Instituto del Puente

Instituto del Puente

Instituto del Puente is a think tank and the research and development arm of Future Focused’s work-based learning work. The Instituto works to broaden and strengthen work-based learning opportunities in New Mexico and helps districts design real-world work experiences that connect students with local employers.

Instituto del Puente is a think tank and the research and development arm of Future Focused’s work-based learning work. The Instituto works to broaden and strengthen work-based learning opportunities in New Mexico and helps districts design real-world work experiences that connect students with local employers.

Our Work


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When students get real-world experiences outside the classroom they light up. Employers become mentors for their future workforce, and students get exposure to exciting new futures. Future Focused Instituto del Puente is designed to reignite learning by connecting students to the support, mentorship, and community they crave. 

Future Focused Instituto del Puente provides frameworks and implementation for quality work-based learning programs that are proven to increase retention, graduation rates, and employability—which helps struggling students, as well as uplifting the well-being of our community and economy as a whole.

"Coming into Future Focused, I was homeless.

I wasn't mentally, physically, or emotionally 'there.'

I was very unstable. Then Ali [my mentor] came,

and she gave me my first start. She believed in me.

I went from high school dropout and being

emotionally unstable to having a home for the last

few years and got my diploma."

- Marianna Grejada, X3 Intern

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- Marianna Grejada, X3 Intern

"Coming into Future Focused, I was homeless.

I wasn't mentally, physically, or emotionally

'there.' I was very unstable. Then Ali [my mentor]

came, and she gave me my first start. She

believed in me. I went from high school dropout

and being emotionally unstable to having a

home for the last few years and got my diploma."

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