A session on Y-Plan (Youth – Plan, Learn, Act, Now) was presented at the LLA conference in LA in April. Y-PLAN is an award-winning, K-12 civic youth engagement strategy developed by UC Berkeley’s Center for Cities + Schools (CC+S).
YouScience plays a pivotal role in the work we do by bridging the gap between education and careers, aiding students in discovering their aptitudes, and linking them to relevant educational pathways and professions.
Many community and school district leaders can benefit greatly from seeing the academy model firsthand, but don’t need all the implementation details and can’t find 3 consecutive days for travel in their packed calendar.
The School District of Beloit (SDB) outpaced the State of Wisconsin by a remarkable margin of 3:1 in providing students with meaningful work-based learning (WBL) opportunities!
“It takes a lot of courage to release the familiar and seemingly secure, to embrace the new. But there is no real security in what is no longer meaningful. There is more security in the adventurous and exciting, for in movement there is life, and in change there is power.” Alan Cohen
New Apprenticeship Benefits Students and the District Not long ago, Racine Unified School District (RUSD) made news by hosting the first of its kind, custom site visit for representatives of Fayette County Public Schools (FCPS), Lexington, Kentucky and the Academies of Lexington. Well, RUSD’s Academies of Racine is back in
When employees of a Ford Lincoln dealership group learned about Ford Next Generation Learning’s involvement in the local school district, the response was remarkable. Bridgett Davis, Social Media/Website representative at Bob Thomas Ford Lincoln, reached out when she heard about our collaboration with Fort Wayne Community Schools (FWCS). Anxious to
Did you know that Ford NGL is working in Anchorage, Alaska? Over the past year, our coaching team has been actively engaged with local district and community leaders in their mission to ensure that every student becomes college, career, and life-ready. Anchorage, while a large district, has managed to retain
In an exciting collaboration aimed at nurturing the next generation of home builders, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) has joined forces with the Boys & Girls Clubs of America. This innovative partnership seeks to provide students with invaluable insights into the world of home construction and empower them
Cheryl Carrier, Executive Director, Ford Next Generation Learning We have all heard the saying, “It takes a village.” Nowhere is that phrase more applicable than in the case of educating and preparing our young people for success in college, career, and life. If you are an educator, you know just
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