URBAN ED ACADEMY
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Mission Statement
To support San Francisco in putting one male teacher of color in front of every student before sixth grade.
About This Cause
Founded in 2010, we provide educational services that help 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students succeed academically and become knowledgeable and productive citizens with the support of their parents, families, schools and communities. Urban Ed Academy is committed to improving the quality of life in communities of color in San Francisco by eliminating the achievement gap in education. Urban Ed Academy (UEA) uses a hands-on, interactive, culturally relevant approach to ensure students gain an understanding of themselves, the world around them, and how it applies to various academic and social settings. All academic courses are project-based and interdisciplinary to enhance the ability of students to see how traditional academic content is used in their everyday life. Course curricula infuse math, reading, writing, science, and social studies content with social justice, stewardship, leadership, and arts and culture projects and experiences to enhance student application of content. In addition, recreational and social development activities provide opportunities for students to interact with local mentors and enable them to see themselves in the future. Target Population: A majority of our participants are African American, Latino and Pacific Islander students. The young men that are served by UEA likely fall in impoverished category, and/or are otherwise at-risk of manifesting social, emotional, and/or behavioral problems in school. Despite these trends and social disadvantages UEA aims to provide additional education that will be catalysis to overcoming these same obstacles for both the participants and their families.