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High School Gives You Classes. PALP Helps You Get Ready for Everything Else.
PALP is an October–June leadership, college, career and life-readiness program for 9th–12th graders. You will practice the skills, complete real work and leave with tools you can actually use.
- PALP is an October to June leadership program for students in 9th through 12th Grade.
- You build a résumé, practice interviews, complete a Community Impact Project and apply for at least one scholarship.
- Each grade has its own focus, and your responsibility grows every year you return.
- The cost is $250 per student, thanks to Miami Dolphins support that covers 50% of tuition.
You Should Leave a Program With More Than Memories.
You should finish the year with completed work, practiced skills and verified experiences you can use for jobs, scholarships, college, leadership opportunities and life after high school.
A Finished Résumé
A truthful, professional résumé based on what you've actually done.
Real Interview Practice
Live mock interviews with feedback, then practice again.
At Least One Real Opportunity Application
Apply for at least one scholarship, grant, award or funded opportunity.
A Verified Achievement Record
Your verified service, projects, leadership roles and awards in one record.
A Community Impact Project
Months of work on a real community need, with your own contribution documented.
Professional & Mentor Experience
Practice talking with adults and building relationships before you need them.
Practical Life Skills
Budgeting, banking, credit, paychecks and time management.
Leadership You Can Prove
Real responsibilities in projects, campaigns, events and teams.
These outcomes reflect widely recognized career-readiness competencies, including those defined by NACE (National Association of Colleges and Employers).
Explore Everything You'll GetThis Is Not a Program Where You Just Sit and Listen.
PALP is built around practice. You learn a skill, use it in a real situation, get feedback, improve and document what you did.
The goal is not to memorize leadership vocabulary. The goal is to become more capable because you have practiced.
Hear It From PALP Students and Parents.
Real results from our workshop surveys, wellbeing survey and independent reviews.
In less than six months, I was able to proudly carry boxes of over 3,000 menstrual products to women in need. But PALP gave me a lot more: a community, important life skills and, most importantly, a voice.
Before this, I would get scared just ordering something at a restaurant, but now I was able to get on a call with multiple people to coordinate our drop-off of supplies.
NVEEE has been pivotal to my daughter's growth as a young professional.
Same Leadership Community. Different Challenge.
A 9th grader and a senior need different things, so each grade in PALP has its own focus. You stay in the same leadership community while the challenge grows with you.
Build Your Foundation
Start high school with strong habits, a support system, leadership experience and a record of what you accomplish.
Explore 9th Grade →Build Independence
Strengthen self-advocacy, time management, critical thinking, career exploration, professional communication and application-ready experiences.
Explore 10th Grade →Prepare Before Senior Year
Research colleges and pathways, prepare for testing where appropriate, pursue summer opportunities, build your résumé and network professionally.
Explore 11th Grade →Turn Your Plans Into Action
Work on real applications, financial aid, scholarships, interviews, professional communication and college/work readiness.
Explore 12th Grade →If you come back for another year, you will not repeat the same program. Expectations and responsibility grow each year.
Know the Commitment Before You Register.
PALP runs from October through June. Most months include one main session plus a shorter virtual check-in, project task or real-world experience. You will also work with your Community Impact Project team between sessions.
If you are selected for the Junior Counselor in Training pathway, you will have added requirements, including the Junior Counselor Service and Training Retreat. Most PALP students are not in that pathway.
See the Full PALP ScheduleA Real Project. A Real Community Need.
You will work with a team on a Community Impact Project that addresses a real need in your community, moving from research and planning to action, measurement and reflection.
Your team shares the project, but you are responsible for showing and explaining your own contribution.
Explore the Community Impact Project
Your Work Should Open Doors.
PALP helps you find and pursue opportunities now, instead of waiting until senior year or the week of a deadline.
You will apply for at least one eligible scholarship, grant, award or funded opportunity during the year.
No one can guarantee you will win, but PALP helps you find good-fit opportunities, prepare stronger materials and actually apply.
Explore Scholarships, Awards & Opportunities
Your NVEEE Empowerment & Success Hub Goes With You.
As a PALP student, you get access to the NVEEE Empowerment & Success Hub: lessons, tools and resources that help you use what you learn between sessions and come back to it whenever you need it.
Explore the NVEEE Empowerment & Success HubEarn Verified Community Service Hours
PALP counts as community service. You earn verified hours for Core sessions, required virtual activities, events, campaign work and your Community Impact Project.
You get credit for the time you actually put in, and NVEEE verifies it.
How Service Hours Work
Strong Work Deserves to Be Recognized.
Recognition in PALP is based on what you actually demonstrate, not popularity, attendance alone or a title.
PALP also helps you find outside scholarships, awards and recognition you may qualify for.
See Awards & RecognitionWhat Does PALP Cost?
Payment plans are available. Standard PALP program charges must be paid in full by December 31, 2026.
Miami Dolphins support covers 50% of PALP tuition, which makes the $250 price possible.
Families researching additional college-funding options can also visit Federal Student Aid (studentaid.gov) for FAFSA and federal-aid information.
Is PALP for Me?
Not sure yet? Here is a quick check. PALP may be a good fit if you:
You do not have to arrive as a polished leader. You do have to be willing to participate, communicate, follow through, accept feedback and do your own work.
Take the Full Fit CheckKnow a Student Who Should Be Here?
PALP is for 9th through 12th graders who want leadership experience, real-world skills and meaningful responsibility.
Information for School Counselors →Wondering What Your Student Is Signing Up For?
See the schedule, costs, expectations and what students leave with.
Information for Parents & GuardiansHave Questions?
Every PALP question and answer now lives on one page, organized by topic.
Do Not Wait Until Senior Year to Start Building the Skills, Experiences and Record You Will Need.
PALP 2026–27 begins October 18, 2026. Registration closes October 11, 2026.
Grades 9–12 • October–June • $250 standard family payment • Payment plans available