April 29, 2010
Staten Island Campus -
On Thursday, April 29th, 28 students from McKee High School and
two administrators were welcomed onto St. John's University’s
Staten Island campus as part of a partnership program between the
two schools. Students from Dr. Sandra Abrams’ Language
Acquisition and Literacy course worked with McKee’s AVID
(Advancement Via Individual Determination) program participants in
a cooperative and engaging session to expose them to a college
setting. This event assisted in reinforcing the program’s
message of college preparatory skills development, and was the
culmination of a semester-long collaboration between the schools,
where students at St. John's University assisted at McKee as tutors
for the AVID program.
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The event was held in DaSilva 110, the newly designed Adolescent
Education learning resource classroom. A number of School of
Education students were present, where they were able to further
apply their skills acquired in both the field and classroom, and
witness the development of their experiences with these
students. The administrators and students at McKee High
School both had a wonderful experience, and the partnership will
continue with additional classes in the future.
To view this semester long learning experience through the eyes of
one Education student, please view Kelly Ann Susino’s narrative
here.