Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! All week long, we’re showing love to our amazing PeerForward advisors. May 7th is Black Teacher Appreciation Day! On this day, we honor the profound impact of Black educators as mentors, […]
Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! All week long, we’re showing love to our amazing PeerForward advisors. Today we are spotlighting Irene Leger, our PeerForward advisor at Kahuka High and Intermediate School. It is thanks to […]
At PeerForward, we strive to connect service-driven professionals with an opportunity to guide the next generation of leaders. During our summer Workshops, our Writing Coaches and College Coaches prepare hundreds of Peer Leaders […]
Since the beginning of 2026, Peer Leaders from across the U.S. and Bermuda gathered with other regional teams to prepare their last PeerForward campaign of the year. Spring Training Camp […]
Sometimes leadership begins quietly: in a hallway, during a hard season, when you see a flyer and decide to take a chance. Gisselle Oval is one of the first Peer […]
SaShay Butler first encountered PeerForward, then called College Summit, in 2010. At the time, they were a rising senior at Cross High School in South Carolina. During that summer, they […]
Communication is key, but how do you ensure students know the opportunities it unlocks? Bank of America provided PeerForward teams with an opportunity to unlock their potential through a session titled […]
What happens — to a democracy, to a workforce, to a culture — when young people don’t see themselves as leaders early on? Where are we underinvesting in the next […]
Our PeerForward Alumni continue to positively influence their peers long after their high school graduation. One such Alumni is Danyela Mendoza, the feature of today’s spotlight! Danyela is pursuing her […]
From College Summit in the 1990’s to PeerForward today, our story is full of bold ideas, student leadership, and moments that moved the work forward.
