Virtual Guest Speaker Series - Preview

Here is a preview of NAF's new Virtual Guest Speaker Series. We started this series in order to support NAF academy students and young alumni who are now learning at home instead of in the classroom due to COVID-19. Viewers will learn more about different career paths, the skills needed to succeed, and other career advice to help them #BeFutureReady.

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NAF is a national network of education, business, and community leaders who work together to ensure high school students are college, career, and future ready. NAF’s educational design ignites students’ passion for learning and gives businesses the opportunity to shape America’s future workforce by transforming the learning environment to include STEM infused industry-specific curricula and work-based learning experiences, including internships. Since 1980, NAF has been partnering with existing high schools in high-need communities to enhance school systems at a low cost by implementing NAF academies – small learning communities within traditional high schools. NAF has grown from one NAF Academy of Finance in New York City to hundreds of academies across the country focusing on growing industries including: finance, hospitality & tourism, information technology, engineering, and health sciences. During the 2019-2020 school year, over 110,000+ students attended 620 NAF academies across 34 states, plus DC, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands. In 2019, NAF academies reported 99% of seniors graduated with 87% of graduates planning to go to college.