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The curriculum includes boot camps during lunch and after school which range in topics such as: college admissions; financial planning; essays and applications; essential life skills training; and college and career planning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> The essential life skills training supports student personal development through its focus on improving communication skills, interviewing techniques, proper dress and professional requirements to succeed in the \u201c<em>real world<\/em>.\u201d In addition, the CCC matches students to scholarships based on their individual profiles. Comprehensive mentoring services, career and life planning guidance, academic and behavioral monitoring, college success counseling and individualized interventions are also provided.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Booker Promise Foundation, Inc.&nbsp;is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation which is independent from Booker High School and the Sarasota County School District.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px\"><blockquote><p>\u201c<em>Education is the passport to the future,&nbsp;for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today<\/em>.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p><cite>~Malcom &nbsp;&nbsp;X<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Booker Promise Foundation is a comprehensive college and career readiness program begun in 2019 and designed to ensure that every Booker High School student has the skills and resources necessary to develop to their fullest potential, not just in high school, but throughout their entire lives.\u00a0 The Booker Promise strategic plan is backed by [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":69,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.3 - 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