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The Food Project:
At the Food Project, they believe everyone deserves access to fresh, healthy, and affordable food. Their mission is to transform the food system into a more equitable, community-focused model that promotes food security for all while fostering connections among diverse communities and the land.
The Food Project’s Mission:
The Food Project’s mission is to cultivate a thoughtful and productive community of youth and adults from diverse backgrounds who collaborate to build a sustainable food system. They produce healthy food for city and suburban residents, offer leadership opportunities for youth, and inspire others to create change in their own communities.
The Food Project’s Vision:
The Food Project envisions a world where youth are engaged leaders, diverse communities are connected to each other and the land, and everyone has access to fresh, local, healthy, and affordable food.
The Food Project’s acclaimed leadership program integrates architecture, enterprise, and community service to provide comprehensive hands-on experience. Through participation in Seed Crew (summer), Dirt Crew (academic season), and Root Crew (year-round), young people develop the skills and knowledge necessary to lead within their communities. Each year, 140 teenagers from Greater Boston and the North Shore of Eastern Massachusetts engage in cultivating urban and suburban land managed by the Food Project. They take part in workshops, volunteer at local hunger relief organizations, guide volunteers on the farms, construct raised bed gardens, and collaborate with the community to explore innovative methods of enhancing food access.
At the Food Project, youth serve as dedicated and influential change-makers. They unite a diverse group of young people, spanning racial, socio-economic, gender identity, and geographic backgrounds, to work alongside adults in creating a more equitable food system for all.
Digital Ready:
In collaboration with the community, Digital Ready promotes shared responsibility for preparing the next generation of innovators in Boston. Their students will become artificial organ designers, ethical hackers, designers of large-scale 3D-printed structures, biomimicry engineers, quantum computer programmers, biofabricators, and more! Digital Ready strives to bridge the gap between high school, college, and industry through triple enrollment pathways, allowing students to participate in challenging academic and technical programs, early college courses, and hands-on work-based learning experiences.
Seeking students who are enthusiastic about design, technology, and engineering, who are eager to drive change both in Boston and beyond. Digital Ready students will have the opportunity to become future architects, engineers, computer scientists, roboticists, virtual reality designers, game developers, AI specialists, construction technologists, and more!
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Amphibious Achievement:
Amphibious Achievement is an athletic and academic mentorship program for high school students in the Greater Boston area. By combining coaching in rowing and swimming with a focus on college-preparatory academics, they aim to broaden higher education opportunities for students. Participants, known as Achievers, learn to apply the grit, discipline, and confidence gained through athletics to their academic pursuits, receiving the mentorship and skills needed to graduate high school and thrive afterwards. This program is entirely student-run by MIT undergraduates and is free for all participants.
Amphibious Achievement is a mentorship program in the Greater Boston area that combines athletic training with academic support for high school students. By integrating coaching in rowing and swimming with a strong emphasis on college-prep academics, they aim to broaden higher education opportunities for their students. Known as Achievers, these students learn to apply the discipline, resilience, and confidence developed through athletics to their academic pursuits. They receive guidance and skills to help them graduate from high school and succeed in their future endeavors. The program is entirely managed by MIT undergraduates and offered at no cost to participants.