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Dear Guidance Counsellors and Teachers,

Before your students make their decision on what to do after secondary school, it is very important that they start reflecting on their personalities, their likes and dislikes and their educational preferences so that they can identify their own unique attributes and values and figure out if third level study is the right option for them and, if so, which degree is the right one for them.

In this Guide for Guidance Counsellors and Teachers, we have outlined sections in which you, as their educators, can help your students by checking in on their progress. You can engage with them by discussing their responses to the worksheets. The purpose of the reflective exercises and activities in this programme is to help your students explore how they study and learn. This, in turn, will help them make informed decisions around their future pathways and a potential college degree.

Through the use of video lessons, podcasts, articles, exercises, quizzes and other helpful resources, these six modules will give the pupils the opportunity to interact with a variety of resources and introduce them to approaches to college life as well as college degrees.

The Nurturing Bright Futures space will provide them with the opportunity to actively engage in thinking about their future, a potential college experience and many related themes, and it will equip them with skills and tools that they can carry into their chosen degree when they start college. By learning about themselves, their motives and their assumptions, the pupils will develop a toolkit of skills, abilities and experiences to help them think critically about their third level choices and it will enable them to make informed decisions about their future.

Thank you for giving your students the opportunity to explore their future possibilities. Your contribution in this space will be invaluable to them.

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