6 Steps to Helping Students Become Career Ready Via Internships & Apprenticeships

Student at The MET

Schools that honor passion-driven learning often support young people through intern & apprenticeships. This is a core part of learning at Big Picture Schools where at The MET, their flagship school, this manifests itself as every student spending two days out of the building and in the world. 

When people hear this they often wonder how on earth a school could find such opportunities for EVERY student. The secret is they don't. They empower the students to find and often create their own opportunity.

Here's what I learned from speaking to students and staff at The MET about how they do it.

A Simple Ed Reform Solution - Connect School Life to Real Life

"Dennis Littky provides a setting where young people and adults can explore the world together, discover their passions and apply themselves to solving their own and the world's problems!"
- Deborah Meir

Big Picture Schools help
ignite student's passions

Many high school students complain they don’t like school for some very good reasons. They report it is boring, irrelevant, and disconnected from real life. They have a passion for life, but not for school. But it doesn’t have to be this way and there’s a place where it isn’t. It's called The MET and it is one of dozens of schools around the world that make up the Big Picture Company.

These schools are havens for public school students who have struggled in conventional classrooms. There is a waiting list to get in and once they do, not only do they have one of the highest attendance rates, but there is also a 98% college acceptance rate. What’s more, unlike many graduates of traditional schools, Big Picture graduates say they feel prepared for college and career success.

What’s their secret?
Connect school life to real life by doing things differently.

Here’s how