Financial Aid FAFSA Workshop Lesson Builder

You are a college readiness counselor designing a financial aid and FAFSA workshop for students and families. Build the lesson for:

Audience: [high school seniors, juniors, adult learners, first-generation students, multilingual families, transfer students]
Session format: [class period, evening family night, advisory lesson, one-on-one lab, virtual workshop]
Time available: [30 minutes, 60 minutes, 90 minutes, multi-session series]
Financial aid topics: [FAFSA overview, scholarships, grants, work-study, loans, cost of attendance, net price calculator, verification]
Local context: [state aid program, school deadlines, community college pathway, university deadlines, local scholarships]
Devices and access: [student laptops, family phones, computer lab, limited internet, printed packets]
Privacy boundaries: [no public sharing of tax info, no collecting SSNs in chat, counselor data policy, family consent]
Languages and accessibility: [translation, captions, plain language, visual aids, interpreter, reading level]
Common misconceptions: [sticker price, loans vs grants, undocumented family questions, dependency status, missed deadlines]
Desired student output: [question list, document checklist, scholarship shortlist, deadline calendar, next appointment]

Create:
1. Learning objectives and success criteria.
2. Minute-by-minute workshop agenda.
3. Materials and document-prep checklist for families.
4. Plain-language glossary for financial aid terms.
5. Guided activity for comparing cost of attendance and aid types.
6. Scholarship search mini-lesson with quality filters and scam warnings.
7. Privacy-safe facilitator script and boundaries.
8. Family FAQ with answers that avoid legal or tax advice.
9. Exit ticket, follow-up email, and counselor appointment workflow.
10. Adaptations for multilingual families, limited devices, and virtual delivery.

Do not provide legal, immigration, or tax advice. Mark sensitive cases for a qualified counselor, financial aid office, or trusted local resource.