Leadership & Enrichment

Dive deeper into potential majors and careers in these college-level courses! Available year-round, they feature dynamic video lessons by renowned faculty, and include access to mentors. Best of all, study anywhere, anytime, at your own pace. This is a great opportunity for you to explore your passions and prepare for college.

• Suitable for high school students ages 13 and older
• Subjects include: Biology, business, finance, law, medicine and psychology
• View Flyer
• Earn a certificate of completion from Notre Dame for each course
• Easy application
• Cost: $1795 per course; scholarships available
• Visit precollegeonline.nd.edu/ for information

“Exploring Engineering at Purdue”, sponsored by Purdue Women in Engineering, on Monday, Oct. 20, 2025, offers all high school juniors and seniors (plus parents/guardians) an opportunity to learn about Purdue Engineering through engineering sessions with majors and programs, a tour of the West Lafayette campus or residence halls and networking with current students and staff.

• Read about the Women In Engineering Programs
• View Flyer about the day
• Register for the Oct. 20 Program (Registration is required).

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Introduce Engineering Day: Feb. 21

Introduce Engineering Day, sponsored by the Women in Engineering Program, on Feb. 21, 2025, is a free, one-day program for all ninth and 10th grade students interested in exploring how engineers creatively make a difference in the world. Participants will use creativity in hands-on activities to challenge and pique interests in innovative ways. Engineers truly make a difference, and the Women in Engineering Program can’t wait to share the endless possibilities an engineering career offers.

• Information & Registration

Students who wish to job shadow or volunteer in the medical field, Ascension St Vincent offers several different enrichment programs for students to gain exposure to possible careers.

• Job Shadow Website
• Job Shadow Form
• Volunteer Form

Posted Aug 2025: The Jordan YMCA is currently accepting applications for their Youth Advisory Board for high school students. Students will meet every other month and assist with creating policies, promoting events and helping shape the mission in the future.
Info & Application

A list of Leadership and volunteer activities starts on page 26.
Also in the handout, on page 62, is a list of youth employment opportunities, including summer jobs.
Other summer programs begin on page 42.

Go to MCCOYYouth.org

Project Indy is comprised of a network of community organizations, employers, and corporate partners who are providing job opportunities, soft-skill development and job-readiness training to in-school and out-of-school youth in Marion County.

Mayor Joe Hogsett has created Project Indy to help connect youth to jobs in Indianapolis.

Read more about Project Indy with online application at projectindy.net Find out more at jobreadyindy.org

An amazing community-based organization in Indianapolis, the Center for Leadership Development, has incredible opportunities set up to help students be successful and capitalize on amazing networking opportunities. BCHS has had several students receive full-tuition scholarships to colleges and universities through their Emerging Scholars Program.

Sophomores through Seniors are eligible to register now for Self-Discovery, which is required before participating in Emerging Scholars. Please consider taking part in this if you are able. There are also other programs available for younger students.

Visit cldinc.org

Exploring provides exciting activities and mentorship for youth with hands-on experience to determine whether or not a particular career field is right for them. Students can develop valuable networking contacts with professionals working in selected career fields by participating in this program.

Exploring is implemented through local Boys Scouts of America counsels.

In May 2022, Freshmen, Sophomores and Juniors were emailed an Interest Survey “Exploring” which will give them the opportunity to participate in career exploration programs offered in their areas of interest next fall. The survey is also available in the School Counseling canvas course.

Go to www.exploring.org

Exploradoor is a great resource for Indianapolis students to pursue opportunities in our area.

It is a free resource that ‘opens doors’ among teens, their families, schools to Indiana programs and opportunities.

Listed in the portal are opportunities for enrichment, experiences and leadership. ‘Open the Door’ to build your resume, explore your passion, and connect with ways to serve.
Go to Exploradoor.com

The Indiana Department of Education is partnering with Schoolhouse.world to support students in grades eight through 12 with free tutoring.

Schoolhouse.world, developed by the founder of Khan Academy, provides high-quality virtual tutoring to thousands of learners worldwide – completely for free. Tutoring is available for SAT preparation, math courses and Advanced Placement (AP) courses, supporting students in grades eight through 12.

Live small-group tutoring via Zoom will focus on SAT reading, writing and math as well as AP course tutoring in calculus, statistics, chemistry, biology, physics and computer science.
Go to Schoolhouse.world

Each year, BCHS lists private tutors and companies that have advertised their services to us. BCHS counseling
department does not vouch for the effectiveness of these services nor do we negotiate fees.

View 2024-25 tutoring list

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology offers free math and science homework
Visit askrose.org

Too much to do with too little time? Stressed about life? View the handouts below for tips from the guidance department about how to handle stress. Included are apps that can help you track your stress levels!

• Handling Stress Handout
• How to create a stress plan
• Download ‘Stress Plan’ form