Students in Mr. Darwin Shorters’ Project Lead the Way class at St. Johns High School recently visited Blackbaud’s international headquarters on Daniel Island for a day of work-based learning.Students participated in “ignite sessions” where members of the Blackbaud team shared their professional and educational journeys as well as specifics of their jobs at Blackbaud.

Speakers held a wide array of positions in the corporation and really enlightened the students about how different skill sets can all be utilized at a large corporation including students who are gifted in the humanities (the Oprah Winfrey’s), business (the Sean Combs) and Computer Science (The Mark Zuckerberg’s) and how really, some jobs are a combination of multiple intelligences.

The trip ended with students taking part in a lego challenge where they were given specifics and had to work in teams to try to create the desired product. Students learned about the importance of teamwork, creating a business plan, and product delivery.

“It was an incredible experience for my students to visit Blackbaud’s beautiful office building and interact with the professionals working there,” said Mr. Shorters.

Thank you to all the terrific Blackbaud associates for investing in our students!