Youth Enrichment SVDC K-12: Enriching Edcuation Through Mentoring

This Capstone explores a variety of issues related to educational equity and literacy, including early learning, school desegregation, school funding, standardized testing, curriculum choices, and language and bilingual education, among others.  The course is designed as a partnership that has included:

Portland Public Schools
Portland Parks and Recreation Homework Club and preschool sites
YEI
Upward Bound
Roosevelt High School
Portland Youth Builders. 

PSU students will participate in a variety of service opportunities, including tutoring and mentoring one-on-one or in small groups.

This is a hybrid course, meaning that in addition to class time, there is an on-line component. Successful completion of background checks is required for participation.  Volunteer hours are arranged by each individual student and vary by placement.  Many placements will have flexibility M-F and within school hours (8:00-3:00) or after school program hours (3:00-6:00).  Please contact Zapoura Newton-Calvert at zapoura@pdx.edu for more information on this placement.