First Tee — Metro Atlanta | Teen Summit

Piloted in 2022, Teen Summit is a one day conference designed for our participants aged 14-18. We empower our teens to express their needs and interests and rely heavily on them for input on the subject matter that will be included each year. Breakout sessions for 2024 include Mental Health and Mindfulness, Financial Literacy, Social Media, and introducing the Seven Principles of Persuasion.

Previous Teen Summit Breakout Rooms

“Understanding Mental Health”
Teens, we hear you loud and clear! Access to mental health discussions and formats has been a consistent request so this session is just for you! In this room, we discuss what mental health is, how it affects us and how to best take care of our own mental health on a regular basis. Led by Mia Bishop, LAPC, NCC with Atlanta Center for Self Compassion, this informative and interactive session addresses one of the most pressing concerns for today’s teens.

“Creating Your Own Path”
A discussion on how leaning into one’s passions can lead to a life full of purpose and ultimately, happiness. We’ll present the stories of individuals who are doing that right now and will give insight into how the next generation can do it for themselves. The road isn’t always easy, but participants will hear just how rewarding creating their own path can be for their own lives!

“College, Frfr”
Adults constantly encourage our young people to go to college, but what is college really like? It can’t be the same way it was for the adults who graduated 20+ years ago, can it? In this session, current college students and recent graduates discuss academic workload and expectations as well as the social aspects of campus life (how to balance the freedom and responsibility of being a college student, how to network, how to talk with professors, what are the things they wished they knew about college while they were still in high school.) Our panelists will share all perspectives on college, for real for real, to help prepare our teens now.

“Getting and Keeping The Bag”
We all want the bag, but how do we keep the bag, and how do we keep the bag growing the way we want it?  This session is about raising our teens Financial Literacy. Let’s set a baseline of understanding certain definitions, learn more about banking & budgeting, while we touch on credit & investing. Led by Ashley Clark, CEO of Sense 2 Cents, this session is set to be engaging and informative!

“Teen Talk Live” (Vent Session)
As a teen, there are certain things that you probably hold in…this is the room to let it out! Led by Charlette Hodge, LPC, NCC with Open Dialog Coaching and Counseling, this session will be a safe space for teens to explore emotions while we introduce therapeutic models, interventions & strategies to help reduce mental health concerns in a group coaching environment. Teens will be asked to submit questions and topics for discussion and exploration upon entry into this room, so that the most pressing issues can be really flushed out and have the deepest impact possible.