Compton Rising
Compton Rising is an EDUCATION project backed by the private sector that was initiated in 2018. The goal is to help students RISE. The project is designed to help students in Compton compete with their peers in privileged neighborhoods.
Value Proposition
- Assess and then teach the kids on their weakness in:
- Math Concepts
- Blockchain Basics
- Positive Outlook
- Teamwork
- Commitment to a Cause
- Creativity
- Kids will be able to increase their grades by at least 20 percentage points (2 letter grades)
- Each child will be assigned to a career coach for the duration of the program
- Promote program participants to business leaders within California
Incentives for learning & completing the program
- Kids will be given the tablets from the start of the program
- Kids get to enjoy recognition and acknowledgment at a sporting event or a music event
- Kids will learn lessons to instill the right skills to become future leaders
- Kids will learn to practice confident communication as a result of the activity-based practical learning sessions
- Documentaries for the top few kids will be created
Key Activities
- Kids can learn at home throughout the month using the tablets that have been given to them since the beginning of the program
- Over the weekends, the kids will be invited for group discussion and activity session to reinforce their concepts
- Short documentaries will be created on a selected number of participating students
Intensity of learning
- Kids will be learning through:
- 16 learning sessions
- 8 activity & discussion
- Learning sessions will be conducted individually at home
- Activity sessions & discussion will take place in class, and will be held on Friday afternoons, and Saturday mornings
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