Curriculum and Teaching Hosts a College Day for 100 Central Islip Students

On May 10, 2007, faculty members and students from the Department of Curriculum and Teaching at Hofstra's School of Education and Allied Human Services hosted approximately 100 8th graders from the Reed Middle School in Central Islip and their teachers. This college day event was designed to promote the idea of college and help the students set higher academic goals for themselves. The itinerary planned for the day introduced the 8th graders to what life is like on a college campus and stressed that the experience of attending college - whether at Hofstra or elsewhere - is a goal they should try to set for themselves.

Many of the students who participated have parents who are new citizens in the United States. If they continue and complete their education, most of these students would be the first in their family to complete high school and attend college.

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