Welcome, Stations Orientation
Use this page to explore our stations.
There is not a set curriculum, meaning you can explore stations on your own.
Stations have been numbered for your convenience.
If you are joining us online, the station QR codes are clickable.
Please select the numbered corresponding station and explore our resources.
There is not a set curriculum, meaning you can explore stations on your own.
Stations have been numbered for your convenience.
If you are joining us online, the station QR codes are clickable.
Please select the numbered corresponding station and explore our resources.
Our Stations
welcome. explore. learn.
STATION 1:
My Map to College
My Map to College is a good general workbook resource that can be downloaded by clicking the QR Code or available digitally via scanning the QR code. At the very least, read through as you work through reasons why going to college is a good idea.
The workbook speaks to looking see which classes you like to help you decide which majors be worth exploring. It also speaks to how making a #MyMaptoCollege can look different for everyone and so many times you need to take time to gather the information- make a plan before you plan to go. This is a good starting point if you're starting to look at college as an option and is great for younger students.
Station 1 can only be accessed via the Station Orientation page.
The workbook speaks to looking see which classes you like to help you decide which majors be worth exploring. It also speaks to how making a #MyMaptoCollege can look different for everyone and so many times you need to take time to gather the information- make a plan before you plan to go. This is a good starting point if you're starting to look at college as an option and is great for younger students.
Station 1 can only be accessed via the Station Orientation page.
STATION 2:
Lucy's Story
When you first listen to Lucy's podcast, you are listening to a first year freshman who has spent the majority of her life really close to her family. She is nervous about the big change even though she's not moving anywhere. She's looking for a place to call home.
Fast forward, we catch up with Lucy on a video chat in our Latino Legacies series and she shares the amazing experiences that helped set her time in college apart. You get a sense of what worked for her and how she made a new experience of her own. She found community and the ability to complete to degree, which is the most critical point in college. The podcast and video average runtime is about 20 minutes each.
Fast forward, we catch up with Lucy on a video chat in our Latino Legacies series and she shares the amazing experiences that helped set her time in college apart. You get a sense of what worked for her and how she made a new experience of her own. She found community and the ability to complete to degree, which is the most critical point in college. The podcast and video average runtime is about 20 minutes each.
STATION 3:
FAFSA/ Financial Aid
This station deals with FAFSA and Financial Aid. This is a station which focuses on providing a general overview of that Federal Financial Aid process presentation, provides general written details explaining different types of financial aid, and a video which discusses how students can learn about financial aid types and advice on when it is best to apply for which. The presentation and video average about 20 minutes.
STATION 4:
Education is Noble
This station is laid out in a children's story format. This children's book is unique.
Central questions to the story are: What is an education? What is the value of an Education?
Read to learn more. Question more. Let it inspire you.
It starts off with the direct questions: what is education? And what is the value of an education? These are questions to consider.
And then the children's book transitions into a parable which highlights a variety of lessons. Responsibility for one's self and others actions. Ability to see life and the value of making good decisions so that there are good things all around.
Life and it's lessons. Could that be the value of an education? When we think of Latino children, their minds and potential, do you not think it is worth the read of a four-page children's book which has never been published?
Take the time to read and consider the questions and lessons in this story.
Central questions to the story are: What is an education? What is the value of an Education?
Read to learn more. Question more. Let it inspire you.
It starts off with the direct questions: what is education? And what is the value of an education? These are questions to consider.
And then the children's book transitions into a parable which highlights a variety of lessons. Responsibility for one's self and others actions. Ability to see life and the value of making good decisions so that there are good things all around.
Life and it's lessons. Could that be the value of an education? When we think of Latino children, their minds and potential, do you not think it is worth the read of a four-page children's book which has never been published?
Take the time to read and consider the questions and lessons in this story.
STATION 5:
Need to Know: Facts about Latinos in Education
A pamphlet.
These facts are designed to get your attention. Latinos are a growing population in the k-12 sector and can be a force within higher education, if things change. Read through to learn more about Latinos in education.
Take into account our k-12 population, the rapid growth rate of the Latino population in k-12 and decline in high school graduation rates coupled with current college enrollment rates. How many more Latinos need to go to college? General strategies provided. More research is needed on your own to find solutions.
If you are a student, stay informed. If you are not done with your formal education, seek the highest form you possibly can. We should all be students.
Current college students are especially encouraged to consider each point on their own merit and then as a whole. This may help orient you with individual challenges and successes in college.
STATION 6:
Fulbright, Future Bright Yamilex
Meet Yamilex. She's being interviewed as she's heading into a Fulbright year of study, which is an educational experience abroad fully funded by the State Department. This is a highly selective award.
Yamilex, from New Jersey, has fought her way through college challenges. This a two-part podcast interview encourages people to listen to what it takes to make it through college and to be successful. This story is worth the listen.
Below the podcast are some general tips for applying for the Fulbright Program. Typically, you are heading into your final year of study at a college or university when you apply. There are also links to external sites which will cause you to leave the website.
Yamilex, from New Jersey, has fought her way through college challenges. This a two-part podcast interview encourages people to listen to what it takes to make it through college and to be successful. This story is worth the listen.
Below the podcast are some general tips for applying for the Fulbright Program. Typically, you are heading into your final year of study at a college or university when you apply. There are also links to external sites which will cause you to leave the website.
STATION 7:
Allyship & Immigrants in Education
This station is made up of two independent podcasts that have been paired because they answer questions which are central to being successful to being in college:
Who can I count on? What is Allyship? And, immigrant or not, can I be myself?
The first podcast focuses on allyship and the importance of Latinos students to seek community with other Latinos, but that allyship is also a powerful tool when navigating a college experience, especially if you are the first to go to college, or a first-generation student.
The second podcast focuses on an immigrant's experience in Education. It explores how you can keep your roots and strive for an education. More importantly it speaks to the value of immigrants in education and the value of education to immigrants.
Each podcast episode averages 20 minutes runtime.
Who can I count on? What is Allyship? And, immigrant or not, can I be myself?
The first podcast focuses on allyship and the importance of Latinos students to seek community with other Latinos, but that allyship is also a powerful tool when navigating a college experience, especially if you are the first to go to college, or a first-generation student.
The second podcast focuses on an immigrant's experience in Education. It explores how you can keep your roots and strive for an education. More importantly it speaks to the value of immigrants in education and the value of education to immigrants.
Each podcast episode averages 20 minutes runtime.
STATION 8:
La Mesa
Te invito a la mesa...
I invite you to the table, everyone. A space where people can learn about the ups and downs about going to college.
These are a series of blog posts which cover a wide variety of topics on college.
Read through them and reflect the areas you need more information on. What could you learn? Keep asking questions. At the table. Your table. Make it count.
Please note, station 8 is also our La Mesa page for www.latinosgotocollege.com.
I invite you to the table, everyone. A space where people can learn about the ups and downs about going to college.
These are a series of blog posts which cover a wide variety of topics on college.
Read through them and reflect the areas you need more information on. What could you learn? Keep asking questions. At the table. Your table. Make it count.
Please note, station 8 is also our La Mesa page for www.latinosgotocollege.com.
STATION 9:
Education & Latinos:
A Brief But Important Overview
This station is an embedded presentation. The slides will auto progress every minute. The auto run-time of the presentation is 20 minutes.
This station focuses on the idea of education. Where did it come from? Where was the earliest university in Latin America?
The presentation focuses on answering two questions from the Latino perspective:
What shall be taught and Who should be taught?
The presentation then takes into account the power of Latinos and helps orient it from an educational perspective.
This station focuses on the idea of education. Where did it come from? Where was the earliest university in Latin America?
The presentation focuses on answering two questions from the Latino perspective:
What shall be taught and Who should be taught?
The presentation then takes into account the power of Latinos and helps orient it from an educational perspective.