local organizations will come together as a community and define small challenges for their high school students to undertake. These will be about tackling local, societal, environmental or other day to day life problems, the skills for which aren’t taught at school. The service will help the community crowdsource challenges and define the scope. The students will get a chance to make something, present it back to the community (exhibition or other formats), get feedback and maybe even get funding to develop it.