Reality Fair 2.0!
P3’s Second Annual Reality Fair was, once again, a resounding success! The event took place on October 19 at Leland & Gray High School and was attended by students from each of the Windham County high schools. Over 80 community volunteers from a wide variety of businesses and organizations ran interactive booths at the Financial Literacy Experience and the “Adulting-101” Experience to help approximately 300 Windham County students prepare for life after high school.
Many thanks to all the folks from GPI Construction, Cota & Cota, Brattleboro Subaru, Army National Guard, Townshend Town Offices, BDCC Get on Board, M&T Bank, Windham Regional Career Center, Bratleboro Memorial Hospital, Brattleboro Retreat, Brooks Memorial Library, Rescue, Inc., Townshend Library, Wings, Bratleboro Police Department, Brattleboro Food Coop, Sotheby’s Realty, Riggs Distler, Deerfield Valley Rotary Club, Oak Meadow, MOOver, Putney General Store, Edward Jones, Vail Resorts, Fulflex, C&S Wholesale, TravelKuz, Magic Mountain, Boys & Girls Club, VSAC, HireAbility, HatchSpace, Department of Labor, TPI Staffing, and Druke Insurance. Thanks to Lonny Paige, John Doty, Steven John, Karen Molina, Sarah Shippee, Erin Pesut, Gabriel Sistare, Meg Streeter, and Michael Stack.
Read more about the event here based on coverage from the Brattleboro Reformer.
About Pipelines & Pathways
BDCC’s Pipelines and Pathways Program (P3) provides career education within the five southeastern Vermont public high schools. P3 helps students develop their personalized learning plans (PLP) through learning experiences to develop knowledge about career opportunities, and achieve their goals after graduation. Students develop soft skills, financial literacy, knowledge about economic sectors and skills in-demand through hands-on activities, work-based learning, and mentorships. Pipelines & Pathways is a BDCC Workforce Center of Excellence program based on SeVEDS strategies to increase the size and quality of the region’s workforce. For more information please visit https://brattleborodevelopment.com/engaging-with-high-school-students/
P3 was launched as a five year pilot, thanks to historic investment from the Vermont Community Foundation and McClure Foundation, the Vermont Training Program, WCEDP Vermont Yankee closure funds, and municipal contributions to SeVEDS. In 2023 P3 reached a major program milestone by commitments from the private sector. M&T Bank, whose support was matched by local employers G.S. Precision and C&S Wholesale Grocers joins funding partners McClure Foundation, the George W. Mergens Foundation, the Windham Regional Career Center and the West River Education District in supporting P3 across southeastern Vermont.
