How can you, the teacher or parent of teenagers, set the stage for building strong student resumes with no work experience? Oftentimes, our CTE students, high school seniors, or even teenagers just looking for summer jobs freeze when they start writing their resumes, because wait...there's nothing to put on their resumes!
High schoolers are young, so understandably, they may not have robust resumes yet. YET. But there's always time, especially with guidance from parents and teachers. This blog post offers resume examples for high school students, from skills such as leadership and organization to real and reflective work experience.  Hey, there! Happy June! This is a great time for summer activities for teens that keep skill-building rolling even when they're not in school!
For many of us, summer break is almost here (or here already), which has some of us parents of teenagers scrambling for ideas to fill the time in a fun and productive way. That’s where this blog post comes in! Keep reading for 10 awesome summer skill-building activities for teens. 
If you were to ask me, "How can I make my high school summer school class fun, engaging, and personally meaningful?" (and not just for the kids), I would say to make personalized, self-directed project-based learning the foundation of your high school summer school class! Why? Let's take a look.
 How do you engage students at the end of the year? Ahhhh…one of teaching’s biggest questions.
At this point in the year - after testing, with finals around the corner - students need something different. That’s where these fun end-of-the-year activities for high school come in. They’re reflective, celebratory, and genuinely fun, while still building real skills and meaningful learning experiences.  If you’ve been searching for experiential projects that actually work in real classrooms, not just ideas that sound good on paper, you’re not alone, and I've got you!
 Awareness around mental health has grown significantly over the past few years. The stigma is not what it used to be when I was a child. Conversations are happening more openly now. But even with that progress, there’s still important work to do, especially when it comes to supporting teen mental health.
Are you looking for awesome Earth Day poster board alternatives that actually engage middle and high school students this year? Take a look at these Earth Day project-based learning ideas that help students get their hands dirty and make a real impact. Give Earth Day an exciting and real-world twist with project-based learning!
Spring is the perfect time of year for citizen science! It's warming up outside, students are getting antsy and exhausted, testing is underway, and breaks are badly needed.
On top of that, things start to get active in the world of wildlife, especially in temperate regions like Minnesota. Animals emerge from hibernation, migrating species begin their long journeys to their summer sanctuaries, and it's breeding season for many organisms.  Happy National Nutrition Awareness Month, friends! Well, very shortly (March).
It’s always a fantastic time to have your students work on a meaningful and impactful health project, but National Nutrition Awareness Month is a great excuse to take that plunge. 10 Inspiring Women's History Project Based Learning Ideas to Celebrate Women's History Month2/17/2026
So you’re looking for activities for Women’s History Month, but wonder how to make them experiential? Women’s history project based learning is the way to go!
There are so many history project-based learning activities for Women’s History Month, and I will offer some of those ideas right here in this blog post. |
Blog IntentTo provide innovative educational resources for educators, parents, and students, that go beyond lecture and worksheets. AuthorSara Segar, experiential life-science educator and advisor, curriculum writer, and mother of two. 
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