Today starts the last week of Ways to A’s, our summer study-skills course for sixth graders who are joining The College Crusade this fall. This afternoon students were learning about note taking and playing memorization games. (Quick, what’s the size of Alaska in square miles?) They also read a chapter aloud together from Freak the [...]

Why are there two bodies in the basement? Do the clues show what happened? Two dozen middle school Crusaders learned the science of forensics at Wheeler Summer Camp this month and tried to solve the mystery! Instructor Bob Schmidt of Wheeler taught them how to observe at a crime scene, how to collect clues, and [...]

Would you buy a product if it had more features than another but cost a little more? Does a cool pop song playing in the background draw your attention to a product faster? High school Crusaders in our new Critical Thinking and Writing Workshop on Media Literacy this summer are learning how to analyze media [...]

Our annual Crusade Summer Experience program for high school students is in full swing at Brown University! Yesterday we caught up with a group of 26 Crusaders participating in a day focused on culture and diversity. In warm-up exercises, they shared their cultural experiences and backgrounds and learned how to avoid stereotyping others. Then they [...]

It’s July, and our Ways to A’s summer study-skills program for sixth graders is in full swing! Nearly 300 students are signed up to sharpen their study skills and get ready for the challenge of middle school this fall. As always, our Ways to A’s teaching team features all Crusade Alums! They are Casby Harrison, [...]

Five members of our program staff are attending the 2009 NCCEP/GEAR UP Conference in San Francisco, July 19-22. The theme for this year’s nationwide gathering is “GEAR UP at the Forefront: Leading the Way in College Access.” During the four-day event, our staff will participate in meetings and workshops and share best practices with other [...]

On June 27, Crusaders and their families celebrated the end of the school year at a RISD Museum Free-for-All Saturday. Their Crusade E-Mentors joined in the fun! They all enjoyed workshops, performances, and the famous museum “gallery quest,” which sends visitors dashing around in search of art objects marked on a map. Crusaders who located [...]

Four high school Crusaders from Providence were chosen for the Lifespan Summer Youth Employment Program for 2009. They are Patricia Silverio, Kevin Porras, Stephanie Jimenez, and Stephanie Taveras. They will work in a Lifespan facility for nine weeks this summer, gaining firsthand experience as employees in the multidisciplinary healthcare industry. Congratulations to all of them, [...]