Discover what you bring. Build what you imagine.
BUILD helps young people discover their strengths and turn ideas into action in two hands-on classes: a strengths and careers class, MY EDGE, and a young entrepreneur class, YOUNG CEO.
6th grade and up · 12-Week Courses · 24-Week BUILD Experience
$30 a class · $360 for a full 12-week course. 12 students max. These are the proposed January courses. Days, times and formats are posted Dec 1, based on what families tell us on the January list.
Find your strengths and the careers that fit
Starts January · 12 seats
Get on the January listTurn an idea into a real business and pitch it
Starts January · 12 seats
Get on the January listIEP and 504 plans welcome. Special education expertise on staff.
Find your strengths and the careers that fit (6th grade and up)
Students discover what they're good at, explore their strengths, connect those strengths to careers and opportunities, and learn how to communicate what they bring to the table.
IEP and 504 plans welcome. Special education expertise on staff.
Turn an idea into a real business and pitch it (6th grade and up)
Students turn ideas into action through creativity, problem-solving, entrepreneurship, and real-world experiences. As they progress, they learn to create, develop, pitch, market, and launch their ideas.
IEP and 504 plans welcome. Special education expertise on staff.
These aren't one-time classes. Students can come back every year from 6th grade on, and new students can start at any grade.
12 weeks
Take MY EDGE or YOUNG CEO.
24 weeks
MY EDGE + YOUNG CEO = BUILD
Know what you bring. Then see what you can build with it.
Real experiences and things they made, not just a finished class. Depending on grade and course, students may develop:
BUILD can be offered through:
Whether a young person is discovering their strengths or developing their next big idea, BUILD gives them a place to start, and somewhere to keep growing.
