"CLASS OF 2020: THIS IS OUR TIME TO BE LEADERS"
High school seniors are graduating during an unprecedented pandemic. These students, the first generation of graduates born after 9/11, now face a transition to adulthood in the time of COVID-19. While their experience has brought unique struggles, it has also given these students an important perspective.
My daughter Grace, a 2020 graduating senior, had an idea to use this perspective to encourage her peers to be leaders. In this video, Grace asks other seniors (or any students) across the country to write a letter: to their younger selves or siblings, or to connect with an adult at their school to organize writing letters to younger students, sharing their thoughts and advice.
She also shares five tips for her younger self that she has learned over the years.
Seniors could also work with an adult advisor to get this going as a special project at their school.
Class of 2020, and really all students, join Grace and know that this your time to be heard and to be leaders!
