***Manchester Excels, Manchester, NH

Goodwill NNE AmeriCorps partners with the Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) campus-based School of Education for the Manchester Excels program, an innovative program to help aspiring teachers realize their dream.

¿When I heard about the Manchester Excels program, it so perfectly aligned with my desire for community engagement and working towards a teaching certificate and education degree that I applied to it within an hour of hearing about it.¿

Manchester Excels AmeriCorps members are co-enrolled in the Master¿s in Secondary Education and initial licensure program in partnership with Southern NH University. Manchester Excels members engage directly with middle and high school students in the greater Manchester area, serving for 13 months while taking classes on campus to become a certified New Hampshire teacher. A dedicated faculty advisor and three professors at SNHU, along with experienced on-site teachers, provide expertise, support, and real-time guidance throughout the program¿so members are