A million thanks to 60 University of Rhode Island students who took our visiting crew of middle school Crusaders under their wings for URI Shadow Day on February 23. Crusaders observed classes, toured campus, and got an up-close and personal view of what it’s like to be a URI student. Rich Norris, our Advisor at [...]

For high school Crusaders, winter school vacation means our Choices program! A group of 9th and 10th graders are spending today and tomorrow on the campus of Brown University, working through a curriculum of interactive exercises that help them see how the choices they make now will affect their lives in the future. This morning’s [...]

High school Crusaders, take note of these brand new college visits confirmed for 2011 and sign up soon! January 25 at Newbury College January 26 at American International College February 8 at Becker College February 9 at Brandeis University March 3 at Connecticut College

We have three more college visits scheduled for high school Crusaders this year: – November 30 at Bryant University – December 8 at Rhode Island College – December 14 at Salve Regina University Sign up soon to tour these schools!

On April 22, a busload of middle school Crusaders explored the University of Rhode Island’s Kingston campus under the guidance of P.I.N.K. Women, a student leadership organization. The mission of P.I.N.K. (“Powerful Independent Notoriously Knowledgeable”) is to educate URI and the surrounding community about issues that pertain to multicultural and ethnic female groups. PINK took [...]

Now that’s a crepe! In a big finish to their April school vacation week, over two dozen middle school Crusaders enjoyed a daylong campus experience at Johnson & Wales University in downtown Providence. Hosting the visit was the JWU President’s Leadership Council, an organization of 65 academically successful students who serve as a liaison between [...]

Busloads of middle school Crusaders are busy signing up for college visits in April. They have a whole week’s worth of trips in store during spring vacation! They will tour campus, learn all about each school’s academic majors and fields of study, and have a chance to ask real college students every question they can [...]

Attention high school Crusaders! Our schedule for college visits is heating up for April vacation this year. You can choose from among eight great campuses to visit, so watch your mail for the signup form. Check out the list below and make plans to get on board! (At left, Crusaders explore the beautiful campus of [...]

It’s been a busy season of college visits for high school Crusaders this fall and winter. So far, more than 200 students have participated. We’ve been to Northeastern University, University of Rhode Island, Providence College, Roger Williams University, Pine Manor College, and Connecticut College, touring each campus and learning all about academic majors and college [...]

Crusaders from three Providence middle schools are reaching for the stars – literally! Since September, 50 seventh graders have been attending our afterschool science workshops in astronomy, held in partnership with URI’s Pathways for Success in Science and Technology program. They researched the solar system, modeled clay planets, worked with astrophotography from Harvard University’s Chandra [...]