Pathways to Education
Is this for me?
If you are a student entering grade 9, 10 or 11 in September 2011 and you live in one of these buildings in Scarborough Village, you can register for this program. You should be willing to attend weekly tutoring groups in the evenings in your community, participate in mentoring groups and meet with a Pathways Support Worker at least every other week.
What can I expect?
Academic Support - tutoring in five core subjects, twice a week
Social Support - group mentoring for grades 9/10, specialty and career mentoring for grades 11/12
Advocacy Support - Student-Parent support workers help connect teens, parents, school administration, teachers and community agencies
Financial Support - immediate financial support such as free bus tickets tied to attendance, and a bursary for post-secondary education (up to $4,000 per student in the program)
How do I register for the Program?
You and one of your guardians (parents) should attend a registration session together or contact Pathways staff to set up an individual registration session. Contact Ronni Gorman, Program Manager 416-967-1773 x 229 for more information.
How do I contact you?
Program Manager: Ronni Gorman
Program Supervisor - Mentoring: Lorna Richards
Program Supervisor - Academic Support - Hussein Jadavji
Student Parent Support Workers
Adam Berlin
Rakhi Mutta
Thuva Anbalagan
Richard Ammah
General Info: Michelle Dewsnap
Tutoring Program Facilitator: Richard Ammah or Sunny Mann
Mentoring Program facilitator: Simone Watson
Researcher: Denise Lamanna
Office
Unit 1 - 3471 Kingston Road (2nd Floor) at Markham Road
Completing high school is key to breaking the cycle of poverty for young people.
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Youthlink is proud to offer the award-winning Pathways to Education™ program in Scarborough Village to help young people in that community not only complete high school, but continue on to post-secondary education. Currently, almost one-third of students living in Scarborough Village are not completing high school.
The program is geared to Scarborough Village youth who live in one of the eligible buildings in the area around Eglinton East, Markham and Kingston Roads. It was launched in 2009 and now supports 160 registered youth in Grades 9 aSeptember 2009.
How do I register?
In order to register, you and one of your guardians (parents) should attend an upcoming registration session together or contact the Pathways office to set up an individual registration session. You will need to provide proof of address of the student, proof of grade of the student and Ontario Health Card information at the time of registration. Reminder: If you are currently enrolled in Pathways, you need to re-register every year.
When and where do I register for the fall?
Friday, June 17th, 2 - 7 pm
Monday, June 27th 6:00-8:00pm
Thursday, June 30th, 10 - 6pm
Registration is at the Pathways office at 3471 Kingston Road - unit 1. You can also call 647-351-0091 to make an appointment.
Volunteer for Pathways!
We are now recruiting for volunteer tutors and mentors to start in the fall. Read more>
