As a high-tech employer, you would be willing to talk with an individual or small group of students to answer a particular question based on your professional background. SparkLab leaders would email you to find the best time and communication tool.

As an industry professional, you can work with our Creative Director to plan to engage with students as a guest speaker. Speakers focus on a range of topics, from content specific to their business, to general career advice. The speaker series is provided to the Spark Labs across NC on a specific time and date. Our facilitator monitors student questions and interacts with the speaker. Think brief TED Talk.

As an innovative employer, you can help us host special events. These events take place in person and help students see themselves working in business environments. These special learning opportunities include activities such as hackathons, design thinking challenges, deep dives on specific units, and/or unique current event topics.

As an industry leader, you can help us coordinate tours for students, administrators, or educators to get a behind-the-scenes look at high-tech spaces. These expeditions provide hands-on experience and give us unique insight into current business conditions and the needs of industry today.

As an innovative place of business, you can provide meeting spaces for large or small groups. We need places for expeditions, training opportunities, and group meetings that simulate a true business environment.

As a high tech employer, you can provide an in person, work-based learning day at your place of work for a student. This allows the student to follow an employee at a business for a short period of time to learn about a particular occupation or industry.

As an employer, you can provide students with an opportunity in real-world environments for exposure to the requirements of a particular occupation or industry, the work environment and the behavioral expectations for success on the job.

As a business leader, you can work with District C to provide real world problems for student teams. We want to offer diverse teams of students the opportunity to work on authentic business problems. District C-certified coaches will guide students through the process until they are ready to present their solution(s) back to your business.

As a subject matter consultant, you can support the design of units with a small team of educators. We need you to provide industry knowledge for our content and guide us on the technical aspects of high-tech fields.

As a curriculum specialist, you can help us co-create content for our units. If you have an interest in writing engaging learning experiences centered around one of our high-tech fields, then you might be interested in joining a small design team.

As a philanthropist, we need your help in sponsoring events or making direct financial contributions to support a specific project. We customize the recognition benefits based on the project and partner’s needs. We are proud to partner with grantmaking organizations, corporate responsibility offices, and philanthropists who align with our SparkNC vision.