Partners
Together, we create a future.
When work experience happens at the right time in a young person’s life: passions emerge, opportunities arise, and newfound purpose propels students forward. At Apprentice Learning, we partner with businesses to build relationships that welcome all of Boston’s students to workplaces where they can begin to imagine a productive and satisfying future.
Our experienced team and unique approach match the right students to your business. Apprentice Learning’s unique approach guides you to provide an impactful experience that can ignite a sense of purpose, deepen skills and broaden a young person’s sense of their future in our community.
Program Manager
Helen Russell is the Founder and Executive Director of Apprentice Learning. Over the past 30 years, Russell has advocated for connecting students and schools to their communities using hands-on learning experiences. She spent over a decade in the Boston Public Schools (BPS) in external affairs, program development and fundraising at Boston Arts Academy and the Mission Hill School. Prior to working with BPS she was an instructor and program director for Thompson Island Outward Bound and is a senior trainer at Project Adventure. She holds a B.A. in Psychology from Boston College and a Master’s in Education from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. | 
Director, Bain Capital 
AVP, HR Manager & Senior Business Partner
Chief Development Officer, Brookview House 
Head of Middle School, The Meadowbrook School of Weston