High School is Who I was. College is who I’ll be. Who am I, here and now?

The Grounded Canary (Beth Shaha) and Tierney Education (James Tierney) are teaming up to bring an engaging week-long program to prepare college-bound seniors for the variety of obstacles they will face over the next several years. 

After months of outreach to high school students and parents, Beth and James have honed in on the topics parents and students are most worried about as they take on this next chapter. This led them to design a week-long summer program that dives into the student as a person, not just a number trying to score well on a test. 

Activities during the week will include self-reflection on values, hopes, dreams, etc. Students will engage with each other and open up about their fears of stepping on campus for the first time. The program will feature guest speakers to help facilitate discussions around topics such as empathy, healthy relationships, diversity & inclusion, physical and mental health, mindset, and more. The program also will ask each student to present who they are and who they want to be, and empower them to make choices to become that