BIOL2299 Inquiries in Biological Sciences – Stem Cells Creator: Elizabeth Pier This presentation showcases some of the volunteer work done by the BIOL2299 stem cells class at various after school programs. This class partnered with St. Stephen’s Youth Programs, Catholic Charities, Boys and Girls Club of Boston Hennigan Club, Citizens Schools, and Hernandez After School…
Exploring Boston’s Neighborhood’s: Egleston Square Creators: Caroline Swenson and Mia St. Angelo This presentation examines the community surrounding my service-learning community partner, the Rafael Hernandez School. We explored the demographics of Egleston Square, where the school is located, and formed connections between the community and the students and families of Hernandez….
Creator: Alex Notkin I was placed with the Camp Harbor View Leadership Academy. The academy is an after-school program for “young leaders” in grades nine through twelve, catering to students from underserved neighborhoods in Boston. As part of this service-learning experience, volunteers such as myself provided the students with, 1. Academic support, 2. Relationship development,…
Creator: Omar Abbouchi This presentation highlights my experience as a tutor and academic mentor in the Boston Scholar-Athletes program. I chose to volunteer here as I was a very serious athlete in high school, and still consider myself to be. As I participated in the IB Curriculum, one that is particularly known for its heavy…
Free vs. Paid After School Programs Creators: Luis Aponte, Terry Chen, Becca Cherian, Jamie Doran A powerpoint presentation analyzing the differences between free and paid for after school programs, while also looking at the impact it has on families in low income communities….
Chester Square & Chester Square & Info Visualization (PhD students) Creator: Prasanth Murali PhD students in the Information Visualization course under Prof. Michelle Borkin collaborated with the Chester Square Neighborhood association in developing a project to create a Space and Time visualization for the Chester Square Park, which is in the South Boston (Lower Roxbury)…
Juvenile Justice, Pre-Incarceration Risks: KUMU Mapping Creator: Maria Clarke An individual overview of our in-class group’s process of firstly, defining and specifying a topic to approach from a system’s mapping perspective, and secondly, using KUMU to map our topic visually….
Little Brothers – Friends of the Elderly Creators: Tighe Clough, Janette Ebbers, Wendy Jia, Jacob Lensing-Sharp, Ryan Tan, Kinsey Yow, & Melody Yuan This is a presentation of our experience volunteering with different elements of the Little Brothers organization, which strives to end elder loneliness and isolation in Boston….
Service-Learning: YMCA International Learning Center Creators: Stach Jaran & Gillian Tahajian An introduction and exploration of our experience volunteering at the YMCA International Learning Center working with Chinese students pursuing an English language education. View the full digital artifact here. …
BIOL2299 – Hernandez After School Program Group Creators: Tanvi Gode, Rasvitha Nandru, & Catharine Hexter This slide is a visual representation of our group’s service with Hernandez After School Program. The pictures show different kinds of activities that we were able to do with the kids at HASP related to microbiology. …