In April, Mentor Foundation USA held two Authentic Career Experiences. One partnered students from the KIPP DC Public Charter School with employees at Atlantic Media in DC, publishers of The Atlantic and other properties. The other involved students from Phelps Architecture, Construction and Engineering High School in DC going to Skanska Infrastructure Development in Virginia.

Students from the KIPP school were tasked with designing mock websites that would appeal to The Atlantic's demographics and business partners. They scoured articles and laid them out into a logical design. The students were lucky to meet with chairman and CEO David Bradley, who showed them the evolution of magazine publishing.

At the end, the students presented their websites to their peers and Atlantic employees for feedback.

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At Skanska, students were guided by Skanska employees in designing sustainable cities based on different environments.

Since the event coincided with Earth Day, students were encouraged to plant seeds and write down ways to reduce their environmental impact.

As with the Atlantic Media event, students presented their finished cities and answered questions from fellow students and Skanska employees.

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