Join us February 27 for Career Conversations

February 6, 2025By NGS AdminEvents, News, Newsletters

Are You Ready to Level Up Your Career in 2025?   We’re thrilled to invite you to the next session of “Career Conversations”—an interactive webinar designed to give you the edge in your professional journey.   Discover insider tips on internship placement, job searching, and networking from seasoned professionals who’ve been where you are and know what it … Read More

2025 Summer Program Applications Open February 17

January 30, 2025By NGS AdminEvents, News, Newsletters

Mark your calendars for February 17th, when our 2025 Summer Program applications will open up for sign-ups, with a deadline of May 1st. The Summer Program includes Little Scholars (For current Kindergarten and 4th Graders) and the Summer Academy (For current 5th-11th Graders). Applications will be available on our website, and linked at the top of the homepage. For … Read More

Happy 2025! Thank You for Helping Us Start Strong.

January 8, 2025By NGS AdminNews

As part of our year-end fundraiser, we set up a raffle for donors, where we gave away tickets to the Golden State Warriors game against the Sacramento Kings. Big congrats to Ronnie P., NGS Alum ‘18, for winning the prize! We love to see him enjoying the game with his dad.   Thank you to our generous … Read More

Shaping the Future Together

December 29, 2024By NGS AdminNews, Newsletters

As we look toward 2025, we are inspired by Scholars like Israel—a young leader turning challenges into opportunities. Israel joined us during the pandemic as a 6th grader in a fully virtual summer academy. Even then, his maturity and determination stood out. Now a 10th grader, he is channeling that same drive into his Community … Read More

A Message from Mike Shippey

December 19, 2024By NGS AdminNews

As a member of this community, I have always believed in the power of giving back. Today, I’m reaching out to invite you to join me in making a profound difference for under-resourced students in Marin. Contributing to a young scholar’s education is not just an investment in their future—it’s an investment in our shared … Read More

Breaking: Early College Acceptance Announcements!

December 19, 2024By NGS AdminNews

We are incredibly proud to share the good news that a few of our Scholars recently earned their early college acceptance letters, the first generation in their families to earn these victories. Thanks to you, our NGS community, our Scholars can scale their potential and reach new possibilities. We are grateful to end 2024 on … Read More

Personal Message from Pam Bonnie

December 17, 2024By NGS AdminNews, Newsletters

Next Gen College Scholar Ruth, now a first-year at Wellesley College (From the last Read & Reveal) I joined the board of Next Generation Scholars (NGS) because I sincerely believed in the transformative power of education. Education has the ability to serve as a bridge to greater social and economic mobility. For first-generation students and … Read More

Our ‘Secret Sauce’ at NGS

December 10, 2024By NGS AdminNews, Newsletters

At Next Gen Scholars (NGS), our “secret sauce” is that our work doesn’t just focus on supporting Scholars, but rather, uplifts their entire families. We know that parental involvement is one of the greatest determining factors in a child’s academic success, and we are proud to serve the whole family in nurturing the next generation. … Read More

From 1st Grade to 1st Career

December 3, 2024By NGS AdminNews, Newsletters

If you do just one thing today, watch the video above and meet Luis, one of our Scholars. Luis has been with us since the sixth grade, and has participated in the year-round academy, including the summer program. As Luis grows with us, our team has noticed his incredible potential as a leader. He takes … Read More