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City on a Hill Charter Public School New Bedford is thrilled to announce a new partnership with AmeriCorps beginning this fall in order to provide daily small group tutoring for every 9th and 10th grade City on a Hill student. Ten AmeriCorps members, college graduates dedicating a year to serve their communities, will begin in August. Through the City on a Hill AmeriCorps Program, students will receive mathematics and literacy instruction in small groups based on skill level allowing advanced students to be pushed to even greater achievement while simultaneously providing remediation to those students whose skills are below grade level.
“Through this partnership with AmeriCorps, we will be expanding our tutorial program that currently serves 32 students, two days per week, to one that allows every City on a Hill student at least two years of intensive tutoring four days per week within their school day,” says Principal Kimberly Wall. “This transformative program will continue to support our students in reaching City on a Hill’s high college preparatory standards, preparing City on a Hill students for success in college and beyond.”
City on a Hill New Bedford is now accepting student lottery entry forms (which can be found at www.cityonahill.org for students interested in enrolling in grade 9 for fall 2016.
About City on a Hill
City on a Hill Charter Public School New Bedford is part of a network of three college preparatory high schools in the cities of Boston and New Bedford. Each City on a Hill school is tuition-free and open to all students. CoaH schools do not have entrance exams; students are admitted by a random lottery.
Serving students who are traditionally underserved by the public school system, City on a Hill has college-prep academic standards for all students, a strong and safe school culture, and the commitment to the structures and supports that help kids reach those high standards. With a strong emphasis on citizenship, City on a Hill teaches students that they have the power and right to make changes in their school, communities, and city.
