“I learned to manage money and be my own person in life. Also, how to be my own business person, manage my time, as well as work as a team.”

Brooklyn Middle School student

ABOUT

Our Connections Programs prepare students for the educational and career challenges of the 21st Century.

All lessons address real-world challenges: from personal finance to creating a product to sell and calculating return on investment. Activities can be incorporated into the school day or will fit seamlessly into any extended learning time models (such as afterschool, before school or lunchtime).

OUR PROGRAMS/LESSONS

• Linked to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS).
• STEM related and incorporate skills utilized in math, technology and engineering.
• Developed by career counselors, entrepreneurs, and teachers.
• Easy-to-facilitate curriculum has been tested with thousands of students in the largest school system in the country.

STUDENTS WILL

• Make immediate connections between academic excellence and real world success through structured hands-on and project-based activities
• Connect new subject-matter knowledge with real-world experiences that will directly impact their future
• Develop their social and emotional intelligence through team work, goal setting, decision making, public speaking, and leadership opportunities

Teen Entrepreneur Connections – Turn classrooms into headquarters of student-led corporations. Students create and run businesses with real money at stake. Nothing virtual here.

*Great for: students who would benefit from an exciting activity that teaches them math and marketing undercover!

Career Connections – 5 easy steps lead students to create a path for their future and culminates with student presentations of Career Maps where they clearly and concretely outline their path to success.

*Great for: students who need help seeing the connection between academic performance and future career opportunities and earning potential!

Financial Connections – Math and life skills come alive with this fun financial literacy curriculum. Jeopardy-style games and credit card games inspire kids and adults to take an active role in their financial health.

*Great for: students who need more applied math.

College Connections – Tear through the haze of the college process with this engaging curriculum that includes college fairs, guest speakers, and field trips. Students will explore every aspect of secondary education from the application process, financial aid options, to campus life and choosing classes and a major.

*Great for: students who need help imagining themselves in a university setting – especially if they would be the first in their family to attend college.

High School Connections – High School Connections is a middle school program designed specifically for New York City 6th and 7th graders. This program supports students’ educational goals by helping them navigate the difficult path of choosing the high school that is right for them.

*Great for: students and families who find the NYC high school selection process overwhelming

PARTNER SCHOOLS

Schools Participating in our After School or In Class Programs

Bronx
Alfred E Smith High School
Bronx Expeditionary Learning HS (9X227)
Business School for Entrepreneurial Studies (x216)
Christopher Columbus High School
Grace Dodge High School
J.H.S. 166 Roberto Clemente
M.S. 203
M.S. 301 Paul S. Dunbar
P.S./I.S. 224
Samuel Gompers High School
PS X017

Brooklyn
I.S. 096 Seth Low (K096)
IS 340
J.H.S. 062 Ditmas (K062)
Middle School of Marketing and Legal Studies (K598)
Paul Robeson High School (K625)

Manhattan
J.H.S. M044 William J. O’Shea
M.S. 101
M.S. 256 Academic & Athletic Excellence
M.S. 258 Community Action School
MS 381

Queens
Beach Channel High School
Catherine & Count Basie Middle School 72 (Q72)
I.S. 237
York Early College Academy (Q284)

Schools Participating In Our Staff Development Programs

Bronx
Celia Cruz , Gompers HS, IS 254, JHS 80, MS 97, MS 83, MS 203, MS 224, MS 343, MS 391, PS 5, West Bronx

Brooklyn
Lafayette Educational Campus, IS 228, MS 2, MS 61, MS 587, PS 101, PS 138, PS 226, PS 329

Queens
Boys and Girls HS, IS 137, JHS 57, MS 35, MS 267, Newcomers HS, PS 40, PS 42, PS 48, PS/MS 308