PC 101 Life Skills
Gathering Agenda for Week 01
Introduction to Pathway
Important Note
People are often nervous when they do something new, especially when it comes to education. Students know
that they need an education to get ahead in life but they are worried that they won’t be able to succeed in it,
especially if it’s in another language. They worry about how they will find the time, money, and support they
need to complete their education. The purpose of this first gathering is to relieve some of these concerns by
building up their confidence and inspiring them to keep moving forward. If a student persists through the first
few weeks and learns to trust their peers, the program, and the Lord, they find their confidence. They find that
their ability to succeed grows dramatically. They just need to feel some of that hope this first night.
Gathering Purposes
• Inspire students with the belief that they can succeed in getting an education.
• Build student confidence in their decision to pursue their education through BYU Pathway Worldwide.
• Help students feel welcome and supported by each other, their missionaries, their instructors, and the
Lord.
• Ensure that students can access their course and know what is coming next.
Preparation
● Where possible, former PathwayConnect students should be invited to help facilitate this gathering.
● Prepare the room for groups:
o For face-to-face Gatherings, arrive early to setup the room, prepare any visual aids, and greet
students as they arrive.
o For virtual Gatherings, start the meeting early, share your screen with a message welcoming
them to the gathering and letting them know you’ll start soon.
▪ When the Gathering Agenda asks that students meet in small groups, use Breakout
Rooms.
▪ When the Gathering Agenda asks you to display things on “the board,” you can use the
whiteboard.
Min Activities Teaching Tips
Welcome and Devotional
5 Welcome Welcome everyone to the PathwayConnect Program and explain Missionary Led
that, at this Gathering, they will learn more about:
1. The PathwayConnect program
2. How it can help them discern their pathway in life and
strengthen their ability to pursue it.
Devotional Please sing one or two verses of a hymn.
If you meet with a virtual gathering, the lead student or another
student should be invited to share a brief spiritual thought. A
volunteer will then give an opening prayer.
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Gathering Agenda for Week 01
Introduction to Pathway
Important Note
People are often nervous when they do something new, especially when it comes to education. Students know
that they need an education to get ahead in life but they are worried that they won’t be able to succeed in it,
especially if it’s in another language. They worry about how they will find the time, money, and support they
need to complete their education. The purpose of this first gathering is to relieve some of these concerns by
building up their confidence and inspiring them to keep moving forward. If a student persists through the first
few weeks and learns to trust their peers, the program, and the Lord, they find their confidence. They find that
their ability to succeed grows dramatically. They just need to feel some of that hope this first night.
Gathering Purposes
• Inspire students with the belief that they can succeed in getting an education.
• Build student confidence in their decision to pursue their education through BYU Pathway Worldwide.
• Help students feel welcome and supported by each other, their missionaries, their instructors, and the
Lord.
• Ensure that students can access their course and know what is coming next.
Preparation
● Where possible, former PathwayConnect students should be invited to help facilitate this gathering.
● Prepare the room for groups:
o For face-to-face Gatherings, arrive early to setup the room, prepare any visual aids, and greet
students as they arrive.
o For virtual Gatherings, start the meeting early, share your screen with a message welcoming
them to the gathering and letting them know you’ll start soon.
▪ When the Gathering Agenda asks that students meet in small groups, use Breakout
Rooms.
▪ When the Gathering Agenda asks you to display things on “the board,” you can use the
whiteboard.
Min Activities Teaching Tips
Welcome and Devotional
5 Welcome Welcome everyone to the PathwayConnect Program and explain Missionary Led
that, at this Gathering, they will learn more about:
1. The PathwayConnect program
2. How it can help them discern their pathway in life and
strengthen their ability to pursue it.
Devotional Please sing one or two verses of a hymn.
If you meet with a virtual gathering, the lead student or another
student should be invited to share a brief spiritual thought. A
volunteer will then give an opening prayer.
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