First Graduate is looking for High School academic coaches for the middle school after school program. The high school coaches will be helping the middle school students with their homework for an hour on Tuesday and Thursday beginning on October 1st. The after school program takes place in two sites: at the Bay School of… Read More
Archives: Education
Reading Partners
Reading Partners is a literacy nonprofit that empowers community members to work one-on-one with struggling elementary school readers. No experience is required to tutor with us, as we provide all of the materials and training, as well as the support of a full-time staff member. We use a structured curriculum that is easy to follow,… Read More
Prison University Project
Here’s a message from our friends over at PUP: Greetings everyone, Many of you have reached out recently, asking about ways to get more involved with the Prison University Project. As the fall semester gets off the ground, and the busiest fundraising season of the year approaches, we have put together the following list of… Read More
Spring of Green
Oakland, CA – This spring Acta Non Verba: Youth Urban Farm Project (ANV), is going to highlight health and wellness in the Elmhurst district of East Oakland thanks to a generous grant from The California Endowment’s East Oakland Building Healthy Communities hub (EOBHC). “Spring of Green” will happen June 8th from 1-5 at ANV@Tassafaronga located… Read More
Chinatown Urban Institute
The Chinatown Urban Institute is a youth empowerment and professional development program offered by the Chinatown Community Development Center in San Francisco. The mission is to educate and empower young leaders ages 18-24 to understand and take action on urban planning issues, using the City as a living and breathing laboratory for knowledge. Through an inquiry-based approach,… Read More
Great Books – New Scholarship
New scholarship available, made in honor of historian and Pulitzer Prize winner Joseph J. Ellis. He frequently speaks at Great Books on American history so to honor that, Great Books has created a 500 page essay contest on the creation of America! Great Books is always updating new opportunities on their WordPress here: http://greatbookssummerprogram.wordpress.com/ The Great… Read More
Summer Geology Program
The Summer Geology Program in Yosemite and Lassen includes: • 12-day field trip–hiking, learning, exploring, investigating • meet and study with high school students from Texas, Louisiana and California • learn from and with university instructors, scientists, college students, and other high school students • transportation to and from study sites • FREE transportation, FREE… Read More