MISSION STATEMENT

STRIVE's mission is to support the Boston Public Schools' commitment to equity and deepening community partnerships with families and students. STRIVE provides inclusive pre-vocational, vocational, and transitional services to high school students, ages 18-22, with unique physical and learning needs, as they transition from high school to adulthood.

Meet the Students of STRIVE!

The students of BPS STRIVE Wentworth Training Program take pride in their work and value the skills they are taught by their supervisors. These students are not only motivated to work hard everyday but motivated to help everyone in the program succeed.

HISTORY

Over 35 years ago, STRIVE began as a grant-funded program where special education teachers provided vocational experiences and transitional services to high school students with significant disabilities. As a result of the program's success, STRIVE currently receives district funding. To this day, STRIVE continues to develop and expand the vocational and transitional opportunities it provides to students.

OUR STUDENTS

STRIVE students represent the diversity of backgrounds and neighborhoods in Boston and each student comes with a wide variety of unique learning needs. Many students participate insubstantially separate educational settings or have been identified as at-risk. This may include students who are not diploma-bound, students who have not met graduation requirements, and students who have not passed state required achievement tests after multiple attempts. All of our students need assistance with the transition from high school to their individual post-secondary options.

OUR GOALS

• Facilitate and support career planning, job placement, and transitional services

• Utilize functional, age-appropriate employment training models

• Facilitate collaboration among students, families, schools, social service agencies

• Foster self-determination through informed goal-directed decision-making

• Assist and motivate students to develop their potential as successful employees

• Align the appropriate adult service agencies before the students exit high school

• Empower students with transferable employ ability skills