Every August, CDI counselors deliver a college transition retreat to their graduating class before they go off to college. It is a full day of activities beginning with a light breakfast and team building activity. The morning is spent in small breakout sessions where the students and counselors discuss case studies and solutions about challenges that can arise during the social, academic, and financial transition to college. The students then pursue a college focused outside scavenger hunt while the counselors set up a formal dining meal. Through two years of culminating workshops, CDI scholars graduate high school to be socially intelligent, service oriented, personally responsible, and lifelong learners. To prepare them with the social and cultural capital they need to attend a selective institution where formal banquet meal on campus or shared dinner with the president are possible, our scholars practice their etiquette skills with a real simulation. Following the student etiquette lunch served by counselors, students move into more breakout sessions and end the retreat with a student panel. CDI invites alumni and college scholars back to the office to serve as panelists and mentors to their younger peers. Students leave the retreat with a list of packing essentials and their CDI college counselor assignments.
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