Lee Next Step Fund, Houston USA
Learning Opportunities Programme
The Lee High School is a rather typical
example of a public school operating in a destitute neighbourhood,
with very low academic results (the school has been rated
“Academically Unacceptable” by the Texas Education Authority). 75%
of the students have English as second language et 90% come from
families at or below the poverty line. The Lee High School is part
of the Teach For America Houston
programme.
The "Fantastic Learning Opportunities"
project is a chance offered to motivated students to
widen their out-of-school experiences, with a view to strengthen
their probabilities of success in their educational path. FLOs
consist of training seminars, workshop and courses, internships,
thematic camps, summer youth programmes, etc. run, managed and/or
organized by an external provider such as a university, a
non-profit organisation or a company.
http://www.leenextstepfund.org/