Communities in Schools
Communities in Schools (CIS) is the nation's leading organization dedicated to empowering students to stay in school and achieve in life. The mission of CIS is to surround students with a community of support. By bringing caring adults into the schools to address children's unmet needs, CIS connects students and their families to critical community resources tailored to local needs.
We are privileged to work with several public schools in New Orleans. Within each school, we provide a variety of programs, including: counseling, tutoring, reading and literacy programming for parents and children, ESL, afterschool groups (therapeutic, relational, academic), book distribution, STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education, test preparation and college support, etc.
Loyola service learners will support CIS by working directly with children and teens in any of our programming in partner schools. Students will learn a great deal about education issues in New Orleans, especially as they relate to the lives of inner-city youth.
Service locations and transportation
SciTech Academy @ Laurel School
K-8th grade
820 Jackson Avenue
10-15 minute drive from Loyola
20 minute bike ride from Loyola
30-40 minutes via public transit
Take the St. Charles Streetcar or the #11 Magazine bus to Jackson Avenue.
Batiste Cultural Arts Academy @ Live Oak
K-8th grade
3128 Constance Street
10 minute drive from Loyola
20 minutes bike ride from Loyola
30 minutes via public transit
Take the #11 Magazine bus Magazine & Louisiana.
Morris Jeff Community School
PreK-3rd grade
2239 Poydras Street
10 minute drive from Loyola
30 minutes via public transit
Take the Green Line shuttle. Exit at 1555 Poydras. Walk under the highway through the medical complex to Morris Jeff.
Success Preparatory Academy
K-5th grade
2011 Bienville Street
15 minute drive from Loyola
40-50 minutes via public transit
Take the free university Green Line shuttle to Murphy. Walk 6 blocks or transfer to #84 Galvez bus. Exit at Bienville St and walk 1 block.
Sarah T. Reed High School
9th-12th grade
5316 Michoud Boulevard, New Orleans East
25 minute drive from Loyola
George Washington Carver High School
9th-12th grade
3059 Higgins Boulevard
20 minute drive from Loyola
Benjamin Mays Preparatory School
K-4th grade
4300 Almonaster Avenue
20 minute drive from Loyola
Dwight Eisenhower Elementary School
PreK-8th grade
3700 Tall Pines Drive, West Bank
25 minute drive from Loyola
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Days and times
Days and times vary, but mostly in-school or afterschool hours
Preservice requirements
All students serving with CIS must complete a mandatory volunteer orientation. An on-campus orientation will be offered on Tuesday, January 24, 2012 from 11:30 am - 12:30 pm in Monroe Library, Seminar Room 1. Students should bring a driver's license or government-issued picture ID for a background check, pen/pencil and paper.
Contact
Christina Caryl, Volunteer Coordinator
ccaryl.cisno@gmail.com, 504.676.0910