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In the Spring of 2023, Tom conducted a special workshop at Westhill High School. In this episode, we talk to Tom & 3 Students, Melissa, Anne and Chelsea, from the Workshop,

Motivated by his experiences and based on our discussions, Tom decided to pilot a workshop for rising seniors using episodes from this Podcast to build college lists.

On our podcast, Tom talks about Why he created the Workshop, its structure, the content, Classroom discussions, and 3 Students share their experience with the Workshop.

(If you would like the Podcast-based Workbook, please email podcast@almamatters.io.)

In particular, we discuss the following with them: 

• Need for the Workshop
• Workshop Details
• Use of Podcast Stories
• Students’ Feedback

Topics discussed in this episode:

• Introducing Tom Stepkoski & Seniors, Westhill High School []
• Hi Fives - Podcast Highlights []
• Workshop Objectives []
• 4 1-Hour Sessions []
• Prepping for the Workshop []
• Selecting Students []
• Classroom Setup []
• Student Interactions  []
• Enhancements for Next Workshop []
• Calibrating/Tracking Students Progress []
• 3 Students Share Their Feedback []
• Closing Thoughts []

Our Guests: 

• Tom Stepkoski is the Career and College Counselor at Westhill High School in Stamford, Connecticut. In addition, Tom also runs Tom Step Coaching for Personal Development.
• 3 Current Seniors from Westhill High School - Melissa, Ann, and Chelsea.

Memorable Quote: “And they [students] take advice from their peers a lot faster and a lot quicker and absorb it a lot better than they would when they get the advice from a parent, a teacher or an educator. So the fact that you have students on, talking about their experiences on College Matters [Alma Matters], I think it resonates with that. Would you say that ladies?” Tom Stepkoski.

Episode Transcript: Please visit Episode’s Transcript.

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