Future Ready™ Academy

Curriculum Experience

Explore the complete Future Ready™ learning journey, weekly activities, reflections, and skill-building experiences.

Program

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16 lessons

Week 1

Who You Are Matters

Identity, strengths, values, and professionalism

Activity

Strengths discovery and personal reflection

Week 2

Discover Your Strengths

Understanding talents, skills, and personal brand

Activity

Strengths assessment

Week 3

Professional Communication

Workplace communication and relationship building

Activity

Professional email and conversation practice

Week 4

Choices Create Futures

Professionalism, systems, reliability, workflow, and trust

Activity

SEG Systems workplace experience

Week 5

From Possibility to Opportunity

Career exploration, pathways, relationships, and initiative

Activity

Opportunity Map and professional conversation practice

Week 6

Professional Etiquette in Action

First impressions, professional communication, workplace judgment, meetings, networking, and accountability

Activity

Professional Etiquette Challenge with role play, peer feedback, and immediate retry

Week 7

Your First $45,000 Job + Brad McMillan

Financial judgment, questions, habits, tradeoffs, and action

Activity

Build a realistic first-job scenario, then test decisions through professional conversation

Week 8

Terracon — Pathways, People + Work in Action

Career exploration, workplace observation, skills, systems, and pathways

Activity

Terracon professional workplace experience

Week 9

Resume Story Bank + Jennifer Miller Prep

Evidence, resume development, personal brand, and communication

Activity

Translate experience into evidence and professional stories

Week 10

Interview Under Pressure

Confidence, storytelling, adaptability, and communication

Activity

Structured and unexpected interview practice

Week 11

Michelle Boudin Prep — Find Your Voice Under Pressure

Pitch, listening, professional disagreement, rebuttal, and communication

Activity

Speaking, panel, rebuttal, and camera preparation

Week 12

Michelle Boudin — On Camera

Communication, feedback, adjustment, composure, and confidence

Activity

First attempt, feedback, adjustment, and second attempt

Week 13

Brad McMillan — Life After Sports + Who Remains?

Identity, resilience, reputation, purpose, and transition

Activity

Identity beyond athletics and Decision Team reflection

Week 14

Mentorship + Informational Conversation

Relationships, curiosity, listening, follow-up, and professional initiative

Activity

Mentorship and informational conversation practice

Week 15

Thanksgiving Break

No required weekly student work

Activity

No required assignment

Week 16

Who I Am Becoming — Pre-Internship Statement

Fall reflection, evidence, readiness, internship goals, and next chapter

Activity

Complete the Who I Am Becoming BEFORE snapshot