Caden Chapman is a student and a teacher most days. As one of four children in his family, he looks up to one and babysits another. “I try to get my baby brother to be nice, talk to people, to use good communication skills,” he says.
Those skills will come in handy as the Dudley freshman follows his dreams to a career as a computer engineer. As part of the inaugural class of shift_ed SEO Scholars, he is on his way.
He doesn’t know yet where that journey will take him, but he’s excited about the possibilities. “I applied to SEO scholars to help me navigate what I want to do and what college I want to go.”
The experience already has him thinking about how he might give back one day. “I want to be a mentor,” he says.
About SEO Scholars
SEO Scholars’ national expansion begins in Guilford County through a partnership with shift_ed. This pilot hybrid program will create a pipeline for Guilford County Schools students to attend top colleges and build careers that will drive familial prosperity and community-wide economic development. Through established partnerships with local educators, other nonprofit organizations and the regional business community, shift_ed is positioned to set the standard for how the SEO Scholars program can work in mid-sized cities. This partnership will create a pipeline of educated, motivated young adults to fill critical roles in Guilford County’s workforce.
For more than 50 years, SEO has been transforming public high school students into college graduates in New York and San Francisco. This free, eight-year academic program has eliminated the achievement gap on standardized tests for students and boasts a 90 percent college graduation rate.
shift_ed boldly accelerates student potential