The Guide to THRIVE as Highschoolers during the Pandemic

Surviving COVID-19 Series (#2)

College virtual tour/information session

• Benefits:
  • Participate as MANY as you want!
  • Take NOTES, review RECORDS when you need!
  • Know more about “what”, “why”, and “how” to write better College application ESSASYS
• Websites to help facilitate your exploration
  • https://www.youvisit.com/collegesearch/
  • https://campustours.com/

Extra Curriculum

• Online Tutoring
• Start a podcast
• Write a book
• Start a YouTube Channel

Contests

• Looking for something to challenge yourself while accumulate accomplishments?
  • https://www.davidsongifted.org/search-database/topic/105293/entrytype/2
  • http://lwsdgeac.org/resources/student-competition-programs/

Start of Improve on your Foreign Language

• Spanish
  • Duolingo: A Game-like App That Rewards You with Badges for Practicing Your Spanish
  • Rosetta Stone: The Classic, Totally Immersive App for Language Learning
  • Busuu: A Community-Oriented App Best for Honing Your Speaking Skills
  • Brainscape: The Modern, Adaptive Flashcard App for Learning Spanish (Among Other Things)
  • Cat Academy Spanish: Because Cats Rule the Internet
  • https://www.brainscape.com/blog/2015/06/best-beginner-spanish-apps-for-learning-spanish/
• French
  •  FluentU French: turns music videos, commercials, news, and inspiring talks into French learning experiences.
  • Tandem French: allows you to practice French with native speakers and to build meaningful, long-term language-learning partnerships.
  • Mango Languages French: four units with five lessons in each. Each lesson revolves around a written and spoken French conversation. Dissecting the grammar and vocabulary used in the dialogue through a flashcard-based approach.
  • Rosetta Stone: teaches French purely through French (there’s not a word in English inside the course) to simulate ideal learning environment
  • Memrise: teaches you French words through humor. learn tricky words by disguising them through clever jokes—an approach I’m sure you’ll find highly effective.
  • https://www.fluentu.com/blog/french/best-apps-for-learning-french/
• Chinese
  • FluentU: Learn Chinese with videos. Improve your language level through immersion in the language.
  • Skritter: Learn how to write Chinese characters
  • The Chairman’s Bao: Read in Chinese for advanced learners
  • Chinese Pod: Learning Chinese through podcasts to improve listening skills
  • Memrise: Learn efficiently new vocabulary
  • https://www.saporedicina.com/english/best-apps-to-learn-chinese-on-your-smartphone-or-tablet/#:~:text=In%20my%20opinion%20at%20the,at%20learning%20Chinese%20should%20have.
• English
  • Duolingo: It feels just like a game – one where you unlock the levels and win virtual coins, but all the while you’re collecting new vocabulary and grammatical structures. 
  • Quiz your English: The best for exam prep
  • The British Council: The best for grammar
  • Beelingu: The best for reading
  • HelloTalk: The best for speaking
  • https://oxfordhousebcn.com/en/8-of-the-best-apps-for-learning-english/

Explore Interests and Habits

• Virtual Dancing
  • Chinese Dances
    • www.hengdadance.com
    • https://www.uregina.ca/international/confucius/courses-and-workshops/workshops/dance.html
  • Kpop Dances
    • https://dance.east-d.com/
    • https://www.gokpop.dance/
  • Adult Dances and Choreograph
    • https://www.citydance.net/Training-Classes/Pop/Classes-Programs/Adults
    • https://www.danceplug.com/classes
  • Ballet
    • https://www.washingtonballet.org/online-classes/
    • https://www.veyettevirtualballetschool.com/what-we-do
    • https://www.balletforallkids.com/virtual
• Drawing & Painting
  • https://www.skillshare.com/browse/art
  • https://www.thrillist.com/news/nation/free-online-drawing-classes-how-to-draw
• Sewing
  • https://www.sewcanshe.com/
  • https://www.polkadotchair.com/free-tutorials/free-sewing-tutorials-patterns/
• Violin
  • https://violinspiration.com/free-violin-lessons-beginners-online/
• Piano
  • https://www.hoffmanacademy.com/
• Drum
  • https://www.schoolofrock.com/

Take Online Courses

• Edx https://www.edx.org/search?tab=course
• Coursera https://www.coursera.org/

Online Internship/Job Opportunities

• https://www.indeed.com/?utm_campaign=job_alerts&utm_medium=email&utm_source=jobseeker_emails&from=ja&tk=1ef38ajamq870801
• https://www.virtualinternships.com/
• https://www.internships.com/virtual

Attributing to the Effort of Combating COVID-19

• Use discretion and Make informative comments online
• Discover nearby problems and seek solutions

Read More to Enrich Your Mind

• 15 Books Every High School Student Should Read
  • https://plexuss.com/news/article/books-to-read-in-high-school-reading-list
• Poetry
  • Blue Lipstick: Concrete Poems by John Grandits
  • Technically, It’s Not My Fault: Concrete Poems by John Grandits
  • Poetry Speaks Who I Am: Poems of Discovery, Inspiration, Independence and Everything Else edited by Elise Paschen
  • Seeing the Blue Between: Advice and Inspiration for Young Poets compiled by Paul Janeczko

Check out other Surviving COVID-19 series:
- Some Lifesaving Advice for those who are have CHILDREN that need to be engaged and entertained.
https://mypathtowardsmindfulness.org/2020/07/08/some-lifesaving-advice-for-those-who-are-have-children-that-need-to-be-engaged-and-entertained/