The online course · Part of Expedition You™

Base Camp

Base Camp helps students move from uncertainty to a clear, personalized plan for life after high school, whether that means college, vocational training, an apprenticeship, or entering the workforce. With practical career tools built into every lesson, students discover their strengths, explore their options, and build confidence in their next steps. It's the first stage of Expedition You™.

What happens at Base Camp

Know yourself

Discover strengths and interests through a real assessment, then see the careers that actually fit.

Build the plan

Turn direction into a pitch, a multi-year plan, a next-steps checklist, and honest numbers on the cost and payoff of your options.

Leave with a compass

Everything comes together in a shareable Career Compass, one clear picture of where you are headed and how to get there.

The full trail

Sixteen lessons, each pairing a short teaching moment with a hands-on exercise.

Basecamp Arrival · Lesson 1

Welcome

A look at what's ahead and why it's worth your time.

~8 min

Basecamp Arrival · Lesson 2

Set Up Your Profile

Fill in your profile once. Every AI tool in the course pre-fills from it, and your coach uses it to give advice that fits you.

~6 min

Basecamp Arrival · Lesson 3

Why This Matters

The choices you make now shape your life for years. Here's why planning pays off.

~10 min

Basecamp Arrival · Lesson 4

Course Objectives

Base Camp is a hands-on workshop built around three key outcomes.

~9 min

Scouting the Terrain · Lesson 5

Discover Your Strengths

Take an assessment to learn your strengths and matching careers. Start free with the O*NET Interest Profiler, or go deeper with YouScience.

~20 min YouScience Upload

Scouting the Terrain · Lesson 6

Explore the Career Library

Your assessment matched you to real careers. Open the Career Library to explore them, salary, outlook, what the work is actually like, and save the ones you want to look into.

~15 min

Scouting the Terrain · Lesson 7

Elevator Pitch

Use Pitch Path to turn who you are into a confident, compelling pitch.

~20 min Pitch Path

Charting the Route · Lesson 8

4 Year Plan

Peak Planner maps the classes, skills, and experiences that get you there.

~25 min Peak Planner

Charting the Route · Lesson 9

The Checklist

Launch Map generates a tailored checklist of steps toward your career.

~20 min Launch Map

Supply Check · Lesson 10

Return on Investment

Use the ROI Helper to estimate figures, then Peak Return to compute your break-even.

~30 min Peak Return ROI

Supply Check · Lesson 11

College or Alternatives?

College, trade school, starting a business, or something else. Decide with a clear head.

~18 min

Supply Check · Lesson 12

Why Grades Matter

Your GPA isn't everything, but it opens doors. Here's how to make it count.

~12 min

Supply Check · Lesson 13

Fund the Journey

Use the Scholarship Finder to pull up real, currently open scholarships matched to your profile, with amounts, deadlines, and direct application links.

~20 min Scholarship Finder

Basecamp Debrief · Lesson 14

Your Career Compass

The capstone. Pull your whole profile together into a shareable summary and a full export you keep.

~22 min Career Compass

Ready to start the climb?

Base Camp is included with a single subscription. Ascent and Summit come next.

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