Podcast Episode 15: How Wenatchee School District’s partnership center is strengthening community, helping kids
[podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/5351319/height/90/width/450/theme/standard/autonext/no/thumbnail/yes/autoplay/no/preload/no/no_addthis/no/direction/forward/” height=”90″ width=”450″ placement=”top”]This episode features Diana Haglund, the coordinator for Wenatchee Learns Connect Partnership Center, an innovative community-building effort of the Wenatchee School District. The center is doing amazing work building partnerships in the community that provide opportunities for students to get face-to-face experience with jobs available in the Wenatchee Valley. We talk about Haglund’s background, the powerful programs that have been developed and how those impact businesses, students and our community. We also chatted about a couple of great programs that engage kids: Careers After School and the Pizza Pop and Power Tools Program for 8th grade girls.