“We non solely desire them to rest inwards school, only to graduate, acquire to college too acquire a proficient job. The fundamental to a proficient life is a proficient education.” That’s the message Melanie Rodriguez, Latino Education Advancement Program (LEAP) Director, relays piece reflecting on the lx high schoolhouse too middle students participating inwards the LEAP computer program this summer.
LEAP was created inwards 2007 amongst funding from the E.E. Ford Foundation to attention Hispanic students inwards the Richmond community pursue postsecondary education.
On Monday, June 25, Rodriguez brought the students to the J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College Parham Road Campus too hence they could tour the campus, encounter amongst advisors too verbalize to electrical current students.
“It is of import that the (LEAP) students larn nearly college too are able to verbalize to electrical current college students to know how of import it is that they rest inwards schoolhouse too proceed their education,” noted Rodriguez.
Kristine Dahm too Carol Krantz from the Office of Student Affairs discussed admissions policies, transfer opportunities, tutoring too academic programs, too the JSRCC pupil ambassadors conducted a inquiry too response session. The LEAP students inquired nearly minimum bird indicate averages for admittance, where to eat, too how hard J. Sarge courses are.
The students already visited Virginia Commonwealth University, University of Richmond too Randolph-Macon College. JSRCC is the solely community college the LEAP students volition take in this summer.
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