What We Do
- GPS Education Partners (GPS Ed) connects businesses with schools to provide quality work-based learning experiences and training that promote equity and career opportunity for youth. Through these partnerships and with the support of local communities, students can enter the GPS Ed Education Center and Youth Apprenticeship Program. This immersive, hands-on method of learning better prepares students to be work-ready right after high school or able to make more informed college decisions leading them to a more prosperous life and contributing to a thriving, and inclusive economy. “What we do is much more than just connecting students to businesses,” says Laura Derpinghaus, GPS Ed’s director of marketing and fund development. “What we’re really doing is inspiring curiosity in our students. We’re giving them the chance to acquire new knowledge, skills and understanding about potential careers so that all students can find their path in life.”
Where Your Money Goes
- Every dollar raised is used to reach more students in need. Donations support students in GPS Ed’s Education Center and Youth Apprenticeship Program by covering a portion of the program costs that is shared between partnering schools and businesses. For freshmen and sophomores, GPS Ed works with schools to provide students with awareness and exposure activities like business tours. Donations also cover technology fees, industry credentialing, personal development training and community service trips. “Donations fuel the work we do,” says Derpinghaus. The organization is currently looking to open education centers in Fond du Lac, Waukesha and Madison.
- Donations allow GPS Ed’s Intermediary Services Group to jumpstart work-based learning programs in new communities both in and outside of Wisconsin. GPS Ed also hosts an annual fundraising event, which this year surpassed its goal of $150,000. Next year’s event is set for Sept. 19, 2024.
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GPS Education Partners
N19 W24075 RIVERWOOD DR., SUITE 300, WAUKESHA | 262-226-2001
