It may be a day off, but our Citizen Schools AmeriCorps members and staff are making it a "day on" by getting out into their communities and serving! #doinggoodonourdayoff
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"For years now I've tried to culture my love for learning and teaching, and serving has been a great exercise for this passion. The leadership and mission of Citizen Schools seem to recognize the impact one dedicated individual can have on young lives, and the communities they live in."
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If you’d like to learn more about Citizen Schools or how you can get involved to help a student both discover and achieve their dreams, please attend a Lunch and Learn to hear more.
Read MoreThis past December, as people celebrated the end of 2016, Citizen Schools California celebrated a semester of student achievement! We were overwhelmed with pride as students shared what they learned in subjects ranging from female empowerment to 3D printing at their WOW! showcases.
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Donna Fontana is a leader in the financial industry, with 25+ years experience, and currently serves as Senior Vice President of Sales with Fidelity Clearing and Custody Solutions.
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During the 2016 fall semester Citizen Schools California (CSC) started a pilot project at East Palo Alto Phoenix Academy (EPAPA) using a new apprenticeship only, or AppEx, style of programming. This new project, made possible through the HP Foundation, aimed to design a scalable model of apprenticeships that combined in-person and virtual mentoring for students.
Read MoreI graduated from Northeastern majoring in Business Administration and Marketing, with minors in International Affairs and Social Entrepreneurship. While at Northeastern I worked for a year and a half at 3 different internships, my favorite one being at Pine St Inn, which is the biggest center for homeless resources in New England, where I worked in Workforce development.
Read MoreHighlights from our Winter WOW! events.
Read MoreAll Citizen Schools teams come together to share what's going on across the country on #GivingTuesday.
Read MoreInterested in learning more about becoming a Citizen Teacher with Citizen Schools New York? Read on.
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The octopus was not cooperating.
Instead of writhing about in its tank, demonstrating for the assembled students its size and movement patterns, the Shedd Aquarium's giant Pacific octopus was just kind of sitting there, up in a corner, a row of tentacles pressed against the glass.
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Boston, MA - Life Science Cares, a new organization that unites the human and financial resources of the life sciences sector in the fight to end poverty in Greater Boston, has selected Citizen Schools as one of its first recipients of a donation to a nonprofit organization. Citizen Schools is a national organization, based in Boston, which partners with middle schools in six states to provide educational enrichment through Expanded Learning Time (ELT) programs held during after school hours.
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AT&T’s Lollie Ramirez-Bennett beams with pride as she describes the Citizen Schools apprenticeship she and her team of 15 colleagues have led for two semesters.
Read MoreWe know that performance in middle school is essential to students future success. At Citizen Schools, we believe that all middle school students have the potential to discover a love of learning that will inspire and prepare them to succeed in high school, college, the workforce, and civic life.
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We need judges at our first ever, Sugar Grove Academy WOW! on Wednesday, December 14th from 5:30-7:30PM. The time commitment is fairly nominal and requires little to no advanced preparation other than your clearing your schedule and agreeing to attend!
Read MoreThey’ll be using hammers, nails and two-by-fours, but over the next three weeks, fifty students at Joseph George Middle School, an Alum Rock Union Elementary School District’s Visual and Performing Arts school, will be finishing a semester that’s been about more than building walls and roofs.
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Representatives from The Powell Foundation had a wonderful visit with our students at Sugar Grove Academy in Houston, Texas.
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The inspiration behind becoming an AmeriCorps Teaching Fellow was understanding the positive impact and relationships I can build with my students, peers, and the community in which I serve.
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