Preparing for life after school

The concept:
A medium-length workshop for high-school students, exploring their own future and the skills that can help them cope with life outside the educational system

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Each workshop will:

• Address employability in the global world of the 21st century
• Explore the role of soft skills in professional life
• Discuss strategies for embracing ambiguity and getting to know yourself
• Facilitate the writing of ‘My Future CV’: an exercise that captures students' strengths, aspirations and professional goals in relation to the present moment in history.
  

A big-picture perspective on academic disciplines‍

The concept:
Short workshops for students, introducing different subjects studied in school/university.

Each workshop will:

• Introduce the origins of the discipline and how it came about
• Highlight significant milestones from a macro-historical and interdisciplinary perspective
• Explore the big questions this field of study raises, and their relevance to the students’ lives in the 21st century
  

Critical thinking on global issues through thought provoking statements‍

‍The concept:
Short workshops for students, revolving around one thought-provoking statement.

Each workshop will:

• Clarify the topic and context of the statement
• Look at it from different angles
• Explore the relevance to the students’ lives
• Ask students to formulate a response to the statement