Question 1

What exactly is B-Unbound?

Accepted Answer

B-Unbound is a way to connect YOU to opportunities both in your community and online. Youth-driven and adult-supported, B-U operates in parallel with schools to give traditional students access to innovative education. What does that mean? You can join B-Unbound in addition to your regular school, and you can explore your interests!

Question 2

How can I participate?

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B-Unbound has both virtual and in-person opportunities. Join Imblaze to check them out. In addition, you can join our Discord to connect with other Navigators and share things you’ve created or done!

Question 3

How do I use Discord?

Accepted Answer

Want to join The Nav Shack? Check out our tutorial HERE!

Question 4

How do I use ImBlaze?

Accepted Answer

We’ve got an ImBlaze tutorial HERE!

Question 5

Does ImBlaze track my location?

Accepted Answer

ImBlaze does not track your location. When you are using the mobile app, ImBlaze pulls the GPS information from your phone at the moment you check in and the moment you check out. At no other time does ImBlaze utilize tracking information. The same goes for the web app. (That pulls your IP location.) Note that any user can disable location services for any app on their device. ImBlaze will still work, but will not report your location when you check in and check out.

Question 6

Is there a mobile app?

Accepted Answer

For students, there are native iOS and Android apps.   Go HERE to download the iOS app. Go HERE to download the Android app. We think that you should pursue internships at places that interest you! If you do not see an internship in your school's database that is interesting to you, you can always suggest an opportunity. In the search results on Android, iOS and Web, there is a "Suggest Opportunity" button. You can search Google, talk to your friends about your interests, talk to your parents, neighbors, etc to try to find a mentor that you would be interested in interning with. Then click the Suggest Opportunity button to add that mentor. Your Internship Coordinator may approve the suggestion.

Question 7

What if I don’t see an opportunity I want to pursue?

Accepted Answer

We think that you should pursue internships at places that interest you! If you do not see an internship in your school's database that is interesting to you, you can always suggest an opportunity. In the search results on Android, iOS and Web, there is a "Suggest Opportunity" button. You can search Google, talk to your friends about your interests, talk to your parents, or talk to your neighbors to try to find a mentor that you would be interested in interning with. Then click the Suggest Opportunity button to add that mentor. Your Internship Coordinator may approve the suggestion.

Question 8

How are Supportive Adults vetted?

Accepted Answer

B-Unbound conducts background checks for all Supportive Adults prior to connecting them with Navigators.

Question 9

What is ImBlaze?

Accepted Answer

ImBlaze is a platform that enables schools to curate a band of internships or potential internship sites. Students can search these sites based on their interests. Key components of the platform:  Students can Request to Pursue internships that they are interested in. These requests go to the school's internship coordinator to approve or deny.  Students can - with the help of teachers and school staff - try to land an internship after they have been approved to pursue. ImBlaze does not automatically pair a student with a mentor.  Once an internship has been started, students can log attendance at their internship. The attendance functionality in ImBlaze takes a snapshot of the student location when they check in and out of their internship. Note that ImBlaze does not track student location, it only takes a snapshot of the student location when the student checks in or out of their internship. (Students can disable location services on their mobile device, but this will prevent the school from determining if the student was at their internship when they check in/out)​ records the date and time of the check in and out emails the mentor (if a mentor email address is provided) at the end of the day to confirm the student's attendance.

Question 10

Is there any cost associated with being involved with B-Unbound?

Accepted Answer

Nope! B-Unbound is completely free for Navigators!

Question 11

We don’t have a local B-Unbound hub in our community. Can my child still be involved?

Accepted Answer

Yes, of course! B-Unbound offers a variety of virtual opportunities as well as an online community for Navigators on Discord.

Question 12

What types of opportunities should I offer?

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Anything! As our community grows, Navigator interests diversify. Opportunities offered should be engaging and on something you’re knowledgeable about.

Question 13

What is the process for matching youth to supportive adults? Is there anything I need to do or is it all handled through B-Unbound?

Accepted Answer

Supportive Adults create a profile on Imblaze, which Navigators can then look through and apply for.

Question 14

Are matches made with supportive adults in their community only or could matches be remote from anywhere?

Accepted Answer

Depending on the nature of the opportunity (in-person or virtual), Navigator matches can either be within the community or remote.

Question 15

If I’m already connected to a youth in my community who I’m mentoring, should I still join B-Unbound?

Accepted Answer

Yes! Then, you and the youth will have access to all of the B-Unbound community!

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