TRANSITION MEANS CHANGE. In a transition, you move from one place or one situation to another. You have already been through many transitions in your life — from baby to little kid to teenager, from kindergarten to Grade 1 and from elementary to junior high, to name just a few.
The transition you make when you leave high school can be both exciting and challenging. It means thinking about your dreams and goals and about who you are and who you want to become.
This transition is a journey and, as most travellers will tell you, the smoothest journeys often begin with a good map.
Your transition plan
Your transition plan is the map. You create it through a process known as transition planning, which helps you decide what steps to take and what direction to head in.
Transition planning involves:
• knowing your interests, strengths and challenges
• finding out about careers
• understanding the options for post-secondary education
• developing a plan to pay for post-secondary study.