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The Providence Effect: A special screening & community conversation (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 preview screening of "The Providence Effect" and a community conversation regarding K - 12 education.
A full screening of "The Providence Effect" will be shown at 7 p.m. on the same night. Click here to register for the full screening as well.
"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 preview screening of "The Providence Effect" and a community conversation regarding K - 12 education.
A full screening of "The Providence Effect" will be shown at 7 p.m. on the same night. Click here to register for the full screening as well.
| Time | Monday, November 2, 2009 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM |
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| Host | United Way for Southeastern Michigan |
| Contact Phone | 313-226-9200 |
| Location | Cobo Hall (Detroit, MI)
1 Washington Blvd
Detroit, MI 48226 |
| Directions | http://www.cobocenter.com/ParkingDirections/tabid/95/Default.aspx |
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