Making Waves Education Foundation

Explore nuclear medicine. Grow your skills and connections. Earn a $400 stipend. All in only four days this March! The application is open for Pathways to Health - a new earn-and-learn experience in partnership with Kaiser to help Bay Area high schoolers explore in-demand healthcare careers.

This is your sign to apply to Pathways to Health - a paid, four-day opportunity to grow your skills and connections in nuclear medicine. No minimum GPA requirements or prior experience needed! Open to 11th and 12th graders in Contra Costa County.

Step into the healthcare industry with this earn-and-learn career exploration program designed for 11th and 12th graders. In just four days, you’ll gain real-world skills, connect with healthcare industry professionals from Kaiser, and tackle an authentic nuclear medicine challenge – all while getting paid for your participation. No prior experience is needed! This Pathways to Health learning experience designed for young adults who are eager to explore career pathways in healthcare. You'll gain real-world experience and develop essential career-readiness skills through hands-on learning, mentorship, and collaboration.

Learn. Earn. Launch your future in healthcare this March! The application is open for Pathways to Health - a new earn-and-learn experience in partnership with Kaiser to help Bay Area high schoolers explore in-demand healthcare careers.

Recently, I've been hearing more and more from leaders and organizations interested in starting internship programs (whoo!) - and often, the hardest part is just getting started. If you're thinking of hiring your first intern, here is a guide answering common questions I hear about structure, timing, and budgeting - with more on how internships can benefit both students and employers.

Over the past year, we’ve been rethinking the handoff between high school, college, and career. At Making Waves Education Foundation, we’re designing education and career pathways that blur those lines - combining early college credit and credentials, paid work experiences, and clear routes to high-wage jobs. Our focus is on grades 11–14, the last two years of high school and the first two after graduation, so young people gain the degrees, credentials, and work experience needed to thrive in today’s labor market. We’re testing what it looks like to build pathways in fields like healthcare, STEM, finance, education, and business in partnership with employers, colleges, and high schools. And it’s been so exciting to see our early pilots in healthcare come to life and show what’s possible: students earning industry credentials in high school, getting paid hands-on experience, and building the durable skills and social capital networks that lead to strong first jobs. We have an amazing team and partners who are making this work real! Love doing this work with you. If you’re building the future of education and work, let’s connect! #CareerPathways #WorkBasedLearning #EconomicMobility #EducationInnovation