The Traverse

Bridging the gap and supporting our graduates during their transition to post-secondary

RUNDLE

The Traverse | 2024–2025

The “Why”

All of the Details

The Traverse Post-Secondary Transition Program (The Traverse), developed by Rundle, serves as a dedicated support system for our graduating students during their transition to post-secondary education. While our Rundle graduates are well-prepared for rigorous academic challenges and have had opportunities to hone their strategic skills, the leap to post-secondary education presents distinct challenges in adapting and thriving within this new landscape.

Each student in The Traverse program will have a dedicated Traverse Coach assigned to them, ensuring a consistent and trustworthy partnership during their transition year. Traverse Coaches will engage with post-secondary students on a weekly basis through Zoom conference calls or in-person meetings.

While many post-secondary institutions offer student support services and short transition courses, these resources often lack the tailored, holistic approach necessary to address each student's unique needs.

The Traverse coaching model (TCM) offers an exceptional opportunity to seamlessly bridge the gap between high school and post-secondary environments. By providing personalized learning experiences, it empowers students to optimize their pursuit of academic, personal, and wellness goals during this crucial transition phase.

Within the TCM, we offer a well-defined framework that guides students in the identification of their goals, the creation of plans, and the monitoring of their progress. This structured approach empowers our students to cultivate greater self-awareness, independence, and resilience in the face of academic, social, and personal challenges that may arise during their first year of studies.

The TCM also provides students with a competitive advantage over their peers and helps protect their educational investment of time and resources.

This program is distinctive in its approach, offering a highly personalized experience that caters to the unique needs of each student. It aligns with a structured curriculum designed to achieve specific objectives as outlined below.

Program Objectives

The Traverse has set forth comprehensive program objectives that revolve around key themes designed to foster the holistic development of students as they transition into post-secondary education:

Student Well-being • Self-care • Mental health support • Confidence • Feeling connected to a post-secondary campus and the community • Establishing healthy routines

University Program Planning and Goal Setting • Support with program requirements • Semester 1 and 2 course registration • Academic goal setting • Career objectives

University Orientation • Connecting with available supports services within the university • Creating social connections and developing a community • Building relationships with faculty • Connecting with other alumni

Program Costs Sign-Up Deadline: May 6 Limited spots available

Costs for each participants includes: • •

Enroling our daughter in the Traverse program was a pivotal decision for us. It gave her the competitive edge she needed to excel in her post-secondary school.

Thanks to The Traverse, we, as parents, could breathe easier, confident in the knowledge that her academic needs were well taken care of. This allowed us to engage in more authentic and meaningful conversations about her overall educational journey."

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Parent and student planning meeting prior to summer Weekly 1:1 one-hour coaching sessions (approximately 15 meetings per semester) to focus on program objectives Three parent updates per semester A culminating final reflection completed in May Application Fee

$100

Initial Deposit

$600

Sept. 1/24

$2,150

Feb. 1/25

$2,150

Total

$5,000

If you are interested in government funding options, please contact The Traverse Coordinator at traverse@rundle.ab.ca.

Strategy Development and Academic Support • Executive functioning (time management, organization, metacognition) • Self-advocacy • Learning and assessment strategies specific to each course

Future Planning

Who We Have Supported

• Resume development • Summer employment • Volunteer opportunities • Exploring internship opportunities

Acadia University Dalhousie University Huron University Lakeland College McGill University Mount Royal University Queen's University SAIT Sarah Lawrence College NY St. Fx University St. Mary's University

Toronto Metropolitan University (Ryerson) University of Alberta University of British Columbia University of British Columbia, Okanagan University of Calgary University of Lethbridge University of Western Ontario University of Victoria

What students are saying...

What parents are saying...

The Traverse program had a great effect on my grades, time management, and well-being."

"The Traverse program is the greatest. It will help me with the rest of my university [experience].

I highly recommend The Traverse program as it is a natural extension of the Rundle philosophy and practices. It is a very efficient way to provide support without having to start from scratch and allowed us to hit the ground running."

"The students that come through the Academy program are all very intelligent and they all have their own unique learning requirements. The Academy provides this support in a way that the student, their peers, parents, or post-secondary professors could never replicate. If [our son] was completely cut off from your support he would have had significantly different academic results and much lower confidence/self-esteem.

RUNDLE

This program knows where you came from, knows your strengths and weaknesses. It helped make [my experience at university] way better and helped me have greater confidence, be less overwhelmed and stressed-out all the time and more positive."

The Traverse Program traverse@rundle.ab.ca