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NC Teamship Showcase feature in EdNC

In July, 21 students from across the state of North Carolina came together at North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics for a week to solve real problems for real businesses. Thank you to SparkNC and NCSSM for collaborating on such an incredible week-long program!

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District C partners with The College Board training teachers to coach students

District C teamed up with The College Board in Denver as part of their new Career Kickstart program. More than 130 educators nationwide came together for a week-long intensive training. District C was a proud partner to deliver professional development to the educators in attendance. The training will help educators coach students on professional skills as part of the Career Kickstart pilot.

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February is CTE month!

What is CTE? Career and technical education, or CTE, prepares students for high-wage, high-skill and high-demand careers. Celebrate CTE Month today and advocate for more work-based learning opportunities for students.

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Students X Community = Impact

Last summer, 640 students in the state of North Carolina took part in Teamship – a reimagined internship where teams of students solve real problems for real businesses. Hear from students and business partners as they share their experiences in the Summer Career Accelerator (SCA).

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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!

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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

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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.  

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District C and Ablr

We are thrilled to partner with Ablr to launch AblrWorks Teamship, a new Teamship experience for students with and without disabilities. Our first program concludes with a pitch event on

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1,000 students

That moment when the first-ever District C student walked through the door back in February of 2017 is one we’ll never forget, even as we celebrate reaching our 1,000th student

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District C at DEI Conference

We were honored to facilitate the “Activation Labs” portion of this year’s DEI conference hosted by the Raleigh Chamber. The Labs featured 600 participants and dozens of important small group

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Wake County Schools adopt Teamship

Grey Mangum and Mackie Hayman, District C-certified teachers from Sanderson & Heritage High Schools, launch a first-of-its-kind cross-school District C course. 8 teams of 32 students will solve problems for

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Expanding our reach

District C’s newest Coaching Fellows are educators from all over NC, including Rowan County, Warren County, Edgecombe County, and the Cape Fear region. Through the District C Coaching Institute, these

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Mentioned by Forbes

National education thought leader Tom Vander Ark wrote about the Future of Work on Forbes.com. District C student Yonas Kemal was a featured voice. Read the article.

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District C featured in EdWeek

One of our favorite quotes from the article: “District C sparked a love of problem-solving in me. Whatever career I choose, I’m definitely going to take that with me.” Read

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Meet Jordan

“My confidence definitely… I think it grew by like one thousand percent with District C.” This is the story of Jordan Christmas, senior at Southeast Raleigh Magnet High School, and

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Workshops at UNC Chapel Hill

UNC student entrepreneurs, local professionals, and high school students joined Anne for two workshops at UNC’s Global Entrepreneurship Week, hosted by Innovate Carolina at the 1789 innovation space on Franklin

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“How rare is that?”

This past summer, we kicked off our first-ever District C Coaching Institute. We started by inviting our Coaching Fellows to actually do the Teamship experience as students. This led to

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