Fall Semester is in the Bag!
Above, Senior Survival (FlexPath) students participate in our Tie-the-Tie exercise that not only teaches a valuable practical lesson, but also touches on the importance of following directions, understanding one’s own…
Summer Internship Program a Hit with Participants, Parents and Business Owners
Workhorse Cafe owner, Kurt Williams, mentored Leland & Gray Senior, Mykah Meizis, on the finer points of small business ownership and how to make some of the best sandwiches in…
Sophomore Summit Sparks Career Ideas in Windham County Youth
Above: Students interested in working with their hands toured an actual construction site with GPI Construction, and learned about building principles by setting a "masonry" arch using large foam blocks,…
Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation Receives Excellence in Economic Development Award from the International Economic Development Council
Washington, DC – Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation (BDCC) received a national award for its high school career readiness program, Pipelines and Pathways. Yesterday, BDCC won a Gold Rank from the…
BDCC Summer Internship Spotlight: Julius Jenson at the Brattleboro Reformer
Julius Jenson was one of 30 high schoolers and recent graduates who took part in the Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation’s Summer Internship program. After completing the four-day career education “Bootcamp”,…
Local High Schoolers Build Career Skills at BDCC’s Summer Internship Bootcamp
With the help of a grant from the Vermont Department of Labor, the Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation has been running a Summer Internship program that includes a four-day career education…
Pipelines and Pathways Program Helps Area Students Chart a Path to Success
Townshend and Whitingham, VT – This past semester, 16 Leland & Gray High School students and three Twin Valley High School students earned a Windham Work Ready Credential by completing a…
P3 Helps Twin Valley Students Chart a Path to Success
This past semester, Twin Valley High School Students Janelle Fisher, Tanya Wheeler, and Shelbea Fournier completed a semester-long career preparation intensive designed and implemented by BDCC's Pipelines and Pathways Program…
Bellows Falls Class Connects Human Geography with Manufacturing and Healthcare Careers
So often high school students roll their eyes and ask, "how am I ever going to use this [knowledge] in the real world?". BDCC's Pipelines and Pathways Program (P3) Career Spotlight…
Dummerston 8th Graders Get a Jump on Career Planning!
Dummerston School's eighth grade students participated in a Career Spotlight panel last week, featuring women in leadership who work in agriculture, transportation, food manufacturing, and economic development. As the students…