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Iglesia and RIT Team Up at Greece Olympia High School

October 17, 2011

Iglesia Educational Centers is in its second year of providing tutors for the RIT Liberty Partnership Program held at Greece Olympia High School.

 This summer, Iglesia tutors were an integral part of the LPP Summer Math Camp, in which 25 high school students came to RIT every day for two weeks for workshops on college readiness and career exploration, as well as math skills and techniques.

In a recent article, Program Puts High School Students on Path to Success, published in the RIT University News, (Sept. 15, 2011), author Marie Lang, outlines the importance of RIT’s academic support programs ongoing throughout Monroe County, particularly at Greece Olympia High School.

Below is an excerpt of Marie Lang’s article:

“The need for support programs in the Greece area has been slowly increasing over the years,” says Katrina Wetzel, program counselor for the Liberty Partnerships Program. “Our current roster accommodates 203 9th- through 12th-grade students from Greece Olympia High School.”

“Students who participate in the Liberty Partnerships Program improve their problem-solving skills and academic success, Wetzel says. The program offers after-school tutoring sessions and life-skills workshops at Greece Olympia. Tutors are provided through Iglesia Educational Centers. Students also come to RIT for the Imagine RIT: Innovation and Creativity Festival, Summer Math Camp and Super Saturday events, which cover topics on college readiness and high school dropout prevention.”

To view the entire RIT News article;  

http://www.rit.edu/news/story.php?id=48559