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OUR PROGRAMS
Schools That Can's Programming
e2e Career Readiness Curriculum
Our e2e (education to employment) Career Readiness Curriculum is the core of STC's programming, and is a holistic, student-centered approach to career readiness. Students engage in lessons that are designed to support them in thinking critically about postsecondary plans, that offer multiple touchpoints with volunteer professionals for guidance, and that focus on development of real-world tools including cover letters, professional communication skills, resumes, and financial literacy.
Our curriculum can be customized to fit a school’s needs, with a trained facilitator who works directly with students.
Work-Based Learning Experiences
STC’s approach to internships and work-based learning experiences is student-driven. Students engage in mock interviews, career chats with professionals, and explore areas of interest for internships, apprenticeships, and their postsecondary plan. We also support schools in securing experiences and cultivating partnerships that lead to internships.
Design Challenge
STC believes students have big ideas on how to solve challenges in their communities. Through Design and Workplace Challenges, teams of students engage in design thinking to address a problem in their community or a field of work, with local businesses and nonprofits serving as the “client” for the challenge. Students practice collaboration, professional communication, and networking skills. In 2025, Design Challenge is expanding to include STC's first student-centered symposium.
STC Thought Leadership
From 2005 to 2020, STC facilitated over a decade of annual Forums in different cities. These in-person events were opportunities for educators, school leaders, and partners to learn, collaborate, and innovate together.
Since then, STC has furthered its commitment to collaboration and discussion across sectors about issues facing education and the workforce. This includes the facilitation of STC Study Groups, which bring together cohorts of K-12 school leaders, university provosts, and thought leaders for timely discussion on challenges and solutions impacting education. These groups have become robust opportunities for collaboration and groundbreaking discussion.
STC also hosts Ed Chats, free, virtual events designed to be accessible to the public that bring together leaders for conversation and questions. Ed Chats have included conversations as Education in the Age of AI, Education Equity and the COVID-19 Pandemic, How Career Readiness Changes High School Culture, and more.
For more information on STC Study Groups and Ed Chats, please contact us here.
What makes STC's approach different
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We meet students and schools where they are. With our model, talented, trained facilitators join students directly in the classroom and coordinate in-school, work-based learning experiences. We’re collaborators and partners with schools to ensure every student has access to career-connected learning.
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We help develop students’ skills and confidence through hands-on opportunities to explore career and purpose through participating in micro-internships, mock interviews, and other adult-facing experiences for real-world guidance.
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We offer a curriculum and work-based learning experiences that are student-centered, culturally relevant, and can be customized to meet the needs of a school community.