School Partnership

Spark partners with schools to bring our programs to high-need students in underserved communities in the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, and Chicago.

Want to become a Spark partner? Start by downloading and reading our School Partner Guidelines.

To learn more, contact:

Jane Choi, Interim Bay Area Program Director
415-626-5470 x112
jchoi@sparkprogram.org

Jahan Boulden, LA Program Director
213-623-5540
nboulden@sparkprogram.org

Sarah Mayeda, Chicago Managing Director
312-470-4300 x4508
smayeda@sparkprogram.org

San Francisco

  • International Studies Academy
  • Creative Arts Charter School
  • James Lick Middle School
  • James Denman Middle School

Redwood City

  • Garfield School
  • Boys and Girls Club of the Peninsula at Hoover Community School

Los Angeles

  • Camino Nuevo Charter Academy - Harvard
  • Camino Nuevo Charter Academy - Burlington
  • John Adams Middle School
  • Stevenson Middle School
  • ICEF Thurgood Marshall Leadership Academy Middle School

Chicago

  • Bethune School of Excellence
  • Catalyst Howland Charter School
  • Dodge Renaissance Academy
  • Namaste Charter School
  • National Teachers Academy
  • Legacy Charter School
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Spark’s mission is to provide life-changing apprenticeships to youth in underserved communities across the United States. 30% of students in the United States drop out of high school, with the dropout rate exceeding 50% in the highest-need neighborhoods. Spark addresses the dropout crisis by connecting volunteer professionals with underserved youth in workplace apprenticeships to “spark” their potential. Students identify a “dream job,” and Spark matches that student with a mentor doing that job. As students explore the school-to-career connection, they build skills critical for academic success, gain a strong appreciation for the relevance of their education, and become motivated to work hard to achieve their dreams. Spark is a national nonprofit that provides life-changing apprenticeships to middle school students from disadvantaged communities in the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, Chicago, and soon on the east coast.

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