The Sar Levitan Center at the Johns Hopkins Institute for Policy Studies and the Mayor’s Office of Employment Development partnered in developing the pro­posal to create and operate an Innovation High School, the Academy for College and Career Exploration (ACCE), whose mission is to help Baltimore high school students develop a love of learning, a constructive direction for their lives, and confidence in their own abilities to succeed. The school’s educational philosophy, grounded in the blending of high-quality, standards-based curricula with “real­world” applications and experiences, promotes the deliveries of instructions that is individualized, competency-based, and focused on helping students plan for and achieve successful roles in society. Tutoring is also provided free of charge by JHU Center for Social Concern.

The Johns Hopkins Adopt-a-Student Uniform Drive was established in 2011 to assist families in purchasing required uniforms for Baltimore City Public School students. The program is organized by the Office of Work, Life and Engagement, in partnership with City Schools and in collaboration with the Johns Hopkins University Black Faculty and Staff Association. This is a charitable activity open to all Hopkins affiliates.

Each weekday from 3 to 4:30, elementary-age children will learn, play and grow good things together. In the summer, a themed month long camp is offered. Through partnerships with Banner Neighborhoods, Maryland Institute College of Art, and Tench Tilghman Elementary School, afterschool and summer programming includes gardening, geography, cooking, art and photography.

The Johns Hopkins University Black Faculty and Staff Association collects and dis­tributes school supplies for Baltimore City Public School Students. Additionally, East Baltimore Community Affairs, part of the Johns Hopkins Office of Government and Community Affairs, donates new school supplies to students of the Henderson-Hopkins School, members of HEBCAC and other East Baltimore community groups annually.

Johns Hopkins students host college fair for Baltimore high-schoolers

The Art Brigade aims to provide a fun and artistic outlet to the students of Tench Tilghman Elementary School. Working through a variety of media, the Art Brigade aims to provide students with a positive lens through which to view their surroundings. The Art Brigade believes that the skills learned through creation can aid in the development of the students and their view of their neighborhood, city and wider world.

Careers in science, engineering and math are often never considered a possibility by urban youth, in part due to a lack of exposure to successful role models. Through mentoring efforts, students will be more confident in their abilities to succeed. Through weekly experiments, ASEPP excites students and teaches through non-lecture methods. The age range of students served is between 9 and 14 and visits to school are weekly.

The Baltimore Alliance for Careers in Healthcare is a nonprofit corporation dedicated to eliminating the critical shortage of qualified healthcare workers in Baltimore by working with local agencies, health care institutions and other organi­zations to create opportunities for residents to pursue careers in health professions.

The mission of Baltimore City Head Start Early Reading First is to collaborate with the Johns Hopkins Language and Literacy Project to provide children with access to centers of educational excellence that emphasizes rich language and literacy envi­ronments; and to ensure a smooth transition between Baltimore City Head Start and the elementary experiences so that no child is left behind.

The Office of Undergraduate Admissions offers campus tours tailored to students within the Baltimore City Public School System. Additionally, JHU Office of Undergraduate Admissions’ staff visit and make presentations at Baltimore City high schools.

The Baltimore Civitas School is run by the JHU’s Center for Social Organization of Schools and focuses on public-service education. Located in Northwest Baltimore, the Civitas School is open to grades 6-12. Students there will learn the traditional subjects as well as work on independent projects designed to serve the community.

The Baltimore Curriculum Project(BCP) has its origins at the Calvert School, which had been tasked with taking their method of direct teaching and adapting it for use in some of the public schools in Baltimore. BCP has been partnering with Baltimore City Schools for the past 15 years. Their mission is to develop, implement, and advocate for an innovative, sustainable, and replicable education model that improves student outcomes. In so doing, the Baltimore Curriculum Project helps raise educational standards and oportunitues for disadvantaged youth and Baltimore City Schools. BCP empowers neighborhood schools to improve curricula and students outcomes by providing them with the tools that they need to succeed. BCP has seen incredible results both in student achievement and teacher confidence in the classroom from their unique one-on-one approach.

The Baltimore Experience Corps, a volunteer service program for older persons, is a collaboration of the Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore City Schools, Civic Ventures and Strong City Baltimore (fomerly Greater Homewood Community Corporation) This innovative, high-impact program utilizes the time, skills, and experience of adults 55 years and older to benefit not only their own health and well-being but also to help improve educational outcomes for ele­mentary school-aged children. The program serves students citywide in grades K-3.

The BMOREFIT program is designed to educate and mentor urban youth in health, fitness, and nutrition, with an eventual goal to train them for employment as fitness professionals. Upon obtaining their YMCA Group Fitness Certification, BMOREFIT graduates will be able to share their knowledge and first hand experi­ences with their communities as the front line ambassadors of health and fitness.

Baltimore Scholars Program was first launched in 2004. It is now a two-tiered financial aid program, paying up to the full cost of attendance for admitted freshmen who graduate from a Baltimore City Public or charter school after at least three years of attendance and are Baltimore City residents. Also includes workshops, paid internships, peer and faculty mentoring, career networking and study abroad opportunities. The purpose of the program is to promote Johns Hopkins to Baltimore's best and brightest and show support for Baltimore City Public Schools.

The Baltimore United Viewfinders is an East Baltimore youth leadership initiative using multimedia arts to allow students to explore their own definition of self and place, encourage community action and exchange visual and verbal dialogue.

BUDL was founded in 1999 as part of a national initiative driven by the Open Society Institute to bring debate back into the urban classroom. Today, the Baltimore Urban Debate League is a flagship within an urban debate movement which now includes over 400 public schools from urban debate leagues in 16 of the nation’s largest cities. Volunteers serve as coaches and judges for debate teams and competitions. BUDL is a 2011 and 2012 Johns Hopkins Neighborhood Fund recipient.

Located near the Johns Hopkins Homewood campus, the Barclay School, a Baltimore City Public School serving approximately 450 students in pre-K through 8th grade, is dedicated to educating the “Whole Child.” The school offers many unique program opportunities/initiatives and is an official Community School Site, an ASCD Healthy Schools site, an Experience Corps site, and a Maryland Governor’s Green School. Johns Hopkins University Office of Greek Life’s annual Penny Wars benefits the Story Pals program at the Barclay School.

The Johns Hopkins chapter of Best Buddies International works to pair college students with their members, who are individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Best Buddies' goal is to bridge the gap that divides people with intellectual disabilities and those without by providing the opportunity to form one-on-one friendships.

The mission of Big Brothers Big Sisters is to help children reach their fullest potential through professionally supported, one-to-one mentoring relationships through a full range of youth mentoring pro­grams with measurable impact. The vision is to provide caring adults in the life of every child in need, contributing to brighter futures, better schools, and stronger communities in Maryland.

The Biophysics Research for Baltimore Teens (BRBT) program provides opportunities for Baltimore City high school students to experience hands-on biomedical research in Johns Hopkins biophysics labs. BRBT paid internships are five days a week for an eight-week period from mid-June through mid-August.

Baltimore Technology Institute (BTI) offers tuition free training to un and underemployed Baltimore city residents who are high school graduates or have earned their G.E.D. Those interested in the program must be highly motivated with an interest in science and pursuing a new career path in the vibrant biotechnical industry. The total Laboratory Associates program timeframe spans six months, and participants must make the commitment to attend classes, study, be actively involved in their academic success, and complete an 100 hour paid internship. The BioSTART component of the BTI curriculum consists of a 12 week bridge program designed to advance participants’ knowledge in basic math, communication and professional development, each presented under the purview of the bio/lab based industry.

Building Our Neighbors Dreams Beyond Our Neighbors Doors (Bond-to-Bond) is a career development and youth mentorship program designed to provide mentor support to students attending high schools in the Hopkins community to expose them to a variety of careers in health care by interning in departments within Johns Hopkins Hospital. Participating students are required to intern between 8-10 hours weekly throughout the Academic Year. While gaining exposure students are also able to gain the required volunteer hours needed to graduate from high school. Participating schools include, Dunbar High School, The Institute of Notre Dame (IND), Academy for College and Career Exploration (ACCE) Academy, the REACH! Partnership School, Cristo Rey, and a few students coming from High Schools affiliated with Humanim and the Urban Alliance Foundation. Participation is dependent upon the availability of departmental intern sites.

The BSA Baltimore Area Council headquartered in Baltimore City, serves more than 30,000 young people in Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Howard, Harford Counties and Baltimore City. The council is among the 20 larg­est in the United States and is led by over 12,000 volunteers. More than 700 com­munity organizations, representing educational, religious, nonprofit, civic, and business organizations join in partnership with Baltimore Area Council by charter­ing over 900 Scouting units (packs, troops, teams, crews, posts and groups). The Baltimore Area Council is one of the oldest Boy Scout Council’s in America.

Business Volunteers Unlimited brings the talents of local business professionals to nonprofit organizations seeking volunteers and board leadership. BVU helps companies create and maintain productive community service programs that involve employees at all levels. In addition, BVU offers training and learning seminars for business leaders on issues of corporate social responsibility and nonprofit board governance.

The Carson Scholars Fund supports two main initiatives: Carson Scholarships and the Ben Carson Reading Project. The Carson Scholars Fund scholarship program awards students who have embraced high levels of academic excellence and com­munity service with $1,000 college scholarships. The Ben Carson Reading Project initiative creates inviting and exciting reading rooms for students to discover the joy of independent reading.

The Center for Prevention and Early Intervention, a collaboration between the JH School of Public Health, Urban Health Institute, is conducting pilot work and randomized trials with programs aimed at promoting social and emotional learning and positive behaviors including provid­ing Baltimore City Public Schools with funds for staff. The goal is the prevention of mental health and behavioral problems in schools.

Center for Social Concern Dance Program provides structure as well as an outlet for creativity that children need to grow and develop mentally and emotionally, and incorporates all types of theatrical dance including ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical, ballroom, and cultural dance.

Charm City Science League (CCSL) plans to substantially increase academic performance in Baltimore City schools, with a focus on science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education through one-on-one mentoring, Science Olympiad competitions, and greater community involvement.

CCYD’s programs foster the personal development and positive human relation­ships necessary for living a socially responsible and personally satisfying life. In ful­filling its mission, CCYD focuses on a child’s strengths and assets, and encourages the youth to set achievable goals for themselves, educationally and in their personal lives, then works to help them realize those goals. Four organizational objectives provide core programmatic direction: build strong developmental assets, prevent the onset or recurrence of delinquency, help students attain educational milestones, empower and prepare youth for self-sufficiency.

Children’s Scholarship Fund Baltimore (CSFB) is a privately funded organization providing partial scholarships to low-income families in Baltimore City, helping them afford the cost of tuition at the private school of their choice. The program is intended as a helping hand for families enrolling their children at a private school for the first time.

A program designed to bridge Johns Hopkins faculty and students with the East Baltimore community through the presentation of monthly science outreach ses­sions at elementary and middle schools. Monthly, hour-long science sessions are taught by Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering faculty about basic science principles, such as water tension and electricity, through simple and lively experiments and demonstrations.

This all-day event features success stories from other young adults of color from across Baltimore and areas similar to East Baltimore who have succeeded in college and professional careers. Students participate in a series of life skills workshops on topics such as reducing violence and bullying, keys to successful career preparation, and building healthy lifestyle habits. The fifth grade students have the opportunity for hands-on experience with the high-fidelity patient simulators. The students were also able to learn about health careers related to patients seeking treatment in an emergency room.

The Club at Collington Square is an academic and community arts-based after school and summer camp program for children and youth ages 5 to 14 living in the Collington Square neighborhood of East Baltimore. Established in 2001, The Club offers a safe space to over 30 elementary and middle school students after school and throughout the summer. Although Club youth face a myriad of challenges, The Club works to provide the academic and emotional support they need to succeed. Our mission is to help shape strong, responsible, respectful, and successful youth through academic and arts program­ming. The Club is committed to a holistic approach in helping youth realize their own success through character and confidence building. The Club maintains a food and clothing bank for parents in need and serves as a resource to community members.

We are committed to expanding access to quality computer science education programs in Baltimore City to ensure that all Baltimore residents are prepared to be active members of the 21st century economy. We achieve this through fun and innovative in-school, after-school, and summer programming for youth age 4-21, as well as professional development for educators throughout the region. By helping youth develop the skills increasingly in demand by business, we prepare them for jobs that support families and lead to well-paying careers. At the same time, we are building a competitive local labor force that will increase the city’s position as an innovation hub and attract more businesses, ensuring a prosperous future for all Baltimoreans.

CollegeBound is a nonprofit program that has school-based College Access Program Specialists (CAPS) working directly with Baltimore City public school students to facilitate the college admission process. Additionally, CollegeBound awards merit and need-based scholarships and grants each year from a portfolio valued at over $1.5 million

The Community School Initiative helps students of the Community School in Remington realize that science is not just about learning things that other people tell you; more importantly, science is a process of constant discovery. It’s about ask­ing a question and then figuring out how to find the answer yourself. CSI plans, develops, and executes 1-2 hour scientific labs and demonstrations once every two weeks. Between laboratory weeks, brief talks on engaging subject are presented. Both the teachers and the students will get much out of this endeavor.

CSEP’s mission is to promote science education among students that attend Baltimore City Public Schools within the local community. CSEP has several large components: Science Days, and Science Fair Fun with Science Summer Camp. CSEP is facilitated by East Baltimore Community Affairs, a part of JH Government and Community Affairs. Since its inception, well over 1,000 students have participated. Participating elementary schools include: City Springs, Dr. Bernard Harris, Sr., Henderson-Hopkins School, Fort Worthington, Hampstead Hill Academy, Higlandtown #215, Inner Harbor East Academy, Johnston Square, Moravia Park, Patterson Park Public Charter School, Tench Tilghman, and Wolfe St Academy.

Community-based learning (CBL) is a pedagogical model that connects classroom-based work with meaningful community involvement and experiences. Within the context of equitable partnership, community organizations and JHU students mutually benefit from the CBL experience both by meeting course objectives and by addressing community-identified goals. Students may engage with groups including nonprofits, government agencies, grassroots collec­tives and other educational institutions.

About 200 students attended the second annual Henrietta Lacks High School Symposium in Turner Auditorium on May 11 to learn about her life and contributions to medicine