School Business Partnerships offers the business and education community a unique opportunity to build bridges of cooperation for the enhancement of student educational experiences. The ways to become involved are endless, stimulating your creativity and willingness to become pro-actively involved in the future of Anchorage through its students. Some ideas for your participation are as follows:
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Act as mentors or tutors for any subject and any grade level.
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Assist with the Back to School Program at the beginning of school or the Open House in the first month of school or the End of the Year programs in May.
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Assist with student recognition.
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Assist with teacher/staff recognition.
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Make class presentations on special subjects/projects.
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Help prepare for or judge the Science Fair or other special projects, e.g. Science Olympiad, Battle of the Books.
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Assist with developing computer technology, Internet, staff or student workshops.
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Assist with special presentations; supervise sport activities, quiet activities, and or games.
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Display student art work and other student achievements.
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Give assistance with field trips or special tours.
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Commit at least one hour per week for your employees to come into school on a pre-arranged basis, to help on pre-assigned topics, e.g. reading to younger students;
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Assist with the development of a service project through which students and your business could give back to the community, e.g. participate together in United Way Day of Caring with trash pickups, visits to senior centers; hang lights for the Chamber's City of Lights program together.
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Provide speakers on topics such as solving problems that occur at work, skills necessary to be successful in this particular business.
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Offer field trips to your business and allow students to shadow employees in order to get a sense of the job, what requirements jobs have in common, etc.
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Conduct presentations on all forms of seeking and keeping a job, e.g. resume writing, filling out a job application, interviewing skills, the necessary skills to hold a job, etc.
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Provide on-the-job training or mentorships, for students.
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Provide expertise as consultants to students in operating school-based enterprises.
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Provide students with opportunities to use technology that is utilized in your business.
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Assist in Curriculum Development, e.g. making the curriculum relevant to life after high school.
