Peter Olive: Learning How To Learn

Jun 14, 2018 | Mentor Spotlight

It’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...

Big Cheese Reads Gala Raises $590,000 For Academic Mentorship

May 10, 2018 | Press Releases

May 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...

Jeremiah E. Burke High School hosts special Big Cheese Reads

Apr 20, 2018 | News

The 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...

Team Boston Partners Marathon Runners Stay the Course

Apr 18, 2018 | News

Freezing 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...

Samantha Drivas: Community Ambassador

Apr 12, 2018 | Mentor Spotlight

Devoting 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...