Citizen Schools is re-imagining the middle school experience for low income students; ensuring that each child has the academic support, hands-on learning experiences and mentorship required to combat the opportunity gap and position them for success in high school, college and as productive and inspired members of American society. Citizen Schools was founded in 1995 by Eric Schwarz and Ned Rimer, former college roommates concerned with the rise of youth crime, struggling neighborhoods, and challenges within public schools in Boston. The extended learning time (ELT) model Citizen Schools uses today grew out of a series of successful summer-time apprenticeships, taught by Eric and Ned. In his first apprenticeship, Eric leveraged his expertise as a reporter to engage twenty students at a Dorchester elementary school; helping each child write and edit articles that they later fashioned into a traditional newspaper using a local printing press. Eric has outlined his experiences growing Citizen Schools and its impact on student learning nationwide in his recent book, The Opportunity Gap. Over the past 20 years, Citizen Schools has grown to serve students across the nation, using apprenticeships as a core component of its Extended Learning Time (ELT) model. The standard public school day, was developed to meet the needs of an agrarian society and not the high tech world of today. By partnering with Citizen Schools, public districts add on average 400 hours of instructional time to the school day; complementing traditional lessons with hands-on learning opportunities, academic support and structured homework time. Citizen Schools programming also builds non-cognitive or social and emotional skills through interactions with caring adults introduced to the school as Citizen Teachers, who run apprenticeships, and AmeriCorps Teaching Fellows, who are available to students both during traditional and extended school hours.
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Join us for a virtual Staff & Service Member Reunion! Register by September 30 to let us know you'll attend: https://lnkd.in/excPzf5q
⭐️ Calling all former Citizen Schools staff and service members! We’re thrilled to invite you to join us for a virtual Staff & Service Member Reunion on October 2nd from 4:30-5:30pm EST. As we approach our 30th anniversary, we're excited to celebrate the passion, dedication, and service of all those who helped us get here. We'll provide an update on how Citizen Schools is continuing to make an impact, and look forward to reconnecting and strengthening our community as Citizen Schools enters its fourth decade. Register by September 30 to let us know you'll attend: https://lnkd.in/excPzf5q We can't wait to see you!
Citizen Schools is grateful for the support of Bosch Community Fund! This grant will help us establish a Learning Network community hub in Charlotte, North Carolina. Thank you for helping us foster the collaboration and conditions necessary to influence systemic change across the education ecosystem. #Education #CitizenSchools #BoschCommunityFund #BoschUSA About the Bosch Community Fund: The Bosch Community Fund, the U.S.-based foundation for Bosch has awarded over 37 million in grants to various 501(c)(3) organizations and educational institutions. The BCF focuses primarily on the enrichment of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education and the advancement of environmental sustainability initiatives.
⭐️ Calling all former Citizen Schools staff and service members! We’re thrilled to invite you to join us for a virtual Staff & Service Member Reunion on October 2nd from 4:30-5:30pm EST. As we approach our 30th anniversary, we're excited to celebrate the passion, dedication, and service of all those who helped us get here. We'll provide an update on how Citizen Schools is continuing to make an impact, and look forward to reconnecting and strengthening our community as Citizen Schools enters its fourth decade. Register by September 30 to let us know you'll attend: https://lnkd.in/excPzf5q We can't wait to see you!
Next Thursday, join us for an insightful conversation as we dive into strategies that will build and sustain meaningful partnerships between schools and corporations that elevate student career exploration, civic engagement, and work-based learning opportunities. Register now: https://bit.ly/4dq9le4
Join us for an insightful conversation as we dive into strategies that will build and sustain meaningful partnerships between schools and corporations that elevate student career exploration, civic engagement, and work-based learning opportunities. Register now: https://bit.ly/4dq9le4
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Last week, the 2024-2025 AmeriCorps VISTA Fellowship (AF) cohort joined Citizen Schools staff in Charlotte, NC for the 2024 AF Leadership Academy. Over a highly successful three days, the AFs broke ground on their service year objectives while bonding with one another and learning important skills such as how to communicate effectively, navigate the online Citizen Schools Learning Network platform, recruit and retain effective volunteers, and impart Experience-Based Learning to educators and students. Most importantly, Leadership Academy participants got to enjoy one another’s company in person, including at a dinner party hosted by Citizen Schools CEO Nadia K. Selby. Everyone left Charlotte with takeaways that will have a profound impact on their service year moving forward, and a clearer understanding why they feel called to public service.
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Yesterday, Shore Educational Collaborative and Citizen Schools kicked off our new partnership, bringing experience-based learning PD to ten of our teachers. We can't wait to see how this partnership strengthens our ties with the community & allows our students to grow through hands on project based experiences!
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We’re excited to announce that Citizen Schools has been awarded a generous grant from Bain Capital Community Partnership, thanks to the nomination of Danielle Wang, Bain Capital Operating Partner and Citizen Schools Board Member. This grant is a testament to Bain Capital's 20 years of unwavering support for our mission to empower young people through education. We are grateful for this partnership and the impact we will continue to make together. Learn more about this partnership at https://bit.ly/4fMiXRS #BainCapitalCommunityPartnership #BainCapital #CitizenSchools #Education
We are thrilled to announce a grant from M&T Bank, supporting Citizen Schools' mission to provide quality educational programs for middle school students. This generous contribution will help us continue to inspire and engage young learners in our Boston community. Thank you M&T Bank for joining us to build a more inclusive & equitable future in education. #Education #CitizenSchools #MTBank