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This deck highlights the power of connecting High School Students with corporations through the Hold Hands Program.TRANSCRIPT
Innovation and Change
Connections from Classroom to Careers for our Youth
Hold Hands Chicago
Off-Site Visits
Aligned Curriculum
Mentoring and career
exploration online
Job/Internship Opportunities
Coordination of visits, design and development of “agendas” that facilitate partnerships between Area 23 and Chicago area businesses.
Online student-centered activities before and after the visit.
Supervision with CPS staff for each visit.
Life-changing connections with students and mentors.
Innovation + Technology= Success
Hold Hands Front Page
Hold Hands Financial Summary (Chicago Only)
Hold Hands Potential Revenue in 4 additional markets
Involving the Business Community:
• Employers in the community see their future success as dependent on skilled workers. They want to be part of the solution for low graduation rates (Bailey, Hughes, and Moore, 2005)
• Employers value learning that integrates academic and real-world skills (American Association of Colleges and Universities, 2008).