Educational Access (EDA)

"I loved my community engagement because I felt as though I was able to connect with a community of elementary school children in Pomona public schools in a positive way. "

Pitzer Student Intern,2023-2024 Academic Year

500 Youth Provided College Access Programming

through campus tours, mentorship, partnerships, and/or academic support per year.

Educational Access (EDA) supports connections between the campus community and partners for tutoring, mentoring, and college access programs with various K-12-serving schools and organizations through educational community dialogues; campus tours; arts and creative programming; and program evaluation and assessment. For more information, email CEC Program Coordinator, Tim Lewis.

Promise Scholars field trip to Pitzer 2022 — Vina Danks students on a college access fieldtrip with Promise Scholars (Ontario-Montclair School District). Photo Credit: Sia Were, PZ'25

Information + Resources

Clearance is required with most partnerships that work with protected communities like children, elder and incarcerated folks.

Live Scan and TB tests may be required depending on what community partner you decide to work on but may not be required by all partnerships.

To learn more about clearance and the process visit our Clearance page!

Ed Access Student Visit Training
Late September/Early October	Students who plan to participate in Promise Scholar tours or similar activities are supported with a workshop to build their skills working with middle schoolers.
Ontario-Montclair School District (OMSD) Promise Scholars Visit #1
Mid-October	Students from one of several middle schools visit campus for a tour, activity, and student panel.
Ontario-Montclair School District (OMSD) Promise Scholars Visit #2
Early November	Students from one of several middle schools visit campus for a tour, activity, and student panel.
New Resource Student (NRS) Program Alumni Mixer
Late January/Early February	The CEC supports the New Resource Student Program’s efforts to connect and celebrate NRS alumni each year.
Ontario-Montclair School District (OMSD) Promise Scholars Visit #3
Late February	Students from one of several middle schools visit campus for a tour, activity, and student panel.
El Monte Unified Visit #1
Late March/Early April	Students from one of several middle schools visit campus for a tour, activity, and student panel

Community Engagement

Every year the CEC provides fieldtrips for local school aged students involved in Promise Scholars through the Ontario-Montclair School District (OMSD). Students come to campus for a tour, discussion, activities, and an opportunity to engage with Pitzer/Claremont College Students.

The Pomona Public Library "Homework Club" provides tutoring resources to students K-6th grade, Monday through Thursdays for all free! Students tutor these school aged students in all types of subjects and do fun activities as

Pitzer Students from the Child Development course provide regular tutoring and academic support to foster youth. CYFC encourages students to explore future paths of higher education. Their network of agency-care teams prevents students from changing schools, tracks students’ educational outcomes, and sets students up for a successful transition from the foster system to independent adulthood.

Pitzer students in Introduction to Sociology courses and Child Development courses provide tutoring and mentoring for academically at-risk students from Claremont public elementary schools. CLASP’s mission is to help elementary-school children develop their academic, organizational, and social skills by providing homework help, recreation, enrichment activities.

Students working with Uncommon Good support the organization’s mission of breaking the intergenerational cycle of poverty by providing tutoring and mentor services. Uncommon Good helps students along their pathway to college by making healthcare services accessible, supporting doctors who bring wellness into underserved communities, and supporting urban farming hunger relief programs.

Each year, the CEC and its partners provide a series of activities aimed at helping students build important skills for dialogue, self-reflection and social change: The Highlander Center for Research , providing information on current events and news in education, unpacking terms and providing educational resources through newsletters, social media, and website, and providing resources on practical skills topics, i.e., how to do your taxes, etc.

Courses

Check out the Social Responsibility Praxis (SRX) and community engaged courses Pitzer has to offer that have been supported or collaborate with the Educational Access.

Partnerships with Pomona Public Library "Homework Club"

Educational Access Pillar Support

Tim Lewis

CEC Program Coordinator

Tim_Lewis@pitzer.edu

(909) 607-8183

Scott Hall 108