Mobilizing college students to inspire the next generation.
THE PROBLEM
In under-resourced school systems, teachers tasked with large classes are not able to give students individualized attention and students struggle to access resources, engage in collaborative study, and navigate the educational system in order to envision and plan for their futures. The staggering funding gap of $23 billion between majority-white and majority-nonwhite school districts means these challenges disproportionately affect students of color.
C4C’S SOLUTION
C4C forges an infrastructure to help schools address these challenges. We identify a diverse cohort of college students who support existing school curriculum and mentor students within under-resourced school systems. This provides students the individualized attention, care, support, knowledge and empowerment necessary to supplement classroom teaching and help them take control of their futures.
WHAT WE DO
School Partnerships
C4C provides targeted support to struggling students in small group settings.
Cross-age Mentoring
C4C trains a small team of teachers to be instructional coaches to high school and college students who lead school-based programs.
Impact Monitoring
The teacher team observes, collects and evaluates data, and provides feedback to help the high school and college leaders meet targeted objectives.
OUR IMPACT
MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS SERVED: 2,184
COLLEGE & HIGH SCHOOL APPRENTICESHIPS: 612
STUDENT OUTCOMES: 97% of high school students graduate on time.
* Based on results from C4C programming data gathered over the past four school years.
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