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NEWARK
What We Do
STC Newark has been serving historically marginalized K-12 students in Newark since 2007. In SY2024- 2025 it is launching its citywide approach to building a work-based learning ecosystem in Newark. Schools That Can has recently been recognized by the federal Department of Education as one of only ten organizations in the country offering the most exemplary work-based learning programming, and the only such organization in the state of New Jersey.
Schools That Can has been contracted by the Newark Board of Education to embed its career readiness curriculum into eight high schools while taking a lead role in working with Career Student Technical Organizations (CTSOs) and CTE Advisory Committees. Schools That Can Newark is piloting an English Language Learners (ELL) rubric, designed to meet the needs of students who are English Language Learners and support educators in developing ELL teaching skills.
STC Newark Programs
STC Newark is taking a lead role working with 18 Career Technical Student Organizations (CTSO) and 17 CTE Advisory Committees to provide support to Newark schools in alignment with STC’s award-winning career readiness curriculum. We're building a career-connected ecosystem that includes classroom curriculum and work with Newark’s CTE Advisory Committees and CTSOs.
Career Skills: Career Pathways Programs
Design Challenge
STC Newark hosts Design Challenges, during which middle students tackle a real challenge facing the city of Newark using design thinking. Previous STC Newark Design Challenge partners include Panasonic, Newark Symphony Hall, The Newark Alliance, and more. STC Newark's Design Challenge, then Design Day, was featured in Chalkbeat Newark.
Career Readiness Curriculum
Our Career Readiness Curriculum consists of 6 experiential, student-centered units to prepare young people for postsecondary success. These units represent 125 hours of award-winning curriculum designed to prepare 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th grade students for the world of work.
English Language Learners
STC Newark's ELL rubric supports educators in meeting the needs of students who are English Language Learners. In addition, STC Newark ensures our career readiness curriculum materials are offered in English and Spanish, and is developing teacher training to help schools meet the needs and strengths of ELL students.
