Match School
The MATCH school employs 40 recent college graduates to live in the school in a dorm-style residence on the top floor. For one academic year they meet with 5 students, paired with them at the beginning of the year, and tutor them every day 1-on-1 in their classroom subjects. Our student body is almost entirely African American and Latino, and our school mission is to erase the racial achievement gap that afflicts so many urban high schools in our country. Because of the Corps and our tireless staff our student body is very high achieving--our largely poor, minority student body recently ranked #1 in the state in the MCAS math proficiency test among state 10th graders, and this spring Newsweek ranked MATCH as one of the top-25 public high schools in the country!
I know how service-oriented Hoyas can be, and we'd love to see your seniors become part of the Corps next year--there are three currently working at MATCH! I hope fall semester goes well for you; any efforts on our behalf would be greatly appreciated.
Ross Trudeau,
Director of Recruiting
ross.trudeau@matchschool.org
http://www.matchschool.org
617.232.0300 x135
http://abcnews.go.com/WN/Spotlight/story?id=3699801&page=1
The MATCH Corps program began in 2004 - the first of its kind in the nation. The Corps is a group of 45 recent college graduates who work one-on-one with five Boston high school students each day for one entire academic year. This full-time service year program is designed to fully close the academic Achievement Gap between minority students and their non-minority peers, one student at a time. Each Corps member works to guarantee the academic success of MATCH students while building personal relationships. Corps members live in modern dorm-style housing on the 3rd floor of the MATCH school. Corps members also have secondary projects such as teaching assistant to a classroom subject teacher, coaching teams, leading clubs or assisting the faculty and administration.
The MATCH Corps allows idealistic and dedicated young people to invest their time and energy in depth over breadth, focusing their attention on a few students and their needs and goals. After their hands-on introduction to urban education, some MATCH Corps members go on to become teachers, often in schools serving low-income students. Others enroll in law school or medical school. Many MATCH Corps members also go on to become leaders in the educational and non-profit worlds, acting as crucial advocates for schools, students, youth, and families.
http://www.matchschool.org
