Math and Science
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Algebra in Motion
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The goal of Algebra in Motion is to provide Hope High School students with guidance and support in their academic needs. There are five parts to the program. Volunteers serve in classrooms as teaching assistants; volunteers serve as mentors, one-on-one, meeting with assigned mentees; volunteers staff the afterschool program where all Hope students can go for homework help; volunteers teach workshops for the students in remedial math and ESL; finally, volunteers help run an enrichment program in which the Hope High mentees are taken out into the community to learn about a variety of topics, such as college admissions.
For more information, email AlgebraInMotion@gmail.com.
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Rachel Peterson -
Brown Science Prep
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Brown Science Prep's mission is to show Providence public high school students (grades 9-12) the excitement of science through lessons geared toward real world phenomena, applicable learning, and hands-on demonstrations. We integrate many activities and visuals into our lessons and teach them in small groups to maximize individual attention. The program is structured so that Brown undergraduates teach and mentor several students over the course of the semester to encourage the formation of strong bonds. Additionally, we aim to encourage our students to begin thinking about college and the college application process through workshops and campus tours.
Contact:
Mark Sabbagh
Katherine Williams -
BRYTE (Brown Refugee Youth Tutoring and Enrichment)
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Brown Refugee Youth Tutoring and Enrichment (BRYTE) is an in-home tutoring and mentoring program that helps refugees acquire crucial language skills as well as cultural fluency in a time of difficult transition. It also fosters meaningful relationships and promotes cross-cultural understanding. Through BRYTE, Brown volunteers spend threehours a week working one-on-one with students on homework, literacy skills, and English skills; they also do activities with refugee students that help build their confidence in a new culture and city. BRYTE is a student-led organization that runs in collaboration with the International Institute of Rhode Island (IIRI) and the Swearer Center for Public Service at Brown University. For more information, visit www.refugeetutoring.com.
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Jesse McGleughlin
David Ellmann -
Math Club
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Brown students teach the ever-important skills of logic, memory, numbers, and pattern recognition, to students at William D'Abate and Asa Messer Elementary Schools.
For more information, email Sidney_Kushner@brown.edu or Kayla_Rosen@brown.edu
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Providence Science Outreach (PSO)
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Providence Science Outreach (PSO) sends Brown students into Providence elementary schools to organize hands-on science projects with kids. Volunteers try to ignite interest in science by showing children that science is exciting, fun and useful. By serving as role models and organizing simple experiments, volunteers show children that anyone, regardless of gender, ethnicity, or age, can succeed in science. Projects have included building bridges, growing plants, testing electricity, and making ice cream. Volunteers teach in teams of four or five, going to the same site weekly.
Contact:
Caitlin Naureckas
Dilania Inoa