Early Promise Academic Program

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Early Promise is our commitment to walking alongside young people from kindergarten through their first career job.

 

The program begins the moment a child enters the Club. Through every stage of their education, young people receive the academic support, encouragement, guidance, and opportunities they need to build academic proficiencies and create a path toward their dreams.

 

Education is central to our work at the Club. Our education team is led by a licensed teacher and includes six staff members specifically dedicated to helping young people succeed academically. Our Academic Center provides a dedicated space for focused study, tutoring, homework support, skill-building, and individualized academic assistance.

 

As students grow, Early Promise grows with them. We help young people explore college, trades, certificate programs, and other post-secondary pathways; navigate applications and financial aid; access scholarship support; and persist through their education until they are prepared to begin their careers.

 

When Early Promise began, no Club members were consistently continuing their education after high school. Today, more than 50 Early Promise scholars are engaged in college or the trades, 80% of whom are pursuing their education in Vermont. We also have 35 young people who have earned degrees or credentials and begun careers of their own.

 

This is just the beginning. Early Promise is a generational strategy that creates opportunity today so that each generation is better positioned to thrive than the one that came before it.

 

Early Promise also includes a scholarship component that is fully integrated into the program. Young people who meet program requirements and who have demonstrated a commitment to their education and community over many years can receive financial support that helps make post-secondary education more accessible and attainable.

 

Early Promise is a long-term promise to our young people: start early, stay with them, and help ensure that their talent and ambition - not circumstances - determine how far they can go.

When our young people succeed, that impact extends far beyond the individual. Their families, their communities, and our entire state are stronger because of it.

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Vermont Needs Club Kids and Club Kids Need Us.