District C partner SparkNC launched its Spark Labs to provide students with a space to pursue high-tech learning opportunities. District C’s Spark Teamship program is one of the many units offered. Learn more here.
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Announcing… our new Partnerships Board!
We are thrilled to welcome our Partnerships Board members who will be helping us connect students with more incredible mentors through their business partner recruitment efforts! See the full list of members at the bottom of this page.
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5k learning experiences delivered
The Teamship program continues to impact more educators, schools, and students. As of the end of August 2023, District C has provided over 5,000 learning experiences — 5,145 to be exact! Here’s to more opportunities in the future for students solving real-world business problems!
Teamship hits global reach
For the first time, a District C Certified Coach guided students through an intercultural problem-solving experience. Read more here about how UNC Wilmington ran a collaborative Teamship program with students at Vistula University in Poland!
District C impacts 3,000 students through Teamship
We feel honored to surpass this big milestone! Let’s celebrate all of our incredible Teamship alumni who have invested time and energy to solve real problems for real businesses in order to prepare themselves for modern work. We’re getting ready to support another 1,000+ students this summer!
Tech jobs require more than just tech skills
Mercedes, a student in Vance County Schools, and Briana, a Senior Engineer at Dell, share their experience working together in the Spark Teamship program. Watch the inspiring video here.
District C presents at Cary Chamber
Karen Cho, Program Manager, shared how technology is rapidly changing the way we need to prepare the next generation of talent for modern work. Read more in the LinkedIn post here.
“I am far more equipped to enter the workforce”
After doing the Teamship program multiple times, a student named Sage from GRACE Christian School decided to post about her experience on LinkedIn (without prompting from her coach!) Read here.
District C “genuinely changed the way I think”
At our Community Event, we heard from Wake County students, coaches, and the CTE Director about their experiences with District C. Watch the recording here.
District C featured in Triangle Business Journal
Triangle Business Journal recently featured District C’s approach to preparing the next generation of diverse talent, and how businesses across the Triangle can get involved. Read the article here.
Featured on Trending in Education
District C’s Dan Gonzalez joined host Mike Palmer and the Trending in Education podcast for a conversation about preparing young people for the future of work. Listen here.
Meet Dalaicia Deravil
“It’s exciting, it’s collaborative, it prepares you for the future.” Dalaicia, a rising senior in Johnston County, shares her Teamship experience. Watch the 3-minute video here.
Teamship: A new way to approach work-based learning
We’re grateful for Cheyenne McNeill from EdNC, who dug into the Teamship model this summer by observing programs in Johnston and Wake Counties. Read her article here.
Talking education & workforce at the NC Chamber conference
As a panelist at the NC Chamber conference, District C’s Anne Jones joined education and workforce leaders to discuss alignment between education and workforce needs. Read the EdNC article here to learn more about the conference.
NC Chamber features District C as a North Carolina success story
“…North Carolina-based District C… [is] fueling the talent pipeline for our state’s employers.” Read the full article here.
Lenoir County students solve problems for local businesses
“The folks from the front office of the Down East Wood Ducks, Kinston’s minor league baseball team, got the pitch they were looking for from LCPS students…” Read the rest of the article from Neuse News here.
District C partners with SparkNC to reach thousands of NC students
SparkNC will provide a learning pathway to prepare NC students for high tech jobs. Through District C’s Teamship, these students will solve real problems for tech businesses. Read the full article in Forbes.
“I’m feeling… amazing.”
As part of NC’s Summer Career Accelerator initiative, we partnered with Johnston County Public Schools to offer a Teamship program for 20 students. Over two weeks, teams of students solved problems for local businesses, including Novo Nordisk (pictured above). We asked a few students how they felt after the pitch event. Watch the video.
Students design the future of education
Students and educators from across NC convened in Wilmington to design new modes of learning to prepare next gen talent for high-tech jobs. District C facilitated the design sprint. This is the start of the High-Tech Learning Accelerator. Read the article in EdNC.
This will make you smile
If you love teachers as much as we do, this video is for you. These educators have spent over 50 hours training to be District C certified coaches. This is the moment they learn they’ve passed their final assessment. Watch the video.
District C & NAF bring Teamship to NAF Academies
NAF, a national leader in career preparation for high school students, and District C have partnered to train and certify three NAF teachers to adopt District C’s Teamship model for over 100 NAF academy students this fall. Read the press release.
NCSSM & District C partner to reach students across NC
NCSSM Teamship Fellows will bring Teamship, an innovative team-based internship experience, to schools across NC, and annual showcase events will feature rising talent from every corner of the state. Read the press release.
District C’s newest cohort of Coaching Fellows
30 exceptional educators from 23 schools and organizations in 6 states and across 4 time zones… this is District C’s newest cohort of Coaching Fellows, launched today. All are training to earn their District C certification and take the Teamship model back to their students. Learn about the Coaching Institute.
Students take on real business problems at Durham Academy
“I like to call it a hidden gem at DA,” says student Emily Gao, referring to Durham Academy’s semester-long Teamship course. Watch the video.
“Light years beyond the common, traditional style of group projects”
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools has launched a full-year Teamship course. High school students from different CHCCS schools team up to solve real problems for local businesses. Read more.
“This project has been eye opening in the way that it teaches me to think.”
Buncombe County Schools wrote about District C’s impact on students in western NC. Read more.