This seems pretty cool: last year Linwood Holton received $6,200 from UR to “enchance, or even change, the way core subjects such as history, math, and science are taught.” Holton students discussed how those core subjects could be taught using art. Th results of this project will presented on March 20th in the form of [...]
The Collegian has an article up about yet another initiative by the University of Richmond in Highland Park: On Oct. 15, the team hosted about 25 children from the Youth Life Foundation of Richmond (YLFR) for a swim clinic teaching the children, ranging from kindergarten to elementary school-age, basic swim lessons. Each child is paired [...]
A couple months ago we ran a story about the UR women’s basketball team’s involvement with Ginter Park elementary. The school year is coming to an end, but the Spiders will continue this program next year. They’ve got a gallery up with some pictures of the team at Ginter Park. You can also read more [...]
The RTD has a great profile up on some of the UR women’s basketball players (and coaches) who take an hour each week and spend it with the second and third grade classes of Ginter Park Elementary. bq. Thirteen players and their team manager, Robert Drewry, have been mentors this school year to secondand third-graders [...]
The University of Richmond is actually pretty involved in the Northside, both with Boaz and Ruth and their own programs. Below is a spotlight on Carly Vendegna who is starting some community garden projects in Highland Park. Working with Backyard Farmer and a local church, Vendegna is also helping to develop a compost unit and [...]
