Archive for August, 2009
New Crusade Families Get Oriented
Membership orientations for parents and families of new Crusaders have begun! Admissions Manager Laurel Shepard and our Family Liaison staff are holding orientations at our office during August. This is our opportunity to welcome families and explain how they can support their child as a Crusader throughout the school experience. Parents learn all about our [...]
Posted: August 14th, 2009 under Admissions, Family engagement.
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A Big Finish for CAAP
Our Crusade Adventure & Academic Program for middle school is winding up this week. What a terrific time CAAP Crusaders had this summer! Their home base was Roger Williams Middle School in Providence, where they started off each day with reading and discussion of Monster, an award-winning novel by Walter Dean Myers. After lunch they [...]
Posted: August 13th, 2009 under Middle school.
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For Crusade Families: News to Use
The parent engagement workshops we hosted for Crusade families last year were so successful we are offering them again! Through a special grant project, we partner closely with child and family experts from the University of Rhode Island to present these workshops as a benefit to parents and families of Crusaders. We are delighted to [...]
Posted: August 12th, 2009 under Family engagement.
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Career Notes from Crusade Alums
News update! You can read profiles of nearly 40 successful Crusade Alumni on our Alumni News web page. Find out what our Alumni have been up to since the first class graduated from high school in 2001. And if you’re a Crusade Alum, get in touch!
Posted: August 4th, 2009 under Alumni news.
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Crusader Honored with Scholarship
Brian Estrada was awarded the Laura Rendón Community Service Scholarship during the 2009 Youth Leadership Summit for GEAR UP participants hosted in San Francisco last month! The $1,000 scholarship is given on the basis of a written essay and the recipient’s contributions during the national summit. Only two scholarships were awarded. Congratulations, Brian!
Posted: August 4th, 2009 under Events, High school.
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