What is Grady Talks doing for the 2011-2012 School Year?

Have you ever met a high school student who doesn't have an idea what they want to be when they grow up?  According to a recent NPR News special, boredom and pregnancy are the top reasons kids drop out of school.   Also, we've found that some students do have a solid direction, but have no idea the pathway to achieving their dream.   

Grady Talks is an organization of business leaders who want to share their stories in the hope of inspiring high school students to get on a meaningful career path.  Thus far, over 2 dozen Grady Talks speakers have presented their advice and inspiration to Grady students.  We've recorded each talk for you to view and freely share at:

http://vimeo.com/gradytalks




In the next couple of weeks, we'll begin to schedule the speakers for 18 new talks for the coming school year.  Our hope is to videotape as many of these talks as we can afford.





We've also scheduled 18 classes on "career-pathing",  8 lunchtime mini-talks in the school's career center,  and monthly coaching for a dozen students hand-picked by one the Grady Academy leaders.  

If you would like to be a speaker or get involved in one of our committees, please contact liz@gradytalks.com.

If you have a life story that you thinks students should hear, you can make a comment on this post!

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