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Reach For
Tomorrow Awarded a 21st Century Community Learning Center grant by Department of
Education for 2005-2010
On November 18, 2005 the
District of Columbia Office of Federal Grants Programs
awarded Reach For Tomorrow, Inc. a 5 year grant
commencing in 2005 and ending in 2010 to create an after
school academic enrichment opportunity for students. Up
to 150 7th-9th graders will be enrolled in the RFT
Extralearning Online program (Extralearning), an
Internet based math and literacy program developed by
the Remediation and Training Institute (RTI) of nearby
Alexandria, VA ( www.extralearning.org ).
RFT's strategy revolves around its successful summer
college immersion programs where students will travel
from their neighborhoods to live for a week during the
summer on a campus. While on campus students will live
in dorms; attend science and engineering labs taught by
college professors and staff; pilot light aircraft to
experience the thrill of flying a plane and to
understand its correlation between algebra one,
chemistry, physics, and physiology; visit federal
installations for a hands on opportunity to use the
finest hardware available and to meet the people who
operate and repair the ships and planes for the military
and DHS; and return home with the motivation and the
understanding necessary to complete their secondary
education.
This program can be established in any community in the
nation as a cost effective strategy to enable local
teachers. parents, and concerned individuals to make a
difference within their schools. RFT is a 13 year old
501C(3) nonprofit impacting more than 4,000 students and
adults in the DC, East Chicago, and Chicago metro areas.
2005 Order of the Eagle
The first recipients of the
Flight department Order of the Eagle were honored this
past week with a luncheon at the C.R. Smith Museum. In
addition to the recipients, Senior Vice President Bob
Reding, Captain Mark Hettermann, and several members of
Flight department management were in attendance.
The "Order of the Eagle" is the Flight department's most
prestigious award. It's open to Flight department
personnel and recognizes individuals who demonstrate
excellence through either heroic action or lifetime
achievement. Employees are nominated by their managers.
Among the recipients of the 2005 award was Captain Peter
Underwood. Presented in recognition of his selfless
dedication to others through the creation of the Reach
for Tomorrow program. This program has allowed "at-risk"
children to see possibilities outside of their own world
and possibly changed the very course of their lives.
Washington: Dennis Rowe recognized
 Dr.
Dennis Rowe receives his Volunteer of the Year
certificate from Kathleen Seefeldt, a longtime member
and former chair of the Prince William County Board of
Supervisors. During the summer, Rowe leads groups of
students from Prince William County high schools and
middle schools in an academic and vocational enrichment
program. This week-long program, Reach for Tomorrow
(RFT), is designed to motivate students about their
future.
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Reach For
Tomorrow a Collaboration
In collaboration with Extralearning.org/Tutor.com,
Reach For Tomorrow, Inc. will incorporate a web based, academic complement into
the existing state standards for K-12 curricula, in combination with daily
online live tutoring available to each participant for the entire academic year,
and in the summer for Gear Up students in Alaska, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.
This complement is through the Remediation Training Institute of Alexandria,
Virginia, a 20 year old program initially developed under a Ford Foundation
grant. For the past 20 years the Alternative Schools Network (ASN) in Chicago,
IL as well as the Aurora, Colorado school system have made this Extra learning
program the core basis of its curriculum. It is currently available at
www.extralearning.org.
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WHO TO CONTACT IN YOUR DESIGNATED AREA
Peter Underwood
reachft@reachfortomorrow.org
703-818-1425
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Featured
Science
of Learning Center comes to UC San Diego
Reach
for Tomorrow is featured in an article in the Progress
Index. Following is an excerpt.
"The school system is considering a partnership with
Reach for Tomorrow, a national nonprofit organization
that's core focus is on the three A's attitude,
attendance and achievement"
