College Wednesdays at John O’Connell

Mission Graduates has been promoting College Wednesdays at John O’Connell High School. We are bringing our unique college access curriculum to 11th and 12th grade classes this for a two-hour [...]

STEM-tastic Fridays Return to Marshall

Back by popular demand, the Extended Day Program at Marshall Elementary becomes a STEM extravaganza every Friday afternoon. Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math have become such an [...]

Aquí y Ahora – Keeping A Promise

The hourly news program Aquí y Ahora, which airs around the world on Univision, recently shined the light on Mission District families adopting technology into their lives.

Finding the Funding

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The purpose of this blog is to provide you with different funding opportunities, whether you are conducting research or studying abroad.

Study Abroad: France

Erica Nguyen, a cohort 5 student attending Georgetown, is studying abroad this summer in France. She describes her experience as she studies abroad this summer:
 

The Perspective of Co-teachers

This week at the elementary school programs, some of the co-teachers were interviewed about the challenges as well as joys of working with the young students. Many of the co-teachers like to [...]

Cohort 8: Meeting the Coaches

The writing workshop for cohort 8 provided students an opportunity to hear from guest speakers about personal statements and the process it takes to craft one that stands out. During the [...]

College Admissions Letters

Receiving college admission letters is a scary, but exciting moment. The individual is unsure whether the college or university will accept or deny all of their hard work completed over the [...]

Advice from College by Yesika

Meet Yesika Cruz, a College Connect freshman that is attending City College and will soon be transferring to San Francisco State. We asked her about some of her experiences since she has [...]