Where Young People Thrive
The world beyond high school is interdependent, multidisciplinary, and fast-changing. Our learning environments should be, too.
The Possible Zone’s ecosystem approach involves collaborations among high school, industry, higher education, and community-based partners to deliver career-connected experiences that expand the traditional boundaries of education. We help level the playing field by designing and delivering our innovative educational programming to communities where opportunities have been disproportionately scarce.
Hundreds of high school students from Boston, Lawrence, and Lowell, and a cohort of young adult associates immerse in early career exploration, thrive as they build key durable skills and learn about changing STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, math) technologies aligned with in-demand careers in healthcare and construction, infrastructure, and energy.
Boston students and Founding Associates build skills in our state-of-the-art Innovation Center in Jamaica Plain. Lawrence and Lowell students build skills in emerging spaces at Lawrence and Lowell High Schools. Beginning in 2027, we will offer programs in Brockton High School!
Reinforced by a network of key educational and industry partners in our supportive ecosystem, and guided by our college and career advisors, young people leave TPZ equipped to shape their futures and ready to pursue in-demand careers. We are committed to helping students find their passions; cultivate 21st century skills, mindsets, and assets; and shape their futures so that they can experience upward economic mobility in their chosen paths.
Our program pillars:
- Industry-Embedded LaunchLabs
- School-day Career & Technical Education (CTE)
- Early College Credit
- Work-based Learning
2026 marks The Possible Zone’s 15th Anniversary. Read about our Milestones throughout our 15 years!
Read our Ten-Year Retrospective.
The TPZ Way
TPZ Funding
Our work is made possible by the generosity of individuals, foundations, corporations, and public agencies.
Since The Possible Zone’s (TPZ) founding in 2011, all programs have been tuition-free for students. Additionally, young people receive stipends for each class they attend, on-site meals, project supplies, access to state-of-the-art technology and professional-level tools, individualized college and career counseling, wrap-around support, and high quality instruction.
Transformational gifts from seed investors made our first decade of meaningful work. Now in our second decade, TPZ is diversifying our portfolio through a contributed revenue structure and relies on the generous funding from public agencies, private foundations, corporations, and individuals.
The Possible Zone has earned a Platinum Transparency Seal from Guidestar / Candid and a Three-Star rating from Charity Navigator.
