ABOUT THE NATIONAL ACADEMY FOUNDATION. The mission of the National Academy Foundation (NAF) is to sustain a national network of career academies to support the development of America's youth toward personal and professional success--in high school, in higher education, and throughout their careers.
Under the NAF definition, work-based learning refers to a continuum of activities, both in and outside the classroom, that provides opportunities for students to connect what they are learning in the classroom to the world of work; to learn about careers and the education and training requirements for occupations ...
The NAF educational design is made up of four essential elements of practice: academy development & structure, curriculum & instruction, advisory board, and work-based learning.
STUDENTS I INTERVIEWED:
Kemyel Bermudez, a Hartford Public High School graduate, is in their first year of college now and spent one summer with P&W NAF Program
Brittany Williams, a Senior at Hartford Public High School spent one summer with the P&W NAF program and will do another summer with them.