Home Services Contact Us Partners About Us Pre-Employment classes We offer a wide range of services to meet every type of industry. We build a core foundation for students to be successful in the market place by addressing "their needs". Student Needs: Security – We desire health, safety, familiarity, and competence. Status – We seek recognition of our contributions. Achievement – We strive for excellence and take pride in our accomplishments. Autonomy – We seek freedom in our actions and decisions. Purpose – We want to make a meaningful difference. Belonging – We want a meaningful connection to others. Research Documents: core-human drives 6-core-needs Who are we General Tenants: 1. Will change careers equally as jobs. 2. Life-skills are transferable between careers/jobs 3. Think of yourself as in your own business. … Your boss is your customer. Build your brand. 4. Problems are opportunities … the bigger the problem the bigger the opportunity. Vinod Khosla 5. Use the engineering mind-set to focus on all the activities around your normal position. 6. Learn from your errors … They are learning tools 7. Be a lifelong learner … Have fun at it. Pre-Employment: ... 16 week class description below: .st0{fill:#231f20} Weeks 1-4 Getting to know each other Develop our team culture What is our problem to work on? Goals: • Becoming part of a team and its values • Make your team members successful • Understanding the company’s relationship to you • How teams are all around us Example of day 0ne Weeks 5-8 Framing the problem Research / Plan the problem Problem-solving process Goals: • Understand the problem-solving process • See the positive effect of working as a team • See the assumptions & core values of my mind-set • Begin my journey in developing my attitude • Be able to articulate my thoughts to others. Weeks 9-12 Branding mindset Goals: • Articulate the min-set of ownership thinking • Understand the history of work & the relationship of the worker to the organization … How does it get better? • Understand about my social skills and how does it make me better • How do I describe my brand and its relationship to finding employment Week Four Goals: • Think like a business owner • Understand the issues of a company • Understand financial literacy • Develop my thinking skills ( creative & critical thinking), questioning, system thinking and reflection. • Ready to enter the work market and be an excellent owner When you start a new job- 5 things to look for How are our classes organized and what is their structure. Our learning object is accomplished by doing; and less by instruction. The teacher acts as a facilitator with the students while they do their projects. Contract between student & Project Academy Documents: Delivery mode Process Begin your career One-hour Class Period Structure 15 min. of class learning/discussion 30 min. of Exercise / Activities by the teams Break Class Activities ... Tied to the curriculum Improv. Drawing exercise Problem solving Team building games Socratic Questioning Reference Documents: Executive summary College & Career Readiness Pre-employment details After-school details Skill-set-soft 26 Critical Thinking Tools Aligned With Bloom’s Taxonomy Thinking-skills Contact Where to find us: Bill Wolfson 5 Gannon Ter, Framingham MA 01702, USA Cell: 508-380-3747 billw@projectacademy.org cbernal@projectacademy.org Project Academy is a 501 (C)3 non-profit corp. whose purpose is to serve the community by successfully preparing entry level people & high school students to be productive in the work, education & society organizations. Qualified to receive tax deductible contributions under IRC Section 170. Copyright © All Rights Reserved. It is the policy of Project Academy not to discriminate on the basis of race, gender, religion, national origin, color, homelessness, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability in its education programs, services, activities, or employment practices. Created with