Workshops | Education Over Debt

College & Beyond Workshop Series

Target Audience	High School Juniors & Seniors
Time Length	60 – 90 minutes

The Education Over Debt Foundation conducts workshops to students in high school and college on personal finance and wellness. The goal is to equip students with the knowledge and skills to make better informed financial decisions while maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Below are the topics covered in our College & Beyond Workshop Series.

Empower Your Potential: Embracing Personal Empowerment	Mastering Goal Setting: Strategies for Success	Developing Critical Thinking Skills: An Analytical Approach	Life After College: Navigating Your Path to Success
Objectives	Objectives	Objectives	Objectives
● Self-Advocacy: Students reflect on their values, skills, & goals that shape their identity. ● Conflict Resolution: Students learn conflict management styles & strategies to resolve conflict.	● Professional Aspiration: Students complete skills assessment to identify their potential career interest. ● College Planning: Students identify colleges that specialize in their potential career interest.	● College Assessment: Students compare cost of college, potential financial aid, & income. ● Students evaluate sample Financial Aid Letters.	● Financial Planning: Students learn how to create a spending plan. ● Savings & Investing: Students learn simple techniques to accumulate wealth. ● Debt Leverage: Students learn the basics of credit & debt management.
Take Aways	Take Aways	Take Aways	Take Aways
● Students create a 60-second elevator pitch. ● Students identify their conflict resolution style. ● Students create a positive affirmation journal.	● Students identify top 3 career interests. ● Students identify top 3 colleges that specialize in their potential career interest. ● Students identify 3 cities they would consider living in after college.	● Students evaluate which college to attend based on their interests in colleges, careers, & location. ● Students learn how to ask probing questions & how to construct an argument.	● Students learn how to create a spending plan. ● Students use gross vs net pay calculators to better understand a paycheck. ● Students interpret the impact of financial ratios ie. debt to income.