K-12 Education & Enrichment: Tutoring & Mentoring
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The partnership leads or participates in several efforts to help children achieve in neighborhood schools and to discover role models and experiences that raise their horizons:
America Reads/America Counts
These two presidential initiatives work to help every child read and do math at grade level by the end of the third grade. With federal funding of up to $200,000 a year, Duke work-study students and volunteers serve as tutors. Duke raises money to provide funding for reading materials, teacher stipends, transportation and tutor training.
Neighbors served: Pupils and teachers at all five partner elementary schools -- E. K. Powe, Forest View, George Watts Montessori Magnet, Lakewood and Morehead Montessori Magnet. In addition, tutors work at Carter Community Charter School and Club Boulevard Elementary.
Launched: 1997 with financial support from Glaxo-Wellcome
Partners: Duke University, U.S. Government, Durham Public Schools, Duke-Triangle United Way
Duke contact: Elaine Madison, director of the Community Service Center, at (919) 684-4377 or Anastasia Maddox at amm39@duke.edu (while Sarah Anderson is on maternity leave).
School Days
Each year, School Days brings 300 middle school students with college potential but few role models to Duke to learn about college life and opportunities. The youngsters tour dorms, research labs and recreation areas. They listen to mini-lectures from professors, get tours and serenades from Duke students, and the admissions staff leaves them with good advice on applying to colleges.
Neighbors served: Students from every public middle school in Durham chosen by teachers and school counselors
Launched: 2000
Partners: Duke University, Durham Public Schools
Duke contact: David Stein at david.stein@duke.edu or (919) 668-6271
Partners for Success
Duke students learn to help local elementary school students in partner schools experience success. This collaboration between the university and the Durham Public Schools provides both a service-learning experience for Duke undergraduates and a tutoring program for schoolchildren that helps them improve their test scores.
Neighbors served: Pupils and teachers in the five partner elementary schools – E. K. Powe, Forest View, George Watts Montessori Magnet, and Lakewood, as well as the Duke students who tutor the schoolchildren
Launched: 1998
Partners: Duke’s Program in Education, The Duke Endowment, Durham Public Schools
Duke contact: Sarah Anderson at slist@duke.edu or (919) 660-2445
Spanish Language LEAP
To meet the demand for Spanish-speaking teachers, Duke has launched this program to train teachers. Program elements include a mini-immersion during the summer, a full year of Spanish courses taught by faculty from the Romance Studies Department, and a summer immersion program in Guatemala.
Neighbors served: Durham Public School students
Launched: 2006
Partners: Duke's Program in Education, Duke Office of Community Affairs, Durham Public Schools, Romance Studies Department
Duke contact: David Stein, Project Coordinator, at (919) 668-6271 or david.stein@duke.edu.
Project Child
Duke first-year students begin to build community among themselves and between Duke and Durham upon arrival to campus. The students work in partner schools and community centers by tutoring and mentoring at-risk children for two hours a week
Neighbors served: Durham Public School students, Duke students
Launched: 2000
Partners: Duke's Program in Education, Duke Office of Community Affairs, Duke Division of Student Affairs, Durham Public Schools, Crest Street Tutorial Project, West End Community Center, Community Family Life and Recreation Center at Lyon Park, St. James Family Life Center, Northside Baptist 21st Century Community Learning Center, Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Partners for Youth
Duke contact: Liz Henderson, Project Child Coordinator, at (919) 660-3079 or liz.henderson@duke.edu
Project HOPE (Holistic Opportunities Plan for Enrichment)
All children need safe places to study and socialize under the guidance of supportive, caring adults. Project HOPE helps fill those needs at community centers and churches in partnership neighborhoods after school and during the summer. HOPE and its sister program, North Carolina Central University’s CARE, received a $4.5 million, four-year grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. Project H.O.P.E will continue through 2010 with support from Wachovia.
Neighbors served: 450 children in the Crest Street, Southwest Central Durham and Walltown neighborhoods.
Launched: 2002
Partners: Duke Office of Community Affairs, N.C. Central University, Durham Public Schools, Crest Street Tutorial Project, West End Community Center, St. James Family Life Center, Community Family Life and Recreation Center at Lyon Park, Northside Baptist 21st Century Community Learning Center
Duke contact: Barbara Jentleson, HOPE Director, at (919) 668-6276 or bcj3@duke.edu or Liz Henderson, HOPE Program Coordinator, at (919) 660-3079 or liz.henderson@duke.edu
Partners for Youth
This year-round mentoring and internship program for West End at-risk teens was launched with Duke support. In 2004, the effort achieved independent status as a nonprofit organization. Four adult mentors from various parts of a child's life and Duke tutors work together to encourage students to pursue higher education.
Neighbors served: 25 students from SouthWest Central Durham
Launched: 1998
Partners: The Duke Endowment, Community Family Life and Recreation Center at Lyon Park, Duke Office of Community Affairs
Duke contact: : Mayme Webb-Bledsoe at mwebb9@nc.rr.com or (919) 489-1296
Leigh Bordley, Executive Director, at 919-536-4230 or leigh.bordley@partnersforyouth.org
