The Bridge Program at Berkeley College

A few weeks ago I was offered a position as a peer leader for senior high school students that are attending Berkeley College next quarter.

The program which the students are involved in called “The Bridge Program”.  These students attend the class four times per week at Berkeley College's downtown NYC location.  The program will sharpen their math, writing, and reading skills, so they can be well prepared for college.

Chad, who also is an excellent tutor, and I encourage these students to focus on their homework and complete assignments. Every Tuesday and Saturday we have new topics to discuss with the students.  After the discussion they are to complete their assignments.

Today's the topic focused on how to send a professional E-mail.  We spoke with the students to see how many of them are actually using E-mail.

I’m enjoying this job because Chad and I are in working with 12 students, so I get the experience of how to be a leader for a younger audience and at the same time I’m having fun. Matter fact one of the criteria for this job is to make it fun for me and the students.

I can say that I’m surprised how well these kids are behaving.  I have always thought that high school students are loud and don’t respect older but these kids proved me wrong! 

THE GLOBAL POVERTY PROJECT AT SAC ( TUESDAY,12.00)

 Hey guys,

Tomorrow in SAC at Berkeley College there is going to be a big event for poor people all over the world. The event starts at 12.00 and there will be some guys from "The Global Poverty Project" that will talk and inform you guys how terrible some peoples life are, more correctly 1,4 BILLION, that is over 20% of the world population. Not everyone's life is as good as ours, so don't just think about it, do something about it. Be there tomorrow at 12.00 in SAC


 This is what "The Global Poverty Project" is about:
They’ve got a van, a map, and a mission: to reach 20,000 people across the United
States with a multimedia presentation about ending extreme poverty within a generation. From Florida to Oregon, the Global Poverty Project’s road scholars are sharing stories from 1.4 billion people living on less than $1.25 per day, the World Bank definition of extreme poverty.