Some students don't need a different teacher. They need a different context.

Field Academy's Reengagement programming is built for students who have disengaged from school — or who are at serious risk of it. Through real-world expeditions, industry site visits, professional panels, and guided reflection, students encounter something most of them haven't found in a classroom: work that feels worth doing, adults who take them seriously, and a clearer picture of what might be possible for their future.

That shift in perspective is the intervention. Students who experience it return to school with something they didn't have before — a reason to show up, a sense of belonging, and the beginnings of a plan.

This is not a reward for good behavior. It is not enrichment for students who have earned it. It is the thing that makes everything else possible.

Timing matters. Reengagement expeditions are particularly powerful when scheduled at critical enrollment and attendance periods — a late-summer expedition in early August gives students something concrete to walk into before school starts. An October expedition lands right at Count, when attendance data matters most. Winter and late-spring expeditions counter the predictable dips that schools plan around every year but rarely have a real tool to address.

This partnership is a good fit for: students flagged as dropout risks; students with chronic absenteeism; students returning from long absences, alternative placements, or juvenile justice involvement; and schools looking for something to offer students who have stopped responding to everything else.

Pricing: Contact us to discuss partnership pricing. Rates vary based on geographic region, number of students, transportation needs, and expedition scope.

Funding this partnership:

• Title I, Part A — Dropout prevention and reengagement are well-established allowable uses under ESSA

• Title IV, Part A — Well-rounded educational opportunities; experiential and work-based learning explicitly named

• Title I, Part D — At-risk funding with allowable uses including engagement, relevance, and meaning-focused programming

• CDE Dropout Prevention & Reengagement Grants — Colorado's Office of Dropout Prevention and Student Reengagement funds programs aligned with the Colorado Dropout Prevention Framework

• McKinney-Vento — Reengagement and enrichment services for students experiencing homelessness are a direct allowable use