Students complete a professional assessment with a guided debrief from a corporate performance coach. They see how companies use assessments in hiring and building teams, and learn their own communication style, how it lands with others, and how to adjust.
Professionals meet students virtually or in person at Booker T. Washington High School to share how they got where they are, what they look for in people, and what they wish they had known at 16.
Opt-in, interest-aligned visits in small groups to a mix of large companies and entrepreneurial ones. Students see how the operation runs, then sit down with a few employees to hear about their careers and roles.
Each student is matched with a mentor by interest and profile. Mentors give students feedback on the business plans they build, so students see how a professional evaluates ideas and sets priorities, with a coordinator keeping things on track.
Students take an idea, research it, build a plan, refine it with their mentor’s feedback, and pitch it to a panel of business-leader judges in late spring.
Internships for students who are ready, in summer 2027. Placements are not guaranteed; they depend on what companies can offer and on each student’s age, readiness, and engagement during the year.
Every student applied, submitted recommendation letters, and interviewed for a place, and students are briefed before each tour and session. Your time is not spent on unprepared students.
A speaker session is a single session. A company visit is a single visit. Mentors give feedback on a student’s business plan within a set window. Nothing is open-ended, and you always know what you are agreeing to.
Students are prepared before they show up, companies are briefed beforehand, and follow-up happens after every interaction, so every part of the program stays connected.