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Getting the Job: 3 Tips from Career Edge Alumni
On average, only two percent of candidates that apply for a job will get an interview according to Glassdoor. With Career Edge, students attend workshops designed to help adults prepare for the job market. Participants are taught the skills needed to get and keep a job. The workshop series is based on targeted instruction in […]
Read MoreScholarship Roundup for Flint & Genesee Students
The end of the school year is nearing and for those who are planning to attend college in the fall, scholarship deadlines are fast approaching. According to Rhetta Hunyady, vice president of Education & Training at the Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce, there are scholarships available for every type of student with every type […]
Read MoreConnecting YouthQuest & Home: YQ, Inc. 2
Last November, YouthQuest students began learning about how to plan and run a business. Now students are at it again with YQ, Inc. 2. By building on what they learned in November, students are participating in age-appropriate economic activities to increase their knowledge in a fun way – all in preparation for the YQ, Inc. […]
Read MoreOn the Job: Clyde Bell II
Since graduating from Carmen Ainsworth High School in 2010, Clyde Bell II hasn’t stopped moving forward. He left his hometown at 18 and moved Georgia to attend Clark Atlanta University where he completed his Bachelor of Arts in business marketing. Bell has been moving forward ever since, but he says without TeenQuest, he may not […]
Read MoreYouthQuest Highlights: February 2018
BUILDING CITIES Fourth and fifth grade students at Freeman Elementary participated in the club Box City. Tasked with building their own city out of boxes, students planned and sketched out the location of important city buildings. They then drew roads and discussed important terms used in city planning such as rural, urban or suburban areas. […]
Read MoreConnecting YouthQuest & Home: Hip-Hop Beats and Eats
Image Credit: Gavin Whitner, MusicOomph.com What can hip-hop teach us about history? Quite a bit! By putting rhyme schemes over beats, the music genre provides a creative way to tell the stories of our country’s past. “We are tying this month’s theme into Black History Month,” says Rhetta Hunyady, Vice President of Education & […]
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