2025 Annual Convening

What an incredible day at our second annual Bay Area K-16 Collaborative convening on 9/26/25! The Second Annual Convening was a powerful testament to cross-system partnership bringing 150 attendees from K-12s, community colleges, CSUs, UCs, non-profits, and employer partners. We met as a region and in pathways to explore the power of work-based learning to shape our students' futures. The passion and shared commitment in the room were absolutely contagious.

Key Learning Takeaways

• Work-Based learning (WBL) is essential throughout students' academic experience

• Bringing WBL to students inside the classroom curriculum is key

• Involving industry partners to engage students in the world of work can be a win-win-win for local employers, educators and students.

We're feeling so inspired and energized after a day filled with amazing collaboration. A huge thank you to City College of San Francisco and especially John Halpin for generously hosting us and helping make this event possible. It was truly exciting to see so many educators, leaders, and industry partners come together, united by the mission to create clear pathways from high school to college and career for all students.