Sometimes We Need to Be Reminded…
… that our schools are full of great kids, hard-working and creative teachers, overworked and underappreciated administrators, and effective programs.
Read more about some of these outstanding people, schools and communities in our series: Spotlighting JFYNetWorks Partner Schools… August 2017 edition.
JFYNetWorks, Quincy College, Urban Science Academy collaborate on summer learning
When Jeff Cook, Urban Science Academy Headmaster, wanted a college campus-based summer program, the geography of access looked daunting. He discussed the problem with JFYNetWorks, his longtime college readiness partner. JFY executive director Gary Kaplan suggested a solution: Quincy College. JFY had been working with the college for many years on college readiness in the Quincy schools.
It was a bold idea for a high school that had never offered college courses and a college that had never worked directly with Boston schools. But JFYNetWorks, a college readiness partner to both, was confident that it would work. And it did. Read the entire story here.
Source: JFYNetWorks
Partner schools participated in Northern Essex science and technology camp
The free [technology] camp drew 55 students entering the 7th through 10th grades in Haverhill, Lawrence, Methuen and other nearby communities. In its second year, the program nearly doubled its first-year enrollment of about 30, said Carolyn Knoepfler, assistant dean of the college’s Technology, Arts, Professional Studies and Science division.
The participating students from the Merrimack Valley said they had no idea they’d be spending part of their summer solving a murder, assembling circuits or designing objects for 3-D printing. Read more of what they hat they learned here.
Source: EagleTribune.com
Greater Lowell Tech student flourishes as ‘Chan the Magic Man’
Self-confidence! It’s like… magic
Magic is more than a leisure activity for one Greater Lowell Technology student, it has helped changed the way he interacts with others. This is especially important for Chan Mey, because Mey has autism.
Before the magic, Mey used to struggle a lot with socializing and making eye contact with others, said his mother, Sophea Mey. When Mey would see people he knew in public, he’d hide, she said. But now, magic has helped him tremendously with his social behavior. Read Chan’s full story here.
Source: LowellSun.com
