Download Full Press Release Student U, the Durham nonprofit that uses the power of education to build a just and equitable Durham, has named Michelle Price as its new Executive Director. Price served as the Vice President for Student Supports at Communities In Schools of North Carolina...
Continue readingStudent U's Summer Academy is a core component of our college access and success programming for students. Summer Academy is a 5-week, full-day program for our rising 6th-10th grade students that includes academic programming, enrichment opportunities, intentional community building, and exposure to college and career options. We had a wonderful summer with...
Continue readingSign-Up For A Tour JOIN US FOR A SUMMER ACADEMY TOUR This year is Student U's 15th year of summer programming, and our flagship Summer Academy program is a joyful and exciting highlight of our year that we would love to share with you. We have a new curriculum...
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Youth Work 101: Cultivating a Trauma-Informed Classroom By Ashley Peters Welcome to the Youth Work 101 Series! Student U started this blog series to support youth work practitioners, educators, advocates for young people, and after-school professionals in their work by sharing what has worked for us and by...
Continue readingWant to know what it's like for students in Durham right now? Watch the full conversation of The State of Student U to hear Student U staff and Durham Public Schools Board of Education Chair, Bettina Umstead, reflect on the state of education in Durham. Donate...
Continue readingYouth Work 101: Gamifying Lessons This month's blog on gamifying lessons is paraphrased from an interview with Ellen Holmes, a mentor teacher at Student U, with writing by Dexter Phuong a Student U Marketing and Communications Intern. Welcome to the Youth Work 101 Series! Student U uses this...
Continue readingJoin Us For A Spring Handmade Arts and Craft Fair Student U Presents THE W.G. PEARSON CENTER CRAFT FAIR APRIL 30, 2022 • 11 AM - 3 PM FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC The W.G. Pearson Center and Student U will be hosting our first craft fair on April...
Continue readingOnward: Lessons and Celebrations of the DPS Community During the 2020-2021 School Year In January 2021, Student U and the Durham Public Schools Foundation identified the need to document community experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. This included compiling and synthesizing the work of numerous community organizations...
Continue readingWe co-hosted a virtual community conversation with Durham Public Schools Foundation as a companion to DPS' Growing Together community engagement sessions. Together we learned more about the history behind past policies and their effect on Durham Public schools. We also processed how our racialized history and...
Continue readingVer traducción al inglés Durham está orgulloso de nuestra política progresista y afirmamos ser un faro progresista. Sin embargo, nuestra comunidad está eligiendo no ir a la escuela juntos. De los 115 distritos escolares de Carolina del Norte, tenemos la quinta tasa más baja de inscripción...
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