Life & Work Readiness for Young Women
Work It! is a life and work readiness program for young women and girls. Our goal is to prepare young people for the working world by providing tools to help them achieve their goals. In this program, we focus on helping students set realistic goals for their life; learn how to socially engage with others in professional settings; learn how money works to make financial decisions; and harness their interests, skills and talents to identify career paths, job search and get ready for work. We like to do this in a fun and interactive way by taking a Journey to Sasstopia to get to know how the Sassnistas like to get the conversation poppin’ in these #SassyStreets!
The curriculum is broken into four sections that are focused on building life and work readiness skills. Each section has several lessons that are a combination of self-reflection, trivia and group activities. Students will leave the Work It! program with a strong foundation and a set of tools to navigate school, work and life.
Hover over each box below to get a description of each of the Work It! sections.
Program Overview
Visioning & Goal-setting
Written & Unwritten Rules of Social Engagement
How Money Works
Secrets to SuccSASS
Madame Mae Turquoize is the founder of the Sasstopia Finishing School [for Wayward Girls]. The Rules of Engagement: Etiquette from the Sasstopia Finishing School is a set of lessons focused on some of the written and unwritten rules of social interactions that are an important part of the journey through college, first jobs or other new experiences where students will be exposed to diverse groups of people.
The Dare Divas are a group of accountants who created a forensic accounting business named Divas Forensic Accounting. The How Money Works with the Dare Divas is a set of lessons focused on teaching young people about money and how to manage it.
The Girl, Work It group are professional women with traditional and non-traditional jobs. The Career Exploration with Girl Work It is a set of lessons focused on getting young people ready for work by assessing skills; exploring careers; and understanding how to work with diverse people in a variety of settings.
Interested in bringing Work It! to your organization?
work it! Program Details:
Eligibility: 14+
Program includes 4 topic areas and 14 lessons
Students that participate in the full Work It! program receive:
Work It! interactive workbook activities for each lesson
Dining Etiquette kit
Sassnista and Sasstopia sticker for activities, vision boards, journals, etc.
Virtual Office Hours to review resume and provide support for job search process.
Certificate of Completion at the end of the program.
Parent or legal guardian approval, contact information and signature required for all student applications.
Program held virtually or in-person. Additional travel fees may apply.
For more information about Work It!, contact info@sassychicgeek.com.