BOSTON PARTNERS UNVEILS NEW BRAND WITH INCREASED FOCUS ON SOCIO-EMOTIONAL SUPPORT Designed by student and mentors, the updated brand emphasizes the importance of connecting community to the classroom BOSTON, MA – Boston Partners in Education (BPIE), the longest continuous nonprofit partner of the Boston Public Schools, announced the launch of a new brand aimed at […]
CONTINUE READINGMentors provide a judgement-free environment for BPS teens and help limit missed connections High school educators across the district have spent the past year navigating how to support teenagers in a virtual world. One Fenway High School teacher found that while students always need academic help, social support has become essential. Ms. Sheehan has used […]
CONTINUE READINGWhen: Wednesday, March 31st, 2021 Time: 5:00 – 6:15pm Via Zoom (link will be provided) Join Boston Partners in Education’s mentoring community for a workshop on youth mental health, led by guest speaker Rosie McMahan, M.Ed, ASC, of Optimistic Options and Mass Mentoring Partnership. This hour long workshop will explore the challenges youth are facing […]
CONTINUE READINGWe are currently accepting applications for summer interns at Boston Partners in Education (Boston Partners) through the John Hancock MLK Summer Scholars program. These internships are open to current BPS students. Priority will be given to students who are 16-18 years old and are currently Boston Partners mentees. However, we are open to any BPS […]
CONTINUE READING“With a mentor, there’s someone there who is able to hear the things that I can’t. “ Stephanie Crawford is the kind of educator that families reach out to for support – sometimes years after their students have been in her classroom. She likes it that way. “I’m very connected to my students,” explains Ms. […]
CONTINUE READINGBoston Partners in Education is now hiring for a full-time Program Director position About the Organization: Boston Partners in Education (Boston Partners) enhances the academic achievement and nurtures the personal growth of Boston’s public school students by providing them with focused, individualized, academic support. Boston Partners recruits, trains, places and supports volunteers to work with […]
CONTINUE READINGThis time last year, we sat down with Kelsey Welsh, a long-time mentor at the Josiah Quincy School who’s worked with the same two students for four years now. Shortly after the pandemic closed down the city last spring, their mentor match transitioned from in-person to remote. This week, we caught up with Kelsey to […]
CONTINUE READINGBoston Public Schools is one of the most diverse school districts in the country – nearly one in every two students speaks a language other than English at home, and students come from 139 different countries. One in five BPS students has a disability, and half are economically disadvantaged. It’s increasingly important to recruit teachers […]
CONTINUE READINGWorking From Home, Inspired By Volunteers By Claire Hammer, AmeriCorps Ambassador of Mentoring At this point in 2020, it’s probably a cliche to say that some unexpected things have happened this year. No, I did not expect a pandemic to cut my year serving with City Year Boston short. No, I did not expect I […]
CONTINUE READINGIt was a beautiful Saturday morning for the first ever Virtual Rodman Ride for Kids. Typically, hundreds of riders would gather together in one central location to participate in the Rodman Ride For Kids, an annual bike ride supporting local youth programs in Massachusetts. In order to keep its annual tradition running, the Rodman Ride […]
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