WHAT IS CRLP?The College Readiness and Leadership Program (CRLP) is a voluntary mentorship program designed to help qualified students improve their skills in: *Social Networking *Academics *Extracurricular Activities *Personal Development. We believe that students within a collaborative and cooperative environment will excel at academics while reaching their full intellectual, mental, physical and emotional potential. CRLP is a committed long term interactive mentor-mentee relationship which will enhance the student’s probability of acceptance into top ranking colleges and universities around the Nation. In this program we offer the students:
We do not charge for the weekly programs and the mentors run them as volunteers. Not attending weekly programs causes a dismissal from the program.
Weekly programs are the main part of the CRLP program and to attend them is mandatory for the CRLP students. Students and CRLP mentors decide together where and what days of the week to meet. Below are what we do as the weekly programs:1. Math Study option 1 (All courses by objectives)
Math Study Option 2 (Khan Academy) Math Study Option 3 (Holt PSAT-SAT-ACT practice tests) Math Study Option 4 (Harmony SAT tests by topics) Mentors provide their students extra math tests grouped by objectives and require them to finish the questions every week. After checking and determining the students' results, the mentors decide to move on to the next objectives or give extra help to the students who could not do well. At the end of the year, the students finish all the sections which are aligned by TEKS objectives 2. SAT English Option 1 (Vocabulary-Quizlet.com) SAT English Option 2 (Reading&Writing Khan Academy) SAT English Option 3 (Veritas Prep-Youtube channel) ELA is very important. So the CRLP students need to study it for a higher score in SAT. Also more than 500 essential SAT English words have been uploaded and students will memorize them by playing games, using the online flash cards and taking the online tests. Students who master the words will proceed to the next levels. 3. Language learning option 1 (Busuu.com) Language learning option 2 (Duolingo.com) Besides the language which the students learn in the school, we advise them to learn another language in order to contribute to their college applications. Mentor and student will decide what language will be focused on depending on the opportunities. We will benefit mostly from technology in this study. 4. Plan your educational future Option 1: Big future Option 2: Onet Option 3: My next move 5. Character education: Student will be given a topic to present it in front of his/her friends and mentor. We would like them to improve their speech abilities and also open mind for different views by discussing the topics with their friends. 6. School grades tracking: To have a GPA lower than 3.0 is not acceptable for a CRLP student. We will keep tracking of their grades and try to find solutions to keep them as high as possible. Depending on the student's grades, there might be little meetings with the parents and the students. Camps & Overnight Programs: Camps are one of the mandatory activities in CRLP program and also a good opportunity to socialize and improve leadership skills with peers together.
A CRLP students have to attend all the camps and other overnight programs and benefit from them academically and socially. College Trips:We want the CRLP students to see the real college life by visiting the best colleges & universities in the USA. They also come together with the current students or grads to receive information about those colleges.
International Trips:This is the most exciting and once in a life activity in the CRLP program. These trips and camps are optional and require additional payments. So far, as a part of these activities we visited a lot of different Europe cities. You will get more information from the CRLP coordinator as the arrangements are done.
Home Visits and Parent & Student Invitations:We believe that one of the most important component of a successful education life is to establish strong communication between teachers, parents and students. For this reason we will visit you at your home if you are available, otherwise we will invite you to share information about the student’s progress. You can see all the dates for the activities and home visits & invitations in the yearly schedule.
Fun Days and Award Ceremonies:In order to make the CRLP program more colorful, we will go to different activities like bowling, soccer, laser tag, picnics, etc. We will also come together with parents and students in CRLP award ceremonies. You can also see the dates for these activities in the yearly schedule as well.
Summer Leadership Camps:A wonderful final for the end of the year. At the beginning of June, students will stay with more than 100 friends in the camp area. Stem activities, SAT Course, leadership talks and lots of recreational activities.
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