Program Description

The after-school program is held at Harlem Renaissance High School and Hunter College throughout the week. The after-school program is held from 3:30-5:30 on Mondays and Thursdays at Harlem Renaissance and from 3:00-5:00 on Tuesdays at Hunter College. The program consists of mentoring, tutoring, SAT/ACT/Regents prep, life skills activities, college exploration, games, field trips and more. All mentors and tutors are supervised by M.S.W. and L.M.S.W. certified staff.

There are other opportunities throughout the school day at both of our partner schools in which mentors and tutors can get involved. Our program staff teach Advisory classes, SAT preparation classes, and college application workshops, among others, and often seek support from mentors and tutors to work individually or in small groups with students during these classes.

Finally, we encourage mentors and tutors to work one-on-one with students outside of the weekly structured after-school program and daily classes. The mentors and students can coordinate their individual schedules to accommodate this individual work either on-site at the partner school, at Hunter College, or in a public environment.

As programming changes each semester, if you are interested in learning more about becoming a mentor/tutor and what the programming schedule is, please review the following information and contact us at the start of the semester! There are three ways Hunter students can get involved in as a mentor/tutor for our program:

Vanguard Student of the Month

Name: Dario Dorilus
Grade: 12
Her Success: Dario is preparing to graduate in June and has been working extremely hard to complete his final PBA's. Dario is very active with LPP, attending our After School Program each week and applying to colleges. With the help of LPP Dario was recently able to attend New York Institute of Technology's "Student for a Day" opportunity. This will assist Dario in his future goals of becoming a mechanical engineer. Through all the ups and downs of senior year Dario has handled it all with a positive attitude and has a wonderful sense of humor.

Harlem Renaissance Student of the Month

Name: Yusmary Garcia
Grade: 12
His Success: Yusmary is set to graduate with an Advanced Regents Diploma in June, 2011. Yusmary is also taking a College level Psychology class at Hostos Community Colloge. Yusmary is a bright, intelligent and motivated student with excellent attendance and grades. She inteds to graduate in June and pursue a degree in Nursing. In the past year, Yusmary has been working as an intern with our LPP Program Coordinator at HRHS. In this role, she has proven to be hard-working and efficient. She is a reliable and productive student who is always opened to learning new infomation and skills: "I need to graduate and go to College--education is the only tool I have to succeed in life."