COLLEGE & CAREER
Our Goal: Help all secondary and post-secondary young adults become college and career ready.
We help all families with secondary and post-secondary children become “college and career ready.” We are focused on improving literacy, including financial literacy, and providing more career coaching to high school students. Key programs are: STAR Literacy Training and our high school “Career Coach” pilot program.
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Showing Up! Reduce the Fear: attendance can eliminate the stigma of “I can't do this!”
Educator Resource, Family Resource Article
FEATURED RESOURCE
Showing Up! Reduce the Fear: attendance can eliminate the stigma of “I can't do this!”
Educator Resource, Family Resource Article
Our Goal: Help all secondary and post-secondary young adults become college and career ready.
We help all families with secondary and post-secondary children become “college and career ready.” We are focused on improving literacy, including financial literacy, and providing more career coaching to high school students. Key programs are: STAR Literacy Training and our high school “Career Coach” pilot program.
Learning Opportunities
High School Student Resources
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SD Roadtrip: The Ingalls Homestead
Have fun learning about the Ingalls Homestead through this South Dakota Roadtrip self-paced slideshow!
Watch: Grain Farm Virtual Tour
Explore a Saskatchewan grain farm and meet the family who operates it. Learn how their crops are grown and how they use technology.
Discover: 30 Day Yoga Camp from Yoga with Adriene
Here is a 30 Day Yoga Camp to help you and your children develop a daily yoga practice.
SD Roadtrip: LaFramboise Island
Have fun learning about LaFramboise Island through this South Dakota Roadtrip self-paced slideshow!
Discover: Prodigy Math Game
Prodigy is a curriculum-aligned math game for children in Grades 1‑8, great for home learning or for the classroom. It adapts in difficulty to match children's learning style and grade level. More information for parents here: https://www.prodigygame.com/pages/parents/.
Watch: Virtual Tour of Washington D.C.
From Sygic Travel, "The capital of the United States has a lot to offer. Watch this virtual tour and explore the city's grand buildings, imposing monuments and striking memorials."
SD Roadtrip: Good Earth State Park at Blood Run
Have fun learning about Good Earth State Park through this South Dakota Roadtrip self-paced slideshow!
SD Roadtrip: Mindfulness at Falls Park
Have fun experiencing Mindfulness at Falls Park through this South Dakota Roadtrip self-paced slideshow!
Discover: Audible Free Access to Stories
While schools are closed, Audible is free for kids everywhere so they can stream stories, including titles across six different languages, that will help them "continue dreaming, learning, and just being kids."
Discover: Learn to Earn Toolkit for HS Students and Adults
Build skills to prepare for the workforce and explore career possibilities.
Discover: National Doctors Day
National Doctors Day honors these dedicated professionals who put patients first. Thank you to all physicians for everything you do.
Watch: Virtual Video of a Voluntary Milk Farm
This Canadian family dairy farm uses a Voluntary Milking System which enables their cows to decide when they would like to be milked. Watch this 360 video to see how it works.
Virtual Tour: Surface of Mars
The real surface of Mars, recorded by NASA's Curiosity rover.
Student Success Night
SD SFEC hosted a Student Success Night at Rapid City High School to talk with students about careers. This collection of videos from school administrators and career program professionals about their own career paths and advice was shared at the event.
Showing Up! Reduce the Fear: attendance can eliminate the stigma of “I can't do this!”
Showing up matters. Read about how educators and families can encourage student attendance. Adult attendance -- whether to GED classes, college, work, or their child's school events - is important too!
New HS Graduation Requirements
Learn about the new South Dakota Department of Education High School Graduation Requirements.
Trauma-Informed Practices Workshop – Four Regional Trainings
The trauma-informed practices training is ideal for people who work directly with children and youth everyday, like teachers, paraprofessionals, counselors, administrators, secretaries, and childcare providers.
Learn: Plan a Food Budget Self-paced Slideshow
Learn how to plan a food budget in this self-paced Nearpod lesson.
Learn: How to Buy a Car Self-paced Slideshow
Learn about how to buy a car in this self-paced Nearpod lesson.
Mental Health Resources for Families
This article includes a list of helpful resources that can be referenced when addressing mental health and family behavioral challenges.
Discover: ReadWriteThink Parent & Afterschool Resources
Try these ELA / Literacy resources and activities, sorted by grade level. Wonderful resource!
Career Coaching for Learners in Rapid City
Learn more about a career coach program in Rapid City, SD.
Top 5 Financial Literacy Resources
Financial Literacy Trainer, Barry Gravatt, shares a list of his top five financial literacy resources.
Learn: Saving and Investing Self-Paced Lesson
Check out this Nearpod self-paced lesson to learn more about saving and investing.
Success Story: Baby Steps
An adult education student at the Career Learning Center of the Black Hills takes steps toward employment with support from a career coach.
Success Story: “It takes a village to raise a child.”
A Rapid City High School student graduates and begins the path towards a career with support from a SD SFEC career coach, parents, and teachers.
Family-Friendly College Night Visit
Families enjoyed a college night visit hosted by SD SFEC and Western Dakota Tech.
Become a STAR Reader
Learn more about the STudent Achievement in Reading (STAR) literacy program.
