Posted by Charline Alexandre on Fri, Jun 11, 2010 @ 12:28 PM
June 9 2010-- At T.U.G.G's (Technology Underwriting the Greater Good) first annual Spring Fling Fundraiser event, BSP was awarded a $5000 grant. BSP competed against 2 other youth-enrichment organizations. The objective was to network the room, explain your mission, and solicit votes for your non-profit organization.
BSP won by a substantial amount of votes.
A sincere thanks to T.U.G.G for considering the Boston Scholars Program as a participant in their Spring Event.
June 10 2010-- The Bay State Banner features The Boston Scholars Program (BSP) in their season finale of "Step Up" Magazine. The article about BSP can be found on page 3 of "Step Up". Find out what Scholars, Anthony, Donald, Jasmine, and Zakiya have to say about on their individual experiences as Boston Scholars Students.
Congratulations BSP Graduates!!
Posted by Charline Alexandre on Tue, May 04, 2010 @ 10:47 AM
The Highland Street Foundation has announced the 10 finalist in the "Red Sox Ticket Giveaway".
The Boston Scholars Program is named one of the ten.
At the end of May, the top 5 organizations with the most votes will receive 20 Red Sox tickets to a summer Red Sox game!
BSP would like to send 10 Matches (10 mentors and 10 mentees) to the game.
Vote once a day everyday, until May 31st. BSP is currently in 6th place. Please vote here--> We need your help!
Posted by Charline Alexandre on Fri, Apr 02, 2010 @ 10:36 AM
Friday June 25, 2010 at FELT Boston; Party with purpose at the Socialize For Scholars Benefit Party. 100% of the proceeds will go to the BSP scholarship fund in 2010. Tell a friend about this event, spread the word in your community, and please see our flyer.
Helpful Links:
Please see more details on our Website
Learn more about Boston Scholars via video
Purchase your tickets for this event, here.
Posted by Frankie Cruz on Thu, Mar 04, 2010 @ 09:01 PM
Application available for current 8th Graders ( HS years 2010-2014)
The application deadlines are
March 15th, 2010,
April 15th, 2010
and May 14th, 2010.
The sooner candidates submit their application, the better it is for the candidate.
So, please complete and submit your application as soon as you can.
Students from low-income families who are expanding their educational options by applying to a tuition-based high schools are encouraged to apply.
Boston Scholars is a mentoring program that matches each student with a Boston professional to serve as their mentor as they transition into high school. Secondly, we provide "last-dollar" scholarships to each family for the four years of high schools. Thirdly, we provide access to numerous academic and leadership development opportunities.
If you have issues downloading the application,
Posted by Frankie Cruz on Tue, Dec 01, 2009 @ 09:19 PM
Dear BSP Community,
As of December 1, 2009, We are pleased to announce that the Boston Scholars Program has relocated to an office in the Non Profit Center, located at 89 South Street.
We are now just 2 blocks from South Station (Redline).
It has been the hard work and assistance of so many that has enabled us to reach this point. Thank you all for your contributions.
We are excited to join great nonprofits and rent this larger space, which will enable BSP to do more Scholar/Mentor events as well as host more volunteers who want BSP to continue to grow.
While our email addresses remain the same, please note our new Telephone Numbers and Address.
Our new address and phone number is as follows:
Fax #: There is no fax accessible communication to the Boston Scholars Program
Posted by Frankie Cruz on Thu, Aug 13, 2009 @ 09:28 PM
Dear Member of the Boston Scholars Community:
I am writing to you to inform you of the appointment of a new and important member of the Boston Scholars Program staff, Ms. Charline Alexandre.
As many of you know, July of 2009 was Kira Glassman’s year of service as our inaugural Americorps Ambassador of Mentoring. As an organization, we are very grateful to Kira for her helpful year of service during a challenging year for Boston Scholars. As Kira starts her next opportunity, we are delighted that she will continue to help Boston Scholars as a member of our Leadership Council.
We are pleased to announce the selection of Ms. Charline Alexandre as the Ambassador of Mentoring for the coming year, 2009-2010. Boston Scholars was fortunate to receive a great many resumes of candidates who want to work directly with our Scholars. After interviews with over 10 candidates, we chose Charline. We are very pleased that Charline accepted and is joining Boston Scholars to work with us during for this very important year for our organization. As an Americorps Ambassador of Mentoring, Charline will be serving through the end of July of 2010. We are very fortunate to benefit from her skill, commitment, energy and passion for helping students reach their goals.
Ms. Charline Alexandre
Charline grew up in Cambridge, Massachusetts and attended public school in Tampa, Fla. In 2008, Charline graduated from Lesley University, which is located in Cambridge, Ma. At Lesley, she majored in World History and minored in secondary education. While at Lesley, she won the Sally K. Lenhardt Leadership Award in 2006. While in college, Charline found time to broaden her horizons and travel aboard to cities like Florence, Italy. We are very excited to have her on staff to work with our Scholars, Mentors, families and partner organizations.
In the coming weeks, you will receive various mailings from Charline and me. As Program Associate, some ofCharline’s work will include working closely with the recruitment and admission of new Scholars, the ongoing recruitment of Mentors, strengthening our capacity to provide match support and coordinating Boston Scholars community events. As we move forward on what will be a challenging year during this economic downturn (and an office relocation!), I know we count on the cooperation of the Scholars, families and partners within the BSP community. Going forward, we are exploring ways to strengthening our mentoring matches in number and quality.
Please join me in giving Charline a warm welcome to our BSP community. We will be in touch about community opportunities to meet her in the coming weeks.