In addition to working with students, one of our major responsibilities is keeping accurate records of the program's activities. We use this information both to work more effectively with students and to explain what we do to anyone who is interested. Therefore, part of what I do each day is make sure we have the data that we need, such as student intake forms and an attendance log.
After an initial analysis, we've uncovered some interesting information about our students. The 130 students we have intake information on so far come from all grades and backgrounds. They include students who have been in the United States for a month and students who have lived in this city their entire lives. While most students live nearby, a significant number travel from neighborhoods across the city. And after seeing increasing numbers of students in our classroom, it is not unusual to have close to 100 student sign-ins per day.
That said, most of my time is spent in our classroom, while mentors spend much of their time in classes, averaging a dozen periods a day in all. One of our core principles is that we reach students wherever they are. By going into students' classes, we see many of those students who might not otherwise come into our center and provide extra support to everyone.
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Project Bridging Cultures works with high school students who come from all over the world.
