Extreme Games 2010 caps off a year of mentoring in Renton
What could make a rainy wednesday afternoon more fun for students? How about a room stocked with foosball tables, pool tables, and ping pong? Perhaps arts and crafts stations? You […]
Mentoring: 1 partnership, 2 gifts
Excerpted from The News Tribune Kathleen Merryman Kayli Ryan has a big case of the wiggles, right through to her brain. Present the 12-year-old girl with a concept, a word, […]
Students get back to ‘business’ with second-chance high school
Excerpted from the Tacoma Weekly Clare Jensen While Tacoma’s smallest high school is still in its infancy, it is starting to have a big impact on its students. Tacoma Business […]
Helping parents and preschoolers prepare for kindergarten
On April 27 over 100 parents and young children met at the Park Lodge Elementary for Communities In Schools “Growing Up is Fun!” family night out, an evening of dinner, […]
High Tea: Students host mentors for National Volunteer Week
The tea was brewed. The fruit and cookies were out. The elementary students were eager. The only thing still needed to kick of this Seattle-style tea time were the guests […]
Communities In Schools outfits computer labs for three Seattle schools!
Again and again you hear the mission of Communities In Schools is about connecting community resources to schools to help young people be successful. But what does this mean? Here […]
Giving is a month-long event with Puyallup’s March Gladness
March sees a lot of activity for many of us. The plants start to get a little greener, daylight savings time helps kick away the long winter night blues, and […]
Teachers say Communities In Schools helps them do a better job
A survey of teachers across the country confirms what Communities In Schools has long suspected. By supporting at-risk kids with non-academic needs we help teachers do what they do best: […]
Communities In Schools uses improv to build student confidence and teamwork skills
Excerpted from the Bellingham Herald Kira M. Cox Options High School junior Michelle Ewing looks forward to Wednesday afternoons when she gets to pretend. One minute she might be an […]
Brokering community services into Spokane schools
Excerpted from the The Spokesman-Review Jody Lawrence-Turner March 8, 2010 Dropout prevention, bringing local resources into schools for students, and helping young people stay healthy are among Communities in Schools’ […]