Registration for September 2010 is now open. Please join us at one of our upcoming registration and information nights!!

Dates: Thursday May 13, 20 and 27th from 6-8pm

Location: Pathways to Education Office

700 Lawrence St. W, suite 326

inside Lawrence Square Mall (3rd floor)

For information please call our office at 416-787-1676 ext 245.

Both student and guardian must complete registration forms.  To register, you need to bring:
 
•Student's Health Card                        
•Proof of address (phone bill, hydro bill etc)

Please note that interpretation services are available upon request.

Following an extensive community engagement process, the program began in the fall of 2007 with local youth entering grade 9. The focus is on providing supports after school to help youth successfully complete high school. Based on the successful model in Regent Park, the program aims to significantly reduce the high school drop out rate and increase the chances of local youth completing post-secondary education.

Youth in the program may participate from grade 9 - 12, throughout their entire high school experience.

The program aims to develop relationships with parents and to encourage them to take an active role in the education of their children.

Program components include:

• Academic: tutoring in core subjects
• Social: group and career mentoring
• Financial: school transportation costs, college/university fees.
• Advocacy: support worker to help students and parents during high school years.

Current Catchment Area:

• South: Lawrence Avenue West
• East: Varna Drive & Cather Crescent
• North: Ranee Avenue
• West: Flemington Road, Blossomfield Drive, Flemington Road, Allen Road
• Three addresses on Neptune Drive: 135, 145 and 155

This organization supports the flagship program in Regent Park and is responsible for developing and supporting Pathways programs in communities in Ontario and Quebec.

Click to connect to Pathways to Education Canada

In addition to corporations, foundations and private donors, the Youth Challenge Fund has been a key funder for both the start up and implementation of the program in the Lawrence Heights community, contributing significant funding over the next three years.

All youth living in the catchment defined for the program who are entering grade 9, 10, and 11 are eligible to participate.

Eligible students entering grade 9 are invited to pre-register in their grade 8 year (see registration section at the top of the page for details).

WE HAVE MOVED!

Pathways to Education in Lawrence Heights has been going through some exciting changes this year. Our second year is over and as we are moving into the 3^rd we are pleased to announce that our student enrollment is steadily rising

To facilitate and support ongoing growth of the program we have moved our administrative office. 

Our new office is located inside of Lawrence Square Mall and  provides ample room for our growing staff team as well as student and parent activities.

Our new address is;

700 Lawrence Ave. W. suite 326

Please refer to following video made by one of our students on directions how to get from New Heights Community Health Centre to our new administrative office.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZweYzHslcuU

Pathways to Education- Lawrence Heights is seeking enthusiastic, energetic, and committed mentors and tutors!

Why Volunteer with Pathways to Education?
Pathways to Education offers you an opportunity to make a long-lasting, positive difference in the lives of young people. As an adult interested in our youth and willing to donate consistent time and energy to support them, you are making a strong, collective statement about how much and how many people believe in the capabilities of our youth.

We have proven success: at our Regent Park site the drop-out rate has been reduced from 56% to 10% and post-secondary attendance rate increased from 20%- 80%.  In the Lawrence Heights Community (Allen Expressway & Lawrence Avenue West), “at-risk” students have decreased from 38.5% to 18.5% since our inception.

We provide you with training, support, community service letters, volunteer appreciation events.  Volunteers are an important component of our past achievements and are essential to our continued success.  Last year, students reported that volunteers were an important factor in motivating students to participate in tutoring and mentoring activities.

What do volunteers do?

Tutors help students in grades 9-11 one-on-one or in groups in a variety of subjects.Tutors commit 2 hours per week
(from Mon.- Thurs. between 4:30PM -7:30PM). 

Mentors co-lead planned inclusive and engaging group activities for student grade 9 and 10. 
Mentors commit 2 hours per week
(from Tues-Thurs from 6:00PM-8:00PM).

Training sessions are available this month on the following dates:

·      Tues., Sept. 22: 6-8 PM

·        Wed., Sept. 23: 6-8PM

·       Thurs., Sept. 24: 6-8 PM

·        Sat., Sept. 26, 10AM -12 PM OR 1PM-3PM

·        Fri. Oct. 2: 3:30-6:30PM

All sessions will take place at New Heights Health Centres, 3^rd Floor,

12 Flemington Rd.

Please RSVP at dmantilla@newheightshealth.org  OR

vdhue@newheightshealth.org  if you plan to attend.

For more information please contact Daniela Mantilla/Victor Dhue a

416-787-1676 ext. 329