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...
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....
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 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...
