Workshop U
Workshop U is a year-long postsecondary program for young adults (age 18-25) to design-and-build their adult life.
All while earning college credit in the process.
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This is what you'll design for over the course of the one-year WU program.
Workshop U is about...
Security,
Connection,
& Purpose
We all want financial stability and a way to consistently provide for ourselves and the people we care about. We all want fulfilling relationships and a sense of belonging in a community where we are known. We all want a sense of purpose that makes life meaningful and gives us direction...
“I am looking for someone to not show me all the steps, but just to show me the path."
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- Q (WU Student)
"School experiences typically have not been about what I want to do with my life. They’ve not been about self-introspection. It’s been – here’s a script.
Workshop U, on the other hand… why haven’t I done this in high school? Where has this been all my life?"
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- P (WU Student)
“Students come through this year with a deep sense of who they are, what they want in life right now, and the conviction that they can make that life possible.
That’s not just a general level of optimism… or sense of agency… It's the kind of confidence that comes from building a skillset, having people in your corner, and knowing how you are going to make those goals a reality."
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- Matt (WU Co-Founder)
What are our
Core Principles?
1
Building relationships and a strong community is the most important part of what we do at Workshop U.
2
Every young person, regardless of background or financial circumstances, deserves to be in the driver's seat of designing their future and shaping their life.
3
College should be a place for real work with real stakes in one’s life.
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Experience is the best teacher. We learn best by trying and doing.
5
There is no straight path through life, and no one has it all figured out. The design process is something we practice not once, but over and over again across a lifetime.
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