Important Dates:
- December 4th: PVD Student of the Month
- December 17th: PVD Vision Screening
- December 19th: Board Meeting 5:00pm
- December 20th: PVD Winter Wonderland
- Dec 23rd- Jan 3rd: Holiday Break (No School)
Thank you to Cam’Ren Wheeler from Highlander’s class of 24 and an amazing group of young men attending URI who spent a Saturday at our Providence campus collecting toys for our Family Giving program! We are so grateful that Cam’Ren wanted to give back to Highlander because of the support he received here.
Kyle Cares- Active Minds Chapter at Highlander
With the support of school psychologist, Dehlia McCarthy, a group of students submitted a proposal to Kyle Cares Foundation and were awarded funds to start an Active Minds Chapter. They are planning programs to support students with mental wellness and we are excited to see their successes!
Mentoring Grant
Highlander was awarded a second grant from Mentor RI to continue building our peer-to-peer mentoring program supported by the Nonviolence Institute. In addition to training in Kingian Nonviolence, we have a dedicated group of student mentors and staff who will be getting formal training from Mentor RI on what it means to be a mentor and how to handle situations that may arise. From there, we will have a group of students and staff visit 3 schools in Chicago to learn how to formalize our Peacemakers program into something that will be part of Highlander for years to come.
On November 2nd, our AmeriCorps and TerraCorps member officially made their pledge of Service.
AmeriCorps members are individuals who Get Things Done, completing 300-1,700 hours of paid community service, as tutors, attendance coaches, out-of-school time educators, community health workers, counselors, land conservationists, disaster responders, and more.
Did you know Highlander has many staff who began here as AmeriCorps members? They include Tatiana Iezzi, Ate Hernandez, Helena Johns, Alenoush Hagopian, and more!
Do you want to make an impact in your community? AmeriCorps members volunteers serve with organizations to strengthen communities across our nation. Message atorres@hc.school for more info.