Partnership Members:

Ways Businesses Can Help

Business members may volunteer in a variety of ways.  See the list below for helpful suggestions, and come up with your own unique ideas for the schools and students.

• Serve on the state level Advisory Council to the New Hampshire Scholars Program
  
• Serve on local school advisory committees/partnership teams
• Deliver the SSI to 8th grade students prior to the selection of their high school courses
  
• Serve as mentors to identified students (might include being a 'cyber' pen pal).  New Hampshire Scholars recommends that schools develop a 'scholars club' led by business constituents
• Sponsor a school, a class, a student or a school activity (ice cream social, Scholars Dinner, Pizza Party, etc.)  They may also provide tickets for events such as games, theatre, concerts, Aquarium, Museum of Science, etc.
• Support the individual Scholar's journey by providing tutoring and/or mentoring assistance to those in need of such services
• Brainstorm with school personnel about the types of incentives and motivators needed to keep students engaged in the State Scholars Core Course of Study (scholarships, medallions, pens, pencils, pins, discounts at local merchants, etc.)
• Help establish job shadowing and internship opportunities for New Hampshire Scholars (summer and/or school year - paid or unpaid)
• Facilitate student workshops (career planning, interviewing techniques, resume-writing, managing your finances, etc.) or parent workshops (how to help your child succeed)
• Serve on panels held at participating schools
• Help schools find ways to finance summer academies of math and/or science
• Help school personnel determine other creative ways to expand upon business participation.