The summer for College Readiness (CR) certainly has exciting things planned for these middle school and high school students. On Wednesday (7/14) Dan and Tony, CR staff, took our middle school students to tour Westinghouse High School, a new multi-million dollar public high school facility here on the West Side.
Staff also walked with the high school students to the Austin Library to encourage them to get library cards. This is something so simple, yet I underestimate its value. With this card I have access to “The world at the turn of a page” or so the library poster tells me.
With these library cards, students will be able to read any books that strike their interest, not just the assigned school reading. To promote reading over the summer, the program has set up an incentive plan: for each book they read and successfully share the main points, the students can receive 25 Scholar Dollars and use this money to buy REAL items in the CR store. Before you know it, parents will be tired of driving back and forth to the library. (Maybe not, but it’s nice to dream)
Also this week, was a trip to the National Museum of Mexican Art in Pilsen. These students enjoy the field trips because of the freedom to explore everything the museum has to offer. Museum trips are a way of letting the students explore and learn about different topics, becoming more well-rounded, renaissance scholars. Visually experiencing history is also another element that allows the museum to be an engaging trip.
Exploring the National Museum of Mexican Art, scanning rows of books trying to find a mystery thriller, or walking the hallways of a student's potential future high school are fun ways to engage these students in educational learning. Throughout the summer College Readiness has more events planned to engage the minds and interest of the students.
Some photos from a couple of this week's trips are posted below:
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