Milwaukee College Prep
Address: 36th Street Campus: 2449 North 36th Street
or
Lloyd Street Campus: 1228 West Lloyd Street
Transportation: Service Learners are encouraged to travel to/from agency in pairs or groups.
For the 36th Street Campus (Formerly Metcalf Park Campus):
By car: Take Wells Street to 35th Street and turn right. Travel north about 1.5 miles on 35th Street. Continue on 35th Street until Wright Street (it comes after the PicknSave grocery store) Turn Left onto Wright Street. and another immediate left on 36th Street. This is the block where Milwaukee College Prep is located. Parking lot is next to school.
Approximate Travel Time by Car: 8 minutes
For the Lloyd Street Campus (Relocated Lindsay Heights Campus):
Take the #12 bus northbound from Wisconsin Ave. and 12th St. to Lloyd St. Disembark on Lloyd St. and head West (left) on Lloyd. The school is located on the right.
Approximate Travel Time by Bus: 13 minutes
Orientation: Wednesday, January 30th or Thursday, January 31st at 3:00pm. Service Learners must e-mail Maggie Broeren by Friday, January 25th to confirm their attendance at orientation.
Days/Hours of Operation: individual orientations, contact by September 7th
Description of Agency/Activities: Milwaukee College Prep is an elementary and middle charter public school. There is an unrelenting focus on academic achievement and character development. They embrace a philosophy of love and hard-work coupled with a college-bound curriculum grounded in basic skills, outstanding literature and moral virtues. In partnership with parents, they provide an environment of high expectations and accountability that equips all students with the choice to determine their success in life.
In addition to the core curriculum of phonics, poetry, vocabulary, foreign language and mathematics, MCP offers physical education, art and music classes once per week in elementary and twice per week in Middle School. Many students stay after school to get involved in extra-curricular activities.
Student Role in Agency:
- Read and Learn: You will be matched with a Milwaukee College Prep student in the elementary grades to read together, relax around a good book and enjoy time together over academic conversations.
- Tutor: You will be matched with a student and given an academic goal where progress can be tracked with help from the child's teacher. These goals are reflections of what needs improvement on their report card.
- After School Club Assistant: Many students stay after school to get involved in extra-curricular activities, i.e. drumming, musical productions, dance, athletics, open gym, etc. This would include providing structured supervision to the students.
- Teacher Support: Provide academic support to students in a classroom setting.
Commitment: Commitments will vary based on the student's role in the agency.
- If you have not already completed Marquette's Working With Minors training, you must do so. More information will be available at Sign-Up Night.
- Orientation
- You must start your Service Learning by September 20th, preferably by September 17th.
- Students who have a car will be assigned to the 36th Street Campus and students who are taking the bus will be assigned to the Lloyd Street Campus.
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