City Heroes - Serve Your Community

CITY HEROES
http://www.cityyear.org/boston_ektid941.aspx

City Heroes is a weekend leadership development and social awareness program for high school students, who learn to lead others in tackling issues that affect their communities. Students also spend 1-2 Saturdays a month doing community service in the neighborhoods of Boston.

For more information, please contact Rachel Faulkner at 617-927-2341 or by email at rfaulkner08@cityyear.org

How to apply:

Download the City Heroes application
Mail application to:

City Year Boston
ATTN: City Heroes
287 Columbus Ave.
Boston, MA 02116

Application deadline: NOVEMBER 25th, 2008

MIT Seed Academy - Apply Now

The Saturday Engineering Enrichment and Discovery (SEED) Academy is an academic enrichment and career exploration program for public high school students. We provide participants with an interesting, hands-on curriculum that strengthens their foundational math, science and communication skills; a challenging learning environment with high expectations; and access to positive role models.

Over the course of seven-semesters, SEED Academy students have the opportunity to see what engineering and technology are, how they are being used in our society, and what industry and educational leaders expect in those fields in the future.

With exposure to compelling content and world-class resources at MIT, we are preparing students for academic and professional careers in the technical fields.

Download the application here

As a participant in the program, students . . .

• take part in engaging academic curricula based on hands-on activities in engineering and technology,
• collaborate with other talented students from Boston, Cambridge and Lawrence public high schools,
• are exposed to a range of professional and academic opportunities in the technical fields,
• access MIT’s world-class research and practice resources,
• receive instruction and mentorship from accomplished MIT undergraduate and graduate students, and
• develop goals and critical academic and communications skills and strategies to succeed in high school and college.

Brian Honan Fellowship - Service Program & Internship

The Honan Fellowship is an initiative that empowers youth from across Boston to become engaged and influence change in their community, develop leadership skills, and stimulate an interest in public service. Fellows learn about government and politics, identify neighborhood concerns, complete service projects, and meet with public officials and advocates. The program includes a paid summer internship in a community agency or government office and ends with a community action project to create change in Boston.

Click here to learn more. Download application.

Interested in Community Planning & Design?

The Executive Director of the Community Design Resource Center of Boston is happy to talk with alumni. Her contact info is:

Brandy H. M. Brooks, Assoc. AIA, NOMA

Executive Director

Community Design Resource Center of Boston

Office Location: 100 Massachusetts Avenue, Room 517, Boston, MA 02115

Mailing Address: 320 Newbury Street, Boston, MA 02115

617-585-0198

brandy@cdrc-boston.org

www.cdrc-boston.org

The Community Design Resource Center of Boston provides services and resources that assist communities to envision, advocate for, and implement high-quality design solutions and ensure equal access to healthy, sustainable built environments.

Summer Search is a great college prep program for 10th graders

From summer adventures to college counseling, Summer Search provides many amazing opportunities for our students. Students will participate or have access to the following services:

Weekly Mentoring Sessions – Summer Search pairs two trained mentors with each student. Students check in with their mentors weekly.

Scholarships to Summer Experiential Learning Programs – Each Summer Search student will participate in two summer experiential education programs offered by over 100 summer program partners.

SAT, College and Financial Aid Counseling – We expect our students to go to college. Summer Search provides resources designed to help you get there. Ask your mentor about our college advisory services, SAT prep, and financial aid assistance.

The Summer Search commitment does not end upon graduation from high school. We support our alumni as they make choices to go to college, gain an advanced degree, navigate their careers and give back to their community.

If you are interested, please contact danielrosen@citizenschools.org

Apply for Minds Matter today!

Contact me ASAP if you are interested in applying to Minds Matter

Minds Matter of Boston is a not-for-profit volunteer organization dedicated to assisting bright and motivated inner-city high school students like you achieve academic excellence and expand educational horizons. Our program’s objectives are to:

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  Provide students with a summer academic experience sponsored by colleges, universities, and other preparatory institutions.
  
  
  
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  Guide students through the application process to these top academic summer programs.
  
  
  
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  Prepare students for the SAT through an intensive weekly program.
  
  
  
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  Pair students with two mentors who will guide students through the academic summer program application process. Our mentors are recent college graduates who work in various professions throughout Boston.
  
  
  
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  Help raise sufficient financial aid to cover summer program costs.
  
  
  

Learn more about Minds Matter here

BPL HAP program now hiring!

Are you a dedicated, outgoing, high-achieving 10th, 11th, or 12th grader?

* Give back to your community
* Earn community service credits
* Get experience for college
* Make money

Download the application here

Boston Public Library is hiring mentors to work after school in the library. The Homework Assistance Program (HAP) begins in September 2008 and runs until June 2009. You can apply to be a HAP mentor at any of the BPL's 27 libraries.

LEAH Mentoring Program now accepting applications

Are you a 10th or 11th grader who is interested in being a mentor to younger kids? The LEAH program (Leaders in Education, Action, and Hope) could be for you.

LEAH (Leaders in Education, Action and Hope) is a mentorship program that trains and places high school students at elementary and middle schools to work as mentors and lead activities. Download the application here.

What Do LEAH Mentors Do?

v Learn about science, other subjects and how to teach younger kids

v Provide support for after school programs while serving as role models for elementary and middle school students

v Meet other high school students from across Boston and gain a support network

v Receive intensive training on behavioral management in the classroom, activity preparation, and in science topics relevant to LEAH curriculum

v Attend workshops on resume writing

What Are The Requirements?

v Attend 2 meeting/trainings per month(on Fridays)

v Participate in 2 months of training(Mondays & Wednesdays 3:30pm-5:30pm) in Novemberr and Decembe

v Work two afternoons a week at an afterschool program from January - June

Are LEAH Mentors Paid?

v LEAH mentors are paid a stipend. During training, the stipend is equivalent to $9 perr. Once training is completed, Mentors stipends are increased to $10 per hour. There is also an increase for a second and third year of participation. hou

How Do I Find Out More?

Email Program Assistant Carl Lowenberg at lowenber@bc.edu or call him at (617) 552-1563. You may also phone Rachel Green or Jesse Leavitt at the Boston Public Schools, at (617) 635-1578. Here is the application

Ten best jobs for two-year degrees

Found this article on cnn.com about the ten best paying jobs for people with two-year degrees. Computer specialists and dental hygienists are well-paying jobs.

BlackWomenConnect

Came across a social networking site for professional African American women to connect called BlackWomenConnect. This site is like LinkedIn and Facebook as black women can interact for business, networking, empowerment, entertainment, and jobs. And it's free!

A Community of Achievers - My 1st Post

My first post is a celebratory one. We tried to track down all 148 alumni in 8GA1 & 8GA2. We were able to find out where 124 of these alumni are.

Of the 124 alumni:

• 76 attend 4-year colleges
• 30 attend community, 2-year, or technical colleges
• 5 are working
• 5 are doing other things like internships, Year Up, etc
• 8 are still in high school

What this means is 85% of our 8GA1 & 8GA2 alumni surveyed, attend 2 or 4 year colleges. This is a very high percentage!