Our next application opens January 1, 2020. Visit us then to apply for our winter 2020 Learning Challenge!
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To read our Learning Challenge application guidelines, click here.
Meet A FEW Challengers
Alexis
My Challenge was called A Journey Into Culture
“The experience of the journey feels different because it is an assignment I assign myself. I don’t have any rules or guidelines. It gives me more freedom … Here, there are no rights or wrongs and you are doing it for yourself.”
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Brian
My Challenge was called 302 P.E.R.C.
“The focus on learning in the Challenge was really important because it helped me realize what I was being taught in my own experiences.”
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Ethan
My Challenge was called Build It Cheaper
“The entire GripTape thing overall has gotten me to take opportunities I wouldn’t usually do and step out of my comfort zone. Now that I have seen the possibilities of guiding your own learning, it is so much easier to approach different things that I want to learn.”
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Elicia
My Challenge was called The Plastic Journey
“I was successful because I not only got what I wanted, but I got so much more. I learned much more than I thought I would.”
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Winnie
My Challenge was called Cooking Classes for the Soul
“I enjoyed this experience and wished that it had been longer. I am proud that I was able to endure and do it by myself.”
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Eddie
My Challenge was called Coding
“The Challenge was the first time that I stepped in to fill a leadership void. This felt super different. That was a valuable part of this experience … It changed the way I saw myself.”
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SUPPORT OUR CHALLENGERS.
GripTape Champions support our youth with regular, virtual check-ins for up to 12 weeks, expressing encouragement and deep interest in the learning journeys of Challengers. This is an opportunity for volunteers who believe unwaveringly in the ability of young people to drive their learning and chart their paths to success. You’ll be inspired!
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