Apr 17, 2012 | Mentor Spotlight
Boston Partners in Education is always recruiting volunteer academic mentors. We search for volunteers from the community and local businesses. The opportunity to work in a classroom in the Boston Public Schools (BPS) appeals to many different people, from all walks...
Apr 2, 2012 | Mentor Spotlight
Martha Byington is a second year volunteer at the Blackstone Elementary School in the South End. She visits two classrooms each week. One of these is Lisa Goncalves-Lavin’s first grade class. Martha has been a lifelong volunteer: in fact, she’s volunteered in a...
Mar 9, 2012 | Mentor Spotlight
We are grateful to have volunteers who not only support students in the classroom, but also support our daily operations. The post below is written by Alyssa Ha, our Placement Coordinator who is an AmeriCorps VISTA. VISTA volunteers dedicate one year of service to...
Jan 27, 2012 | Mentor Spotlight
For 13 years, Boston Partners in Education has brought Power Lunch to the students of the Gardner Pilot Academy (GPA). Every week volunteers from Abt Associates, The Bulfinch Companies, and Genzyme Corporation come to read to and mentor first-third grade students at...
Jan 13, 2012 | Mentor Spotlight
Recruitment & Big Cheese Reads Coordinator and School Volunteer Program volunteer Carolina Davila wants to know, “How you are helping our future leaders?” As a Boston Public Schools alumna, my appreciation for education has truly grown since I...
Jan 6, 2012 | Mentor Spotlight
School Volunteer Program volunteer, Kellyanne Dignan shares her experience as a volunteer academic mentor in the Boston Public Schools. Even though I don’t get to sleep in, Tuesday is my favorite day of the week. Just like any other weekday, I’m up at 6am but instead...
