Is Your Teen Ready to Find Their Purpose?

We're excited to share a new program coming your way — and we want to know if your family is interested!

OPTICS (Opportunities for Purpose-Transformed Identities for Career Success) is a research-based program designed for teens and their parents — because we know career success starts at home. Together, you'll explore how identity, purpose, and values connect to real-world careers, college planning, and life goals.

Through OPTICS, teens will:

• Discover their strengths and sense of purpose
• Build career awareness and explore pathways
• Develop goal-setting and self-advocacy skills

And parents will learn how to actively support their teen's journey — because your role matters more than you know.

If this sounds like something your family would benefit from, we'd love to hear from you!

Interest Form— fill it out and we'll be in touch with more details as the program launches.

Questions? Reach out to Elizabeth at embaker6@ncsu.edu