What do you want to dobrwith your life? It's a question that students at Keller's Fossil Ridge HighbrSchool reflected on this week. Roadtrip Nation, a career explorationbrorganization that helps students connect their interests to real-world careers,brbrought its iconic green RV to the campus for a live, interactive event.
The presentationbrhighlighted Roadtrip Nation's inspiring multimedia content from its acclaimedbrPBS series and celebrated the adoption of the Roadtrip Nation Experiencebrcurriculum this school year at Fossil Ridge.
Career exploration camebrto life, with speakers such as Breon Davis, Texas Rangers VP of Youth,brBallpark, & Community Outreach, andbrinteractive activities that engaged students with ideas and stories from theirbrupcoming Roadtrip Nation Experience.
Students used Roadtrip'sbrpersonalized career exploration tool, the Roadmap, to access Roadtrip Nation'sbrvast Interview Archive, which contains thousands of videos featuring successfulbrreal-world leaders spanning every industry, providing students with thebropportunity to learn the bold steps professionals who share their interestsbrtook to get to where they are today.
AT&T Aspire, AT&T’sbrsignature education initiative, contributed $2.2 million to Roadtrip Nationbrthis year, empowering Roadtrip Nation to engage more than 80,000 studentsbrnationwide throughout the 2015-2017 school years with its live events,brexclusive high school curriculum, and interactive online tools. Thebrcollaboration between AT&T and Roadtrip Nation aims to decrease dropoutbrrates by powering career skills and connecting students with mentors early on.