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An Athlete and a Scholar

Feb 24, 2012 | Uncategorized

Joseph Francois is truly both an athlete, and a scholar. A native of Haiti, Joseph moved to the United States in elementary school, without knowing any English.  Now he is a former basketball player and current member of the Excel High School varsity football team....

Wrapping up National Mentoring Month

Feb 3, 2012 | News

January was National Mentoring Month and celebrating was a blast!  We shared many different perspectives about mentoring and even more were shared with us.  Between our blog, Facebook, and Twitter we heard from volunteers, teachers, parents, and students about what...

Spotlight On: Gardner Pilot Academy

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...

A Call for Bilingual Volunteers

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...

Tuesday- the best day of the week

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...