Program Description
Mission: Higher Achievement’s mission is to develop academic skills, behaviors, and attitudes in academically motivated and underserved middle school children to improve their grades, test scores, attendance, and opportunities – resulting in acceptance to college preparatory high schools.
Subjects Tutored: Reading, Math, and Technology
Type of Tutoring: Small group tutoring, one-on-one mentoring
Other Information: Higher Achievement serves 5th through 8th grade children.
Location
Brookland Middle School
1150 Michigan Ave. NE
Washington, DC 20017
Weekly Schedule
Contact Information
Site Supervisors:
Chris Perkins
cperkins@higherachievement.org
Keona Gardner
Kgardner@higherachievement.org
Briana Wallington-Ferguson
Bwallingtonferguson@higherachievement.org
Team Leaders:
TBA
If you will be absent, please email your team leader and cua-dcreads@cua.edu.
Transportation
TBADirections:
- Head Southeast toward Michigan Ave.
- Turn Left onto Michigan Ave.
- Destination will be on your Left.
“I have never seen so many children excited to see the DC Reads tutors. I may be a complete stranger to some of these students, and yet they hug me and want to get to know me." -Charlotte, DC Reads Tutor