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Our Mission is Clear

Connect Students to Success.

By 2023, PENCIL will help connect 50,000 NYC students to success
by bringing together business professionals, educators, and students
to open eyes, open minds, and open doors.

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  • Principal for a Day®

    Since 1995, NYC’s social entrepreneurs, business and civic leaders have shown up for PENCIL’s Principal For A Day® as the first step in their commitment to open minds, open eyes, and open doors for tens of thousands of public school students.

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  • School Partnerships

    PENCIL connects business and school leaders to leverage their collective energies and foster stronger schools, and to prepare students for college and career success. PENCIL serves as a critical liaison in these partnerships, providing hands-on support in the design, implementation, and evaluation of activities.

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  • Internship Programs

    Each year, PENCIL connects over 1,000 students across New York with career readiness and professional skills training. PENCIL works to place these students in paid summer internships and virtual work-based learning opportunities. PENCIL is a proud provider of the NYC Department of Youth & Community Development's Ladders for Leaders Program and partner in the RXR/PENCIL Internship Program.

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“I was honored to volunteer with PENCIL, which places young students in internship settings and pairs them with working professionals who mentor and guide them as they complete projects over 5 weeks.”

Austin Rivera, Bloomberg LP

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“PENCIL's mission really aligned with what we were looking for—
bringing our expertise of language strategy and communication
and using that to help students.”

Sachi Pettit, Maslansky + Partners

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“Working with a PENCIL school, we were inspired by the ambition, talent, and passion driving the next generation of New York City leaders.”

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“PENCIL leveraged its expertise in working with schools and its relationships with the business community to provide our students invaluable access to an extended social network and opportunities to participate in weekly career panels and workshops, develop their resumes, practice interviewing skills and develop career plans that will inform their postsecondary plans. ”

Jennie Soler-McIntosh, New Visions Charter Schools

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“From the first meeting, our team knew partnering with PENCIL could be an incredible hands-on opportunity to bring our passion and expertise into a classroom and have a meaningful impact on students’ lives. ”

Michael Maslansky, Maslansky + Partners

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“Each year, the students bring a new outlook on the world and I am happy to learn from them. ”

Madison Hart, JetBlue

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“I had such an incredible time discovering the talent and energy at John Jay—passionate teachers and administrators engaging remarkable groups of students. ”

Michael Koenigs, ABC News

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“Thanks to PENCIL and the Bronx School of Law and Finance for such an enjoyable experience! I appreciated the questions from the students and the opportunity to share my career path and thoughts (and hope both were helpful).”

Bryan Barreras, Mayer Brown LLP

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“This not only allows our students to engage with different members of our New York Community, but to network, gain wisdom, and be inspired. Watching our students engage in this every year is truly a blessing.”

Erin Hogshead, John Jay School for Law

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“We're proud of how the partnership between Salesforce and Dual Language Middle School (DLMS) has evolved over the years and the monthly virtual engagements we were able to bring to life for students this school year. Tough times bring communities together, and our common focus on supporting the students strengthened this partnership in an extraordinarily challenging year. We're so grateful for the amazing leadership at DLMS and the invaluable support from PENCIL, and look forward to growing our collective impact!”

Salesforce Team

News & Events

  • Blog Post

    Reimagining Pathways to Student Success

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    PENCIL December 2021 Newsletter

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  • Events

    Run the 2022 United Airlines NYC Half with PENCIL!

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PENCIL and @infosys_foundation_usa are thrilled to PENCIL and @infosys_foundation_usa are thrilled to announce that today is the first day of the #infyappchallange semifinals! We are excited to introduce Team Mind Care! This team of students from High School of Telecommunication Arts & Technology have come together with their @infosys mentors, Jayrashee and Santosh to work on an app that allows it's teenage users to create daily schedules and journals which are known to ease mood and anxiety disorders. Join us as we follow our teams throughout this process and to the finals on June 10th!
The #infyappchallenge funded by Infosys Foundation The #infyappchallenge funded by Infosys Foundation USA is one of many initiatives that leverages the Infosys network and its commitment to engage with public school students to open their eyes, minds and doors to opportunities in the 21st century digital economy. We are excited to introduce Team Pollution Police! This cohort of students are working with mentors, Rohitashwa Jain and Roopesh Wagmare to create an app that is an interactive game that encourages and educates users on how to properly reduce, reuse, and recycle. Stay tuned to see the final presentations and app designs as we follow our teams throughout the challenge. We are grateful to @infosys_foundation_usa for supporting this program.
PENCIL is pleased to announce that @infosys_founda PENCIL is pleased to announce that @infosys_foundation_usa is generously funding the expansion of the #InfyAppChallenge Program at Thomas A. Edison CTE High School Skills USA and High School of Telecommunication Arts and Technology. @Infosys volunteers from across the country are working virtually with a cohort of students from both schools to develop apps that improve the lives of New Yorkers. We are excited to announce Team Social Wise! This group of 5 students have come together with their mentors, Uma Vatsa and Zakeer Shaik to address the relevant issue of social isolation. They have developed a communication app that provides socially isolated people a safe place to connect! Stay tuned to learn more about our students' journeys as we follow our teams throughout the challenge. Thanks to the @infosys_foundation_usa for supporting this program.
@askmateo gave our PENCIL students the opportunity @askmateo gave our PENCIL students the opportunity to ask him anything during PENCIL's internship training! Students came with questions about Mateo's inspiring journey to becoming a best selling author, his road to success in the corporate world and life lessons he learned along the way. One piece of advise Mateo gave students is to cultivate a support system. It is so important for students to have a team of people that they can lean on as they tread new territories such as college, internships and first jobs. In honor of the last day of #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth, find at least one person that you can add to your network of support!
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