Start with curiosity
Learning sticks when it starts with a question. We meet students where their interest lives and grow from there.
Our story
We help young people
dream bigger.
Classrooms to Careers is a youth-led social enterprise built on a simple belief: talent is everywhere, but opportunity isn’t. We close that gap with practical, confidence-building experiences offered completely free of cost.
We believe a young person’s future shouldn’t depend on their zip code, their network, or luck. It should depend on support, curiosity, and a chance to try.
What guides everything we do
Everyone belongs
Our programs are free, welcoming, and built so that every young person feels they have a place at the table.
Build for the real world
We teach skills that matter through real projects, real mentors, and real moments of growth.
How we got here
The idea is born
CTC is founded with a single belief: students deserve to understand who they are before they're asked to choose what they'll become.
Building the blueprint
The team creates a detailed, sustainable operational plan covering curriculum design, outreach strategy, and long-term vision for the program.
Going all in
The team reaches out to over 50 elementary and middle school counselors and connects with over 30 professionals across various industries.
Building everything from scratch
Every piece of content is created in-house: games, activities, slideshows, and lesson plans. The team rehearses, tests, collects feedback, and refines.
Thanksgiving workshop
CTC executes its first 5-day workshop, reaching over 100 students with 20 students per session, every single day.
DECA ICDC qualification
CTC qualifies for the International Career Development Conference, validating the program on a national competitive stage.
ICDC
The team competes at ICDC, representing CTC and everything it stands for on one of DECA's biggest stages.
Planning a new model
CTC begins designing a bold new program model: broader, deeper, and built to scale across more schools, students, and cities.
Expanding the network
CTC begins reaching out to school counselors, city council members, and university professors to build institutional partnerships.
Our DECA journey
We didn't just build it.
We competed with it.
Classrooms to Careers became the team’s DECA project, and it carried them all the way to the international stage. Tap through the journey.
Rishit, Ishaan & Pratik at DECA ICDC.The project was real
A real social enterprise, real workshops, and a real impact story became the foundation of the team’s competitive project.
The people behind it
Meet the team
Classrooms to Careers is built by students who wanted to give other young people the head start they wished they’d had. They design the lessons, lead the workshops, and show up every week.
The student founders
Built by students, for students.
From left to right: Pratik Peram, Ishaan Bose, and Rishit Sachdeva. Together, they created CTC’s curriculum, partnerships, workshops, and student experiences—proving that young people do not need to wait to make a meaningful difference.