Youth ages 6-12

C & M Educational Connections and Consulting

Location

1500 Dorchester Avenue Suite 2
Dorchester, MA, 02122
United States
42° 17' 58.0488" N, 71° 3' 37.3248" W
Phone: 

(617) 282-9700

Email: 

info@cmecclearninginstitute.org

Mission: 

CMECC is committed to developing higher thinking skills for young and older minds alike; named in part in memory of founder's mother, Mrs. Willemae Polk, who was an avid supporter of education, and in recognition of her admiration for family and community values. Founded August 10, 2006 by Paula Nelson, a former inclusion and transitional teacher with a Masters degree in Education, CMECC has always used proven educational techniques to instruct students. Paula Nelson believe, like many forward-thinking educators of the 21st Century frame of mind that, although many teachers did an admirable job in the classroom, many children did not learn well in traditional institutions, which explains why many children don't respond to the assembly line nature of most institutions. She believes that a child's strengths and natural ability needs to be the foundation of learning. For this cause, Paula Nelson warns against a "Cookie cutter" approach to educating children.

Charge for services: 

Varies; some free

Key Programs Offered: 

At CMECC, your child is seen as an individual, and natural strengths are identified by pretesting and built upon by goals outlined in his or her Student Individual Learning Plan (SILP); and post testing after the completion of the tutorial program, to aid in the development of ongoing learning. In 2008, CMECC adopted the name T.H.R.I.V.E., Teaching, Helping, Reaching, Inspiring, Visioning, Educating (for social equality), to better illustrate its mission to help at-risk children, youth and families achieve, to their fullest potential. The T.H.R.I.V.E. Program is a rigorous, engaging, and student-directed tutorial-based curriculum, offered year-round for remediation and enrichment in reading, ELA (English Language Arts), math and phonemic awareness via computer-assisted instruction, one-on-one and small group instruction to Grades K1-7, ESL (English as a Second Language), and now, Adult (English for Speakers of Other Languages) ESOL/GED (General Education Development) direct instruction, at your choice of location. Special Needs Our techniques for supporting students with learning disabilities have a remarkable success rate. We begin by defining what a successful outcome is, and design strategies to achieve your desired outcome. From students with reading problems, ADD/ADHD, auditory processing problems to those who are formally diagnosed as learning disabled, we will find the right tutor and right plan for each child. ESL and Phonemic Awareness for Educational Advancement and Reinforcement We offer an opportunity to children to gain greater understanding of subject matter through application of skills. We can build on knowledge that children bring with them into the tutoring environment. Study Skill Development/Test Preparation We can develop successful skills and strategies for critical study skill to test taking that are appropriate for simple spelling tests to rigorous standardized tests to lifelong learning techniques. We provide opportunities to apply skills learned so students will feel confident, prepared, and familiar with everyday classroom learning and a testing situation. Relaxation and concentration techniques are central building blocks of the T.H.R.I.V.E., program. Adult Basic Education (ABE) - ESL/GED/Career Enhancement/Development We offer ESL/ESOL and ABE/GED classes by appointment for serious individuals. We can help you build on your knowledge, confidence and self-esteem, communication and effectiveness in your area of work or business. Department of Education Approved Supplemental Educational Services (SES) Provider We use proven instructional strategies and curricula to enhance classroom learning for Grades 1-6 students with local schools and districts; and in the comfort of student's home, community center, local library, church or the Center. Parent Involvement/Educational Guidance Consultant for The 21st Century and Beyond Community CMECC is honored to be an approved provider of Supplemental Educational Services in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts with the added capacity to foster student improvement by linking curriculum and instruction to Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks and the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System relative to language and literacy across the content areas. This allows CMECC to provide FREE tutoring services to students at eligible schools through the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), 2001 to improve their grades, raise their test scores, learn effective study skills, build academic self-esteem, and reach their greatest potential. CMECC offers engaging professional services to guide, educate and assist families in the parent, family and community involvement process in a user-friendly way. Paula Nelson: Endorsed by National ParentNet Association as a Parent Trainer, ParentNet/Local Speaker, Parenting Education, National Speaker. Notary Public We offer notary services at a reduced rate to clients and the local community. Business Certification/Educational Consulting/Career Development Training Certified by the Supplier Diveristy Office (SDO formerly SOMWBA) as (MBE and WBE) with the business description, EDUCATIONAL CONSULTANT: ADVOCACY AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR AT RISK CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES; ADULT BASIC EDUCATION AND NOTARY PUBLIC.

Also (or Previously) Known As...: 

CMECC

Jubilee House

Location

10 Melville Avenue
Dorchester, MA, 02124
United States
42° 17' 38.9328" N, 71° 4' 12.972" W
Phone: 

617-282-8433

Email: 

WDunigan@use.salvationarmy.org or SDunigan@use.salvationarmy.org

Website: 
Hours of operation (or meeting times & dates): 

Office Hours: 9am-2pm, Mon-Fri

Every Sunday
11:00 am - Sunday Service
Children's church available for those age 2 - 10

Last Sunday of Each Month
6:00 pm - "Shabach" Praise and Worship Celebration

Tuesday Evenings
Sister's @ Heart - a Women's Bible study group
Men's Bible study group
The Well - a Bible study group for college students

Mission: 

The Jubilee House is a 23-room mansion located in Dorchester's Codman Square, at the heart of Boston's most diverse community. Jubilee House is designed as an intentional living community, fostering Christian growth and personal transformation through everyday involvement in the urban environment.

What We Do:

The Salvation Army Jubilee House is a community based ministry on various levels. It is a church with Sunday worship services and Bible studies on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Its position within the Salvation Army also involves it in many seasonal assistance and outreach programs: i.e. Thanksgiving and Christmas food baskets, a wide variety of summer enrichment programs for children and teens. More recently we have been involved in serving the evacuees of the Katrina disaster.

Why Jubilee House?

The name “Jubilee House” is derived from the Biblical concept…the Year of Jubilee. This festival was prescribed by God in the book of Leviticus. Celebrated every fifty years, it was to be a year of rejoicing when every debt was cancelled, every slave set free, every prison opened and every lost heritage restored. Our credo quoted from the prophet Isaiah ( in Isaiah 61:1-4) speaks of one to come who would bring about a more universal Jubilee. It is our mission to let those of our community know that there is hope, joy, victory, freedom, and deliverance in Jesus Christ, our Jubilee!

Executive Director/CEO/President/Coordinator/Other: 

Majors William & Susan Dunigan, Corps Officers (Pastors/Administrators)

Key Partners: 

The Salvation Army; Codman Square Health Center, Dorchester Center for the Visual Arts, Codman Square Neighborhood Development Corporation, the Codman Square Youth and Family Coalition, the Home for Little Wanderers, DSS and DYS, the Greater Boston Food Bank, as well as many churches and faith based ministries. Some of these local ministries are The Boston Project, Emmanuel Gospel Center, Ten Point Coalition, Black Ministerial Alliance, Quincy Street Missional Church, the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute and numerous others.

Has hosted students from Gordon College, UMass Boston, Harvard University

Key Programs Offered: 

Jubilee House

The Salvation Army's Jubilee House in Dorchester opened its doors in June of 1997. The house was original built in 1880 and in recent years was the home of Jonathan and Jordan Knight of New Kids on the Block musical fame. The Salvation Army purchased the home from the Knight's mother in 1996.

For six years, Jubilee House officers and staff have ministered to the members of the Dorchester community through a number of programs:

Brengle Academy - alternative Christian middle school

After-school Homework Club - recreational and educational activities, including homework assistance, held three days a week

Community food co-op

Emergency and Holiday assistance
Higher Ground - a summer camping program for urban teens

Summer Enrichment Program - fun and games during the summer

Community Meeting Space Available: 

Yes

Type of facility in which this program/organization located: 

Church/Community Outreach Center

Last Updated: 
12/20/2010

Young Achievers Science and Math Pilot K-8

Location

20 Outlook Road
Mattapan, MA, 02126
United States
42° 16' 55.1136" N, 71° 5' 38.0328" W
Phone: 

617-635-6804

Email: 

vchalmers@boston.k12.ma.us

Website: 

http://www.youngachieversschool.org

Hours of operation (or meeting times & dates): 

Hours: 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Early Dismissal: 1:45

Grades: K1-8

Mission: 

The Young Achievers Science & Mathematics Pilot School (Young Achievers) is one of eleven pilot schools in Boston that were founded in response to the Massachusetts Educational Reform Act of 1993. The goal of the Pilot school program is to develop pioneering models of education within the Boston Public School district and to disseminate best practices to other urban public schools. Pilot schools are laboratories for educational innovation and as such, they are freed from most union regulations and central office oversight.

Executive Director/CEO/President/Coordinator/Other: 

Virginia Chalmers, Principal

Also (or Previously) Known As...: 

Young Achievers Science and Mathematics Pilot K-8 School

Assignment Zone: Citywide
Cluster: 9

Taylor Elementary School

Location

1060 Morton Street
Mattapan, MA, 02126
United States
42° 16' 38.6688" N, 71° 4' 39.3816" W
Phone: 

617-635-8731

Email: 

taylor@bostonpublicschools.org

Website: 

http://www.bostonpublicschools.org/node/521

Hours of operation (or meeting times & dates): 

Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Early Dismissal: 12:45

Grades: K1-5

Executive Director/CEO/President/Coordinator/Other: 

Marice Diakite, Principal

Also (or Previously) Known As...: 

Charles H. Taylor Elementary School

Winthrop Elementary School

Location

35 Brookford Street
Dorchester, 02125
United States
42° 19' 5.9628" N, 71° 4' 34.7088" W
Phone: 

617-635-8379

Email: 

winthrop@bostonpublicschools.org

Website: 

http://www.bostonpublicschools.org/node/533

Hours of operation (or meeting times & dates): 

Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Early Dismissal: 12:45 p.m.

Grades: K1-5

Executive Director/CEO/President/Coordinator/Other: 

Walter Henderson, Principal

Also (or Previously) Known As...: 

John Winthrop Elementary School

Trotter Elementary School

Location

135 Humboldt Avenue
Dorchester, MA, 02121
United States
42° 18' 57.096" N, 71° 5' 14.4132" W
Phone: 

617-635-8225

Email: 

trotter@bostonpublicschools.org

Website: 

http://www.bostonpublicschools.org/node/525

Hours of operation (or meeting times & dates): 

Hours: 9:20 a.m. - 3:50 p.m.
Early Dismissal: 1:35 p.m.

Executive Director/CEO/President/Coordinator/Other: 

Mairead Nolan, Principal

Also (or Previously) Known As...: 

William Monroe Trotter Elementary School

Assignment Zone: West
Cluster: 7

TechBoston Academy

Location

18 Croftland Ave.
Dorchester, MA, 02124
United States
42° 16' 51.3696" N, 71° 4' 11.1144" W
Phone: 

tbainfo@techboston.org

Email: 

tbainfo@techboston.org

Website: 

http://techbostonacademy.org

Hours of operation (or meeting times & dates): 

Grades 6-9: 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. (on alternate Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m.)
Grades 10-12: 8:15 a.m. - 3:15 a.m. (on alternate Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m.)
Early Dismissal: 11:30 a.m.

Mission: 

TechBoston Academy’s essential belief is that by providing an environment that is both nurturing and challenging, every student can learn and develop into a responsible citizen. TechBoston Academy, a pilot high school within the Boston Public Schools, offers a college preparatory curriculum, which includes interdisciplinary project-based learning, where technology is the bridge that connects the students to their learning experiences.

(More at http://techbostonacademy.org/about/mission/)

Executive Director/CEO/President/Coordinator/Other: 

Mary Skipper, Headmaster

Key Partners: 

TechBoston

Apple
Barr Foundation
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Boston Digital Bridge Foundation
The Boston Foundation
Cisco
Dell
Haphi
Harvard University
Hewlett Packard
HiQ Computers
IBM
Microsoft
NetTeks
SmartBoard Technologies
Suffolk University
Technology Goes Home
Tufts University
University of Massachusetts, Boston
WriteBoston
Year Up
Youth Enrichment Services (YES)

How to get involved/application guidelines and procedures: 

How can my son/daughter apply for a seat in the school?

We welcome calls by parents and students regarding admission to TechBoston Academy. In addition, you can contact your local Parent Information Center.

How will students be selected for TechBoston Academy, and how many will be selected?

Students will be chosen randomly from the pool of eligible applicants. Before entering the lottery students and parents should agree to the extended day, extended year calendar. The only eligibility requirement will be that each student must be eligible for promotion to the 9th grade (by June 30) as specified by Boston Public Schools’ standards. There will be approximately 90 students per class, meaning there will eventually be 380 students total.

Key Programs Offered: 

What makes TBA different?

Student support systems
Use of technology as a bridge for learning
Small class sizes
Superior faculty
Personal relationships

Two Campuses:

Former Wilson Middle School (Grades 6-9)
18 Croftland Ave.
Dorchester, MA 02124
Phone: 617-635-1615
Fax: 617-635-1621

Dorchester Education Complex (Grades 10-12)
9 Peacevale Road
Dorchester, MA 02124
Phone: 617-635-1615
Fax: 617-635-1621

Russell Elementary School

Location

750 Columbia Road
Dorchester, MA, 02125
United States
42° 18' 59.5224" N, 71° 3' 8.1288" W
Phone: 

617-635-8803

Email: 

russell@bostonpublicschools.org

Website: 

http://www.bostonpublicschools.org/node/515

Hours of operation (or meeting times & dates): 

Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Early Dismissal: 12:45 p.m.

Grades: K1-5

Executive Director/CEO/President/Coordinator/Other: 

Tamara Blake, Principal

Number of people served each year: 

360

Also (or Previously) Known As...: 

William E. Russell Elementary School

Assignment Zone: East
Cluster: 3

Boston Public Library Homework Assistance Program (HAP)

Phone: 

(617) 859-2381

Email: 

bplhap@bpl.org

Hours of operation (or meeting times & dates): 

Locations in the Dorchester Area:

690 Adams Street, Adams Branch;
Monday & Wednesday 4:00-6:00 pm

690 Washington Street, Codman Square Branch;
Monday & Thursday 4:00-6:00pm

1520 Dorchester Ave, Fields Corner Branch;
Tuesday 4:00-6:00pm

5 Crawford Street, Grove Hall Branch;
Thursday 4:00-6:00pm

27 Richmond Street, Lower Mills;
Monday & Thursday 4:00-6:00pm

500 Columbia Road, Upham's Corner Branch
Thursday 4:00-6:00pm

Mission: 

To offer free educational tutoring in all areas of Boston. Open to students in all grades.

Key Partners: 

Boston Public Library, Boston Teachers' Union

Charge for services: 

No

Transportation provided: 

No

Last Updated: 
10/29/2010

Marshall Elementary School

Location

35 Westville Street
Dorchester, MA, 02124
United States
42° 17' 59.8992" N, 71° 4' 15.6648" W
Phone: 

Phone: 617-635-8810 Fax: 617-635-8815

Hours of operation (or meeting times & dates): 

Hours: 7:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Early Dismissal: 11:45 a.m. Grades: K1-5

Executive Director/CEO/President/Coordinator/Other: 

Teresa Harvey-Jackson, Principal

Key Partners: 

Dorchester CARES Family Resource Center

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