Navigators exhibit the ability to be focused and self-guiding on academic tasks; tenacity at approaching challenging assignments; the desire to brainstorm, share creativity, and tackle solutions with their classmates; a sense of empowerment by their choices; and confidence in their decisions.

Eighty-five percent of our navigators come from households earning less than a living wage, as defined by MIT’s Living Wage Calculator. Twenty-five percent of Navigate’s students are first-generation children

Navigators are high-academic performers with scores of 3s and 4s on their state assessments. These students thrive on academic rigor and often already have an idea of their educational paths beyond middle school and high school.