Abeo School Change, Executive Director, Andrew Kelly partners with former colleague and student from Hug High School in Reno, NV to present to the Gear Up West Conference, "Radically Transforming the Lives of Students Through Mentorship." Hug High School's program, Nevada A.S.C.E.N.T. (All Students College Educated in Nevada Today) launched in 2005 to increase the number of students who graduate, prepared for college by partnering willing students with community mentors with the explicit goal of helping the student make it to college. Hug teacher, Kelly VanHorne, and Hug student Jenny Nevarez will join Kelly to provide a replicable model for all conference attendees.Join Andy Kelly on Tuesday 10/19 at 9 AM.
You can find out more information about Nevada A.S.C.E.N.T. by visiting the Hug website at http://hugascent.weebly.
You can find out more information about Gear Up West by visiting their website at http://www.gearup.wa.gov/
If you would like to implement a replication program to empower your students through mentorship and increase their college attendance and success rates contact Andrew Kelly, Abeo School Change Executive director at andy@abeoschoolchange.org or visit Abeo's website at www.abeoschoolchange.org
So much fun! Thank you Kelly and Jenny for making the trip from Reno to share with educators how to make schools work for kids!
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