BU gives Baugo stu­dents glimpse into their fu­ture

Bethel Uni­ver­sity (BU) held an event called, “Walk Into My Fu­ture” on Sept. 26.  Baugo Com­mu­nity Schools (BCS) and BU part­nered to ig­nite ex­cite­ment for BCS stu­dents be­gin­ning their ed­u­ca­tion. Four hun­dred Baugo El­e­men­tary stu­dents in pre-school through sec­ond grade at­tended the event. 

Bryan Sanders, Su­per­in­ten­dent of BCS, ex­pressed his ex­cite­ment about the event. 

“It is our be­lief that em­brac­ing this whole-child think­ing im­proves the lives of our stu­dents and in­creases their ca­reer and col­lege readi­ness,” Sanders said in an email to The Bea­con. “This same think­ing makes our com­mu­nity stronger and a bet­ter place to live.  This com­mu­nity-based frame­work makes Jim­town spe­cial and gives me great pride as the leader of our schools.” 

The event is a part of a pro­gram called the Baugo Promise 529 plan. The pro­gram is made pos­si­ble by a part­ner­ship be­tween BCS and BU to help kids be more aware about col­lege. 

An­other as­pect of the pro­gram is cre­at­ing a col­lege sav­ings plan for every kinder­garten through sec­ond-grade stu­dent. Each stu­dent en­rolled in the pro­gram gets $25 dol­lars de­posited in his/​her name. Ac­cord­ing to the BCS web­site, over $10,000 has been do­nated to the pro­gram so far.