For Students
Enrichment
- Serve as mentors and/or tutors
- Conduct class presentations on careers, special interests and workforce expectations
- Provide worksite tours
- Provide career exploration – job shadowing, employment information and/or internships
- Sponsor events- cultural, fine arts, athletics, field trips
- Participate in/sponsor clubs – social, character development and/or service-oriented
- Sponsor and/or assist with special events, in-school contests, science/math fairs, summer camps and/or scholarships
- Support students’ personal and professional development – display students’ work, invite students to speak and/or invite school band or choir to perform
Awards/Incentives
- Supply awards/incentives to support academic achievement and improvement, attendance and citizenship
For Staff
- Provide information/resources to increase understanding of the skills needed in the workplace, thus assisting in lesson-plan development and student preparation
- Sponsor continuing-education scholarships
- Sponsor leadership, team building and/or management sessions
- Host and facilitate workshops
- Provide worksite tours
- Provide management/financial/technical consultants
- Supply awards/incentives to support recognition programs
- Provide classroom supplies
For Parents
- Sponsor life-skills presentations
- Support PTA activities
- Sponsor GED/literacy classes
- Provide worksite tours and career exploration workshops
- Provide computer training
School-Wide
- Support PR efforts for school events
- Assist with exterior/interior building and grounds improvement
- Participate in fund raising efforts – start an internal matching campaign
- Provide school supplies
- Sponsor in-school contests for students, parents, faculty and staff
What Schools Can Provide to Partners
- Lend space for business meetings (for small business partners)
- Provide artwork for display in company facilities and/or holiday cards
- Provide school band/chorus entertainment at company functions – during special events and holiday functions
- Provide public tributes – partnership recognition ceremonies/awards and articles highlighting the partners in local school and school newsletters and morning announcements
- Collaborate in community service activities – food drives and charity walks
- Students to participate in co-op programs or internships