Classroom-to-Career: Ripple Foundation Presents Express Inspire Connect Youth-Led Virtual Conference for Today’s Youth, Tomorrow’s Leaders
*The event has already taken place on this date: Sun, 02/25/2024
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Ripple Foundation – Canada’s national youth education charity that fosters the next generation’s literacy skills with programs that nurture creativity – invites youth in grades eight to 12 to participate in its upcoming virtual event: the annual Express Inspire Connect conference on Sunday, February 25. The youth-organized conference, crafted with a stellar lineup of speakers and sessions under the theme ‘Today’s Youth, Tomorrow’s Leaders,’ is designed to empower the next generation with essential tools for a seamless transition from school to the professional world.
Preparing for the next chapter, the jam-packed day will feature sessions, presentations and roundtables with headliners from inspiring thought-leaders, students and career gurus.
Express Inspire Connect’s highlights include:
- Explore diverse post-secondary pathways
- Gain insights from unconventional industry professionals
- Participate in student-led roundtables on global changes
- Workshop on professional ethics for workplace success
Ripple Foundation has several free programs tailored towards cultivating the creative literacy skills of the next generation at various stages of their writing journeys. This includes Kids Write 4 Kids (KW4K) – an annual writing competition that sees aspiring young authors in grades four to eight become published authors; weekly Write It Workshops that interactively dive into the principles of writing for those in grades four to eight; and a Wave Blog for youth, written by youth for youth in grades eight to 12.
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