Lauren VanCamp, corps member One of the most important relationships to navigate as a City Year corps member is the one between you and your partner teacher. However, relationships between you and your students, you and your teammates, you and your Program Manager are more clearly defined. Much like the elusive definition of a “good [...]
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City Year Los Angeles’ second annual Spring Break: Destination Education did it bigger and better than the first! This past Saturday at Sony Pictures Studios, City Year Los Angeles hosted what has easily become one of the most exciting events in our 5 year history here in LA. An evening full of food, fun, family [...]
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In our Classroom Collaborations series, City Year LA corps members share their experiences partnering with teachers in schools to inspire students and end the dropout crisis. Brendan Patterson, corps member As I near the end of my five minute walk from the Blue Line station to Compton Avenue Elementary School at 7am every morning, my [...]
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One of the most highly requested resources from the students we serve are books! Access to books makes all the difference for students while developing key literacy skills and building a lifetime relationship with reading. During the month of May, BookEnds, and the entire Brentwood community, will be engaged in a community wide book drive [...]
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By Bryan Brown, corps member – 116th St. ES The California Standards Test is nearly upon us. We know it. The teachers know it. The students definitely know it. Students have been busy prepping in recent weeks by reviewing key concepts that will be on the tests and practicing countless sheets of released questions. All [...]
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On April 21st, National Leadership Sponsor, Comcast, teamed up with City Year and other non-profits around the country in one of the nation’s largest days of corporate volunteerism! Comcast Cares Day has engaged community partners like City Year since its start in 2001 and has been making a huge impact ever since. Check out these [...]
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Today, Kathy Sanchez will be one of twelve White House Champions of Change Alumni who will meet with President Obama in celebration of the program’s one year anniversary. The Champions of Change program was created as a part of President Obama’s Winning the Future initiative. Each week, a different sector has been highlighted and groups [...]
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Pernell Quilon, Corps member College and careers were the main focus for the JPMorgan Chase team at Hollenbeck Middle School during the last week of March. Corps members showcased booths of their alma maters to students during nutrition and lunch. Guests representing different occupations, ranging from a local fireman to a Hollywood agent, presented in [...]
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Nelson Sofer, Corps Member Dr. Seuss is in the air, and I can hear the soft footsteps of students in their pajamas filling the school auditorium grow louder and louder. Crowded in the back row are fellow corps members who’ve come from all over the city to help quiet students down as they enter to [...]
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