NC Teamship Showcase
College Board is partnering with SparkNC and NCSSM to provide a unique Teamship experience for alumni this summer.
A unique Teamship experience just for alumni
- Take your Teamship skills to the next level by working with students from across the state to solve real problems for real businesses in high-tech industries.
- Collaborate with your teammates in a professional co-working space located in downtown Durham.
- Network with professionals.
- Live with other summer program students on the NCSSM Durham campus.
Apply for NC Teamship Showcase
Applications for the Summer 2026 program open at the end of February. Seats are extremely limited and will be selected based on application evaluations.
The priority application deadline is open only to coach-nominated students. The general application window is open to all Teamship alumni from North Carolina.
NC Teamship Showcase
SUMMER 2026: June 17 – June 26
Part 1 (Remote)
Launch Activities
June 17-18, 2026
9:00am – 12:00pm
Part 1 (On-Site):
Team Meetings and Business Meetings
June 22-26, 2026
*Participating students will check in at NCSSM Durham Campus on the afternoon of June 21 and check out after the reflection and debrief in the afternoon on June 26.
Pitch Event:
June 25, 2026
6:30pm-8:00pm
Reflection and Debrief
June 26, 2026
9:00am – 12:00pm
Program orientations will be held the weeks of May 4 and June 8.
Next Steps
1. Review this page with a parent/guardian.
2. Apply for the program.
3. If you have questions about the program, please contact us.
Timeline:
⚬ Feb. 23: Priority applications open. During the priority window, the form is only available to student who receive a coach nomination.
⚬ Mar. 15: Priority application deadline
⚬ Mar. 16: General application window opens.
⚬ Mar. 23: Priority decisions released. Up to 12 seats will be offered.
⚬ Mar. 29: General application deadline.
⚬Apr. 6: All students notified of statuses.
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Some of the businesses showcase students have worked with
How NC Teamship Showcase Works
Team Up
Teamship groups students from across the state into diverse problem-solving teams of 4 students each.
Launch
Teams meet online to build their team dynamic and interview their business partner to better understand the business problem and context.
Solve
With support from their coach, teams hold in-person meetings to work together to understand the root problem, test potential solutions, and create a solution proposal for the business partner.
Pitch
Teams propose their solution to the business partner and answer questions in a live workshop attended by community stakeholders, school partners, and parents.
How NC Teamship Showcase benefits you
The showcase follows the format of a District C Teamship cycle, but enhances the experience through more time to understand the business problem and develop a solution. The showcase is designed to:
⚬ Practice and refine other District C tools not usually coached on Launch Day
⚬ Refine and further build core tools you learned on your first Launch Day
NCSSM Durham Campus
The second week of the program is hosted on NCSSM Durham campus. Students will be housed (with a roommate) on-campus in NCSSM’s residence halls and will be overseen by NCSSM Summer program counselors.
⚬ Meals will be provided
⚬ NCSSM Summer program staff also provides optional evening activities
FAQs
NC Teamship Showcase is only open to rising 10th-12th grade students attending a private, home, or public school in North Carolina. Students must have completed a Teamship program prior to applying.
During the priority application window the form will only be open to students who receive a Coach nomination.
During the general application window the form will be opened to all students who have participated in a Teamship experience, regardless of Coach nomination.
Students participating in NC Teamship Showcase have already completed a Teamship program in the past and are leveling up for an even more rigorous experience. Students will have the opportunity to learn new tools and attend field trips to visit their business partners on site.
For the in-person portion of the program, students will have housing and food provided for them on NCSSM Durham Campus. Students will also have the chance to collaborate with their teammates at a professional coworking space in Downtown Durham.
The program is completely free for all participants.
Students will need their own laptop devices to work on for the duration of the program. They will also need internet or hotspot access to support Zoom web conferencing during the virtual portion of the program.
We will have a limited number of loaner devices available for students on-site who may need them during the in-person portion of the program.
There will be up to 24 participants in the program.
No more than 12 seats will be offered during the priority registration window with additional applicants during that phase automatically entering the general application pool.
The NC Teamship Showcase team will secure alternates in the event one of the 24 accepted students is unable to participate.