How a Work-Based Learning Model Is Helping Students Stay in School

Indi­vid­u­al­ized youth intern­ships are keep­ing stu­dents at Del Norte High School in Albu­querque, New Mex­i­co, on track to achieve aca­d­e­m­ic and career goals. By intern­ing at orga­ni­za­tions that address home­less­ness, these stu­dents are build­ing aca­d­e­m­ic and occu­pa­tion­al skills as they con­tribute to their communities.

Dubbed the Del Norte Work-Based Learn­ing (WBL) Ecosys­tem, this col­lab­o­ra­tion of edu­ca­tors, non­prof­its, employ­ers and young peo­ple receives fund­ing from the Annie E. Casey Foun­da­tion. The pro­gram is part of the Foundation’s Thrive by 25^® com­mit­ment to invest in the well-being and suc­cess of teens and young adults, guid­ed by local part­ners in Albu­querque, Atlanta and Bal­ti­more. Casey’s Thrive by 25 part­ner in Albu­querque is Future Focused Edu­ca­tion (FFE), which works to trans­form edu­ca­tion to bet­ter respond to stu­dents’ and help schools and dis­tricts in strength­en­ing or imple­ment­ing work-based learn­ing programs.

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Source: The Annie E. Casey Foun­da­tion