On Tuesday, June 19th, Boston Partners in Education was honored to recognize this year’s class of volunteer mentors and school partners at AMP!, our annual celebration of the community members who make our work a reality in Boston Public Schools (BPS) classrooms. This year’s event was hosted by our friends at TD Bank, who generously […]
CONTINUE READINGIt’s a half hour before Peter Olive is scheduled to meet with the two students he mentors at the Hennigan K-8 School, but he’s arrived early — as he usually does — to provide extra support to their whole classroom beforehand. The students in Kristie McElhaney’s fourth/fifth grade class are convened around literacy board games […]
CONTINUE READINGMay 10, 2018 – Boston Partners in Education, a Boston-based nonprofit that provides academic mentoring services to at-risk Boston Public Schools students, raised nearly $590,000 at its 14th Annual Big Cheese Reads Gala. The event, focused on success through STEM literacy, drew nearly 500 people to the Renaissance Boston Waterfront Hotel on May 3. Funds […]
CONTINUE READINGAs the end of the school year approaches, we encourage you to start thinking about closing your match with your student. Match Closure is the process of transitioning or ending relationships with your students, and as our friends at MENTOR point out, it is a natural part of the mentoring life cycle. Taking time to discuss […]
CONTINUE READINGThe Jeremiah E. Burke High School hosted a special Big Cheese Reads session last week, which saw readers pairing up to speak with larger groups of students about the value of literacy. Among the readers was Fast Company co-founder and author Bill Taylor, who met with 9th grade students to read an excerpt from his book Practically […]
CONTINUE READINGFreezing rain wasn’t enough to stop our Team Boston Partners runners from crossing the finish line at the 122nd Boston Marathon on Monday. Despite some of the worst Boston Marathon conditions in recent memory — which resulted in many reports of hypothermia and a dropout rate that was 50% higher than in 2017 — runners […]
CONTINUE READINGDevoting your life to public service can teach you a lot about people. Just ask Samantha Drivas, who has been a mentor to younger children since she was in middle school. “I think my biggest trick is relating everything to pizza. Anything can be pizza, and they will totally grab onto it. I want ten […]
CONTINUE READINGOn April 5th, members of the Roxbury community joined us for our first ever open mic night, “Mentoring Matters: We Mic It Like That.” Hosted by Roxbury Community College, the mentoring-themed event served as an open space for guests to perform poetry and song — and featured a special performance by local slam poet, Joseph […]
CONTINUE READINGThe 6th annual National Service Recognition Day will be held on April 3, 2018 to highlight the value of national service to the nation’s cities and counties. This year, we are proud to recognize Ahna Kielar, our 2017-18 Ambassador of Mentoring. Halfway through a year of service with Boston Partners via the Highland Street AmeriCorps […]
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