This page describes real actions taken by learners and educators to give you a better idea of what happens at Off Da Beaten Path Learning.
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A Day in the Life: For Learners
Write personal statement for NYU summer film program
Create a web portfolio with educator’s help
Read and discuss Band of Brothers by Stephen Ambrose
Take headshots
Attend Outschool classes
Complete CUNY College Now course
Write mini stage play for Writopia festival competition, and win 🏆
Create resume for applications
Workout regularly to keep in shape as a performance artist (actor and dancer)
Reflect on what I really want and why
Enjoy directing my education, my career, and my life. Revel in being “the master of my fate… the captain of my soul”
A Day in the Life: For Educators
Communicate with families via phone, text, email, and video conferencing
Email questions to NYU for summer film program
For an aspiring therapist and business owner, set up Zoom conversation with professional therapist who owns private practice
For young author, set up Zoom conversation with young adult published writer
For young actor, hunted down potential acting gig for learner, emailed director
Created a flyer for workshop co-presented with a young person
Email learner’s school for high school transcript
For homeschool student, assemble high school transcript for application to CUNY College Now
Create Google Drive folder to have central place for pieces of high school portfolio
Created college spreadsheet and, with learner, added information and links for schools of interest (see below for a screenshot of our work in progress)