Community Partners
WiredWoods collaborates with high-quality community-based
organizations on several initiatives including: 1) integrating
the proven WiredWoods curriculum in their established programs,
2) offering joint workshops during school vacations and after-school
time and 3) welcoming WiredWoods summer campers into their
established school-year programs. To date, our community-based
partners include:
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TechBoston
- TechBoston is a Boston Public School's program offering
high-level courses to prepare BPS students for technology-related
careers and post-secondary opportunities. TechBoston courses
are being offered at 19 high schools and 10 middle schools.
TechBoston works in partnership with
the Boston Private Industry Council to structure classroom
and work site learning experiences for high school students.
High school courses offered through TechBoston include:
Cisco Networking, A+ PC Hardware Repair, Webmaster,
Oracle, Sun Java, and MOUS. TechBoston is also introducing
Robotics and Web Design at several middle schools.
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Citizen
Schools - Citizen Schools is revolutionizing how
children spend their out-of-school time -- through fun,
challenging, hands-on "apprenticeships" that
unite volunteer Citizen Teachers and small groups of children,
ages 9 to 14. Children come away with a deep understanding
of the subject and with practical skills they can use
for life. Each apprenticeship also ends in a Wow -- a
high-quality product or performance that allows children
to be heroes in their own community. Founded in 1995 and
now running at twelve Boston campuses, Citizen Schools
serves 1,200 students a year |
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Boys
& Girls Club - The mission of Boys & Girls
Clubs of Boston (BGCB) is to help boys and girls, generally
from disadvantaged circumstances, develop the qualities
needed to become responsible citizens and leaders. In
each of BGCB's five clubhouses, children have the opportunity
to participate in activities spanning a common set of
six core program areas: Education; the Arts; Life Skills;
Leadership & Character Development; Sports, Fitness
& Recreation;
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Madison Park Development
Corporation - has
a 36-year history
of successfully implementing a comprehensive physical
and human capital development agenda in the Lower Roxbury
community. MPDC has developed and redeveloped over 1000
units of housing, with another 100-150 units in the pipeline;
acquired other vacant parcels of land for redevelopment;
assisted residents in creating five residents’ associations;
pursued targeted commercial development; developed 3M
partnerships and collaborative with other stakeholders
in the community; and implemented an economic development
plan that has trained and placed in jobs hundreds of
former welfare recipients and unemployed individuals.
An integral component of Madison Park is its technology
programs for youth. Our mission is: the physical, economic,
social and cultural renaissance of the Lower Roxbury
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Intel
Computer Clubhouses - The Computer Clubhouse provides
a creative and safe after-school learning environment
where young people from underserved communities work with
adult mentors to explore their own ideas, develop skills,
and build confidence in themselves through the use of
technology. |
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