94-02-03 Spring Semester of Minority Youth Enrichmnet Program Set to Begin

SPRING SEMESTER OF MINORITY YOUTH ENRICHMENT PROGRAM SET TO BEGIN

     CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Feb. 3 -- The Saturday Academy, an academic
enrichment
program for area minority students in grades 3 to 11, will begin a 10-week
spring semester on Feb.
5 at the University of Virginia.
     According to Rick Turner, program director and dean of U.Va.'s Office of
African-American
Affairs, one of the key elements in the program's success is that parents and
children attend the
three-hour Saturday morning classes together.  "This fosters a sense of joint
participation in
learning," he said.
     Courses this semester will range from math to language arts to
African-American history
and culture.  In addition, the program offers three weeks of SAT preparation
in March.
     Saturday Academy courses are taught by faculty, students and other
volunteers from
throughout the University.  The cost of the program has been reduced from $75
to $50.  The SAT
prep fee is $25 per student.  Interested parents can contact the Office of
African-American Affairs
at (804) 924-7923 for more information.
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                                                 February 2, 1994
 

[Submitted by: Karen A. Castle  (kac@uva.pcmail.virginia.edu)
               Thu, 3 Feb 94 09:25:52 EST]