DOING since SOMETHINGBOLD2002 WHAT ARE YOU DOING THIS AN ACADEMIC AND CULTURAL ENRICHMENT PROGRAM PARTNERING TALENTED URBAN AND SUBURBAN MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS ENRICHMENT PROGRAM PARTNERING TALENTED AN ACADEMIC AND CULTURAL SUMMER? JOIN LEARN AND DISCOVER ON THE PREP@PINGREE A Summer to Remember CAMPUS AND BEYOND Prep@Pingree aims to level the playing field and help talented students IMPROVE YOUR MATH, ENGLISH, ENGINEERING, achieve the American Dream. AND HISTORY SKILLS Thirty-five middle school students engage each summer in five weeks of academic challenges and opportunities on the Pingree campus. LAUNCH A SELF-MADE ROCKET, BUILD A MODEL BRIDGE AND SWIM IN THE PINGREE POOL They study math, English, engineering design, and history in classes taught by experienced teachers and Pingree student instructors. TAKE A TRIP TO A COLLEGE CAMPUS, A MUSEUM, OR TO THE IPSWICH RIVER TO PADDLE A CANOE. They also go on field trips and learn interviewing and application skills. ESTABLISH AN ONGOING, YEAR-ROUND RELATIONSHIP WITH PREP@PINGREE P@P PARTNERS INCLUDE: Asian Center La Vida, Inc. Breed Middle School Lawrence Boys and Girls Club AT NO CHARGE TO ITS STUDENTS FROM Community Day Charter Lawrence Family Development OUR PARTNERING ORGANIZATIONS IN School Charter School LAWRENCE AND LYNN, PREP@PINGREE Esperanza Academy Wetherbee School PROVIDES ALL TRANSPORTATION, FOOD, KIPP Academy BOOKS AND RELATED SUPPLIES. Five weeks full of learning and fun at Prep@Pingree Prep@Pingree begins as a five-week summer academic enrichment program for thirty-five talented students who have completed 7th and 8th grades. PREP@PINGREE STUDENTS CONTINUE Students study hard in challenging classes, learn about their learning styles, THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE and develop interpersonal skills such as public speaking and interview PROGRAM THROUGH THEIR 8TH techniques. GRADE ACADEMIC YEAR. Did you know? There are nearly 300 P@P alumni. The first P@P participants graduated from college in 2011. P@P alumni constitute five percent of Pingree School’s current enrollment. SECONDARY SCHOOL DESTINATIONS INCLUDE: Brooks School Pingree School Central Catholic Presentation of High School Mary Academy Groton School Proctor Academy Kimball Union Academy Saint John’s Noble & Greenough School Preparatory School Northfield Mount Herman Saint Paul’s School Notre Dame High School The Governor’s Academy Phillips Academy at Andover COLLEGE DESTINATIONS INCLUDE: Amherst College Southern New Hampshire Boston College University Brigham Young University Stonehill College Florida Southern University Suffolk University Gordon College Syracuse Univesity Manhattanville College Tufts University Merrimack College Wellesley College Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute THE STAFF Prep@Pingree’s Founding Director, Steven Filosa, has been a teacher and administrator in independent schools for more than 20 years. He has extensive experience with educational programs designs for inner city, middle school students though his work with Private Schools with Public Purpose, Steppingstone Foundation’s National Partnership for Educational Access and Project RISE. Mr. Filosa received his B.S. in mathematics from Tufts University and his J.D. from Suffolk University Law School. He is a member of the Massachusetts Bar Association. Holly O’Dononue, a graduate of Pingree School and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, is the Assistant Director of P@P. In addition, she teaches mathematics and engineering at P@P. Holly has worked with the program since its inception. She currently teaches mathematics and coaches at The Governor’s Academy. Additional P@P classroom faculty teach during the academic year in a variety of public and independent schools. They are assisted at P@P by Pingree School students chosen for their skills and commitment. THE SUMMER PROGRAM WILL BEGIN JULY 2, 2012 AND END AUGUST 3, 2012. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Q: WHY SHOULD STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN PREP@PINGREE THIS SUMMER? A: Prep@Pingree students will have the opportunity to improve their understanding of math, English, science and history, travel to new places in and around Essex County, and have fun. Q: HOW WILL PREP@PINGREE STUDENTS GET TO AND FROM CAMPUS? A: Prep@Pingree will provide transportation Monday through Friday leaving Lawrence and Lynn at 7:45 AM and returning to Lawrence and Lynn by 4:00 PM. Q: WHAT KINDS OF ACTIVITIES WILL PREP@PINGREE STUDENTS ENJOY? A: Learning study skills, participating in athletics, arts and crafts, high school placement workshops, and more. Q: HOW MUCH WILL ALL OF THIS COST? A: For students from our partnering organizations in Lawrence and Lynn, all costs for books, transportation, activities, trips and food will be covered by Pingree School. A few spaces are available for tuition-paying students. Q: HOW DO I APPLY? A: Please contact Steve Filosa By Phone: 978 468.4415 ext.265 By email: sfi[email protected] By mail: Prep@Pingree, Pingree School 537 Highland Street, South Hamilton, MA 01982 “Words cannot express the debt of gratitude that I owe Prep@Pingree for the wonderful summer my son and daughter experienced. I ONGOING was surprised and thrilled that they were both ACADEMIC AND CULTURAL accepted into the program. I have to admit that my husband and I were a little skeptical; the ENRICHMENT program seemed too good to be true. We kept waiting for the catch, but it never came.” P@P PARENT 2010 “I am grateful for the challenges (both academic and social) that my child received. He was challenged to meet new people and try different activities. He learned valuable life lessons about discipline and tenacity. He also brushed up on some academic fundamentals and discovered his learning styles for the first time.” P@P PARENT 2010 VISIT WWW.PINGREE.ORG FOR MORE INFORMATION. The mission of Prep@Pingree is to provide an ongoing academic and cultural enrichment program for talented, urban, middle school students. Through an intensive five-week summer program and supplemental year round support, Prep@Pingree prepares About Pingree School admitted students for independent, parochial, and public high schools. Prep@Pingree Pingree School is a co-educational, independent day school balances rigorous academics with co-curricular located in South Hamilton, Massachusetts. Founded in 1961, the experiences. school enrolls 335 students in grades 9 – 12 in a college preparatory program dedicated to academic excellence and high personal standards. Inherent in its mission is a belief that love of learning flourishes best in a diverse community that respects truth, curiosity, creativity, humor and independent and imaginative thinking. Above all, the School strives to instill in all its students integrity, decency, compassion, self-esteem and commitment to one another and the world at large. Pingree School | 537 Highland Street, South Hamilton, MA 01982 978 468.4415 | Fax 978 468.3758 | www.pingree.org.