Ignite Purpose

Apprentice Learning offers career education programs for eighth-grade students in Boston Public Schools designed to teach essential work skills and habits and expose students to different careers and adults who are passionate about their professions, so that students can make a clear connection between success in school and a satisfying, productive work life.

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Skyline Project: Distance to the Horizon

Thursday, November 8, 2016 | 6:30 – 9:00 p.m. | Proudly hosted by General Assembly

For too many young people, Boston’s skyline—including the career opportunities it offers and all that it represents—feels beyond reach. Apprentice Learning works to change that by offering hands-on, on-site career exploration for middle school students in Boston’s public schools

We invite you to join us at General Assembly for a night of refreshments, celebration and good conversation about our efforts to demystify Boston’s skyline and how you can help to create career exploration opportunities for our youth in Boston.

 

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Our Programs


Workplace Explorations


Ignite purpose with career discovery at your workplace.
 


Apprenticeships


Teaching content and situations related to the demands of real life.


Launch


Invent your future.


City Summer Internships


Demystifying Boston’s skyline for Boston’s next generation of women leaders in the workplace.

Our Impact

Over 92% of Apprentice Learning participants report gains in Academic Motivation and Learning Interest.

87% of our 2012-2013 alums graduated from high school and 80% are enrolled in post-secondary education.

This compares to a 73% high school graduation rate and 66% college enrollment rate for the Boston Public Schools overall.

At Apprentice Learning student develop:

Skills for Success

Students practice self-presentation and communication skills in professional workplace setting.

Career Knowledge

Worksite partners ignite a sense of purpose with authentic learning.

Dreams and Plans

Students meet professionals who share and inspire their career pathways.

Learn more about our impact on middle schoolers across Boston.

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Latest News

September 6, 2018 Post a Comment

Thank you Eastern Bank Charitable Foundation!

When we opened our first bank account to launch Apprentice Learning, Eastern Bank in Ashmont was our choice for a community bank. We were warmly welcomed by Roxann Cooke, who is now Senior Vice President and Regional Manager. Eastern Bank has supported Apprentice Learning’s growth as a banking partner and as a funder. We...

July 18, 2018 Post a Comment

Goals and Dreams: It’s All About Action

Taylor Norman, Apprentice Learning Program Coordinator at the Boston Teachers Union School was invited to give a parting speech to the eighth grade class. We were inspired and wanted to share her words. As you launch into high school, you will have a chance to choose your friends, choose your interests, and choose what...

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Young people—middle schoolers—are very curious about your world and most are eager to join you in it. We invite you to share your world of work with an adolescent: it’s opportunity to participate in civic life in a most personal way.

Together, we educate for our future. Bring community service to your workplace with Apprentice Learning!

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For as little as $60, you can provide MBTA transportation so a young person can travel to their summer job.

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Ignite purpose with career discovery at your workplace.

We partner with local business to create seminal experiences that give purpose to the present, but more importantly, to a young person’s future. That purpose—the thing that motivates students and moves lives forward can be found in workplaces across our city.

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