Jun 30, 2026 | Highlights
In 2000, Norma Dunwoody, then President of the Culpeper Chamber of Commerce, organized an Educational Summit that would lay the groundwork for what would become Career Partners. The summit brought together community leaders, educators, and local business owners to...
Jun 29, 2026 | Highlights
In the early days of Career Partners, a group of Culpeper leaders including educators, business partners, and community members, traveled to Germany and Luxemburg to study apprenticeship programs and workforce development firsthand. The trip provided an opportunity to...
Jun 28, 2026 | Highlights
By the end of 2000, the vision that began with the Educational Summit had taken its next step: Career Partners was officially established. Early grant funding helped transform the community’s conversations into a formal nonprofit organization with a clear...
Jun 27, 2026 | Highlights
Career Partners’ earliest major initiative was the Leadership & Career Academy (LCA), a program designed to help students identify and develop the skills and interests that could shape their future careers. The Career Academy gave students opportunities to...
Jun 26, 2026 | Highlights
An important component of the Leadership & Career Academy was the Senior Project, a culminating experience that challenged students to bring together the skills they had developed throughout high school. Students selected topics they were passionate about and...
