Program Description

Join us on this Monday for the first Pathways To Success (High School mentees only) live session at 5:20 PM at 8201 Corporate Drive, Hyattsville, MD. The point of contact is Mentor Steve Taylor.

The 2024 Pathways To Success (P2S) program kicks off on October 8, 2023 and runs year-long each Monday from 5:30 pm-7 pm through June 2024. Key features and dates to remember include:

• Pre-Launch Meeting for all accepted applicants on October 8, 2023 at 3 pm, location TBA
• First Session Day on October 9, 2023 at 5:30 pm located at 8201 Corporate Drive 1st Floor Landover, Maryland 20785
• Book Readings and Vocabulary Building
• Shark Tank Competition
• Field trips to various museums and Historically Black Colleges & Universities to learn more about our rich culture
• Hiatus during the months of June, July and August.

The P2S program is a rigorous specialized program geared toward high achievers. The program’s goal is to instill into gifted young men and women the knowledge and confidence to help them realize their fullest potential by introducing them to people and resources that their mentors have cultivated over a lifetime of successful business careers, practices and relationships.

Therefore to qualify for the P2S program, the successful applicants (50 in total and a waiting list once we reach maximum participation) must possess the discipline and stick-to-itiveness to balance the navigation of the program along with the other realities of their lives. The program will not compromise its’ standards and as such each participant’s focus, attentiveness and full engagement are not only required but will also be constantly evaluated by the mentoring team. A $75 non-refundable application fee with resume, headshot and parent or guardian permission is required for the P2S committee to evaluate the applicant.

There is an increasing need for talent development and career readiness among disenfranchised and disconnected students due to 1) deficiencies in business acumen and competencies for those entering the workplace and 2) lack of sufficient readiness and skills development for entrepreneurial careers and business ownership.

Our 100 Pathways to Success program curriculum is designed to stimulate the growth of our students economically, civilly, socially and develop their business acumen.

The goals and objectives of the Pathways to Success program are to:

• Increase their talent development and career readiness.
• Increase the business acumen and competencies for participants in preparation for the workplace.
• Expand the participants’ awareness of corporate and entrepreneurial career pathways.
• Provide soft skills development training and coaching.
• Develop critical thought analytical skills to make sound judgements in the marketplace and life.
• Instill the importance of dressing for success and being well groomed.
• Build vocabulary and the proper use of said vocabulary.
• Reinforce proper pronunciation, annunciation and diction.
• Build business confidence.
• Understand social justice issues.
• Meet first hand, the power influencers of business, politics, medicine, entertainment and social justice.

Please click on the link to fill out the application and send all other related information to the email below.

**Parental support of the applicant is critical and required for the success of the student and the program! We look forward to your continued involvement. 

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