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The Providence Effect: Full Screening (Education)
One of the great success stories in American education is Providence St. Mel School on Chicago's West Side which has, for 29 straight years, placed 100 percent of its high-school graduates in colleges.
"The Providence Effect," a new documentary, charts the school's growth from a time when an existing Catholic high school was scheduled for closure by the Archdiocese of Chicago. A remarkable educator named Paul J. Adams III began at the school as a counselor, was named principal, raised funds to keep the school open as a private academy dedicated to college prep and later expanded to a full K-12 range. It boasts that in the most recent seven years, half its students have gone to first-tier, Big Ten and Ivy League schools.
Join the United Way of Southeastern Michigan, Leadership Detroit Education Support Committee, the Detroit Regional Chamber, the 21st Century Schools Project and the Detroit Parent Network for a full screening of "The Providence Effect."
If you would like to also register for the community conversation that is taking place prior to the full screening of the movie as well, please click here.
"The Providence Effect," a new documentary, charts the school's growth from a time when an existing Catholic high school was scheduled for closure by the Archdiocese of Chicago. A remarkable educator named Paul J. Adams III began at the school as a counselor, was named principal, raised funds to keep the school open as a private academy dedicated to college prep and later expanded to a full K-12 range. It boasts that in the most recent seven years, half its students have gone to first-tier, Big Ten and Ivy League schools.
Join the United Way of Southeastern Michigan, Leadership Detroit Education Support Committee, the Detroit Regional Chamber, the 21st Century Schools Project and the Detroit Parent Network for a full screening of "The Providence Effect."
If you would like to also register for the community conversation that is taking place prior to the full screening of the movie as well, please click here.
| Time | Monday, November 2, 2009 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM |
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| Host | United Way for Southeastern Michigan |
| Contact Phone | 313-226-9200 |
| Location | Cobo Hall (Detroit, MI)
Room M2-29
1 Washington Blvd Detroit, MI 48226 |
| Directions | http://www.cobocenter.com/ParkingDirections/tabid/95/Default.aspx |
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