Afterschool Programs

& Support
Presented by: Christina Suarez, Jessica Vilai, Ben Teurlay, Axi Grim
Student Development Theories

● Sense of Belongingness (Strayhorn, 2016)

● Community Cultural Wealth (Yosso, 2005)

Theoretical
Frameworks ● Student Involvement (Astin, 1999)
Campus Collaboration Profile
Missions, Values, and Goals
● Seattle University

● Garfield High School

● Camp SUYI
“Continued”
Camp SUYI Partners
● College Access Now(CAN), College Success

Foundation(CSF), and Upward Bound

● Housing, Food, and Medical

● Office of Family and Parent Engagement - Laurie

Prince for Guardian Involvement

Literature Review Synthesis
● Breaking down barriers
○ When accessing college or achieving academically (Horwood, Uekawa, &
Spinney, 2018).
● Parents involvement
○ Correlates to positive lasting achievements for students (Ward, 2006)
● Mentorship
○ Relationships lead to higher enrollment (Hagedorn & Tierney, 2002)
○ Students with highschool and college mentors are more likely to graduate
HS and apply for higher education studies (Deutsch & Hurd, 2016)
● Greater sense of purpose and belonging
○ Saw college as a viable option for them (Schaefer, 2014)
Promising Practices
● Secondary School Project - partnership with Howard
University’s & public schools in Washington D.C.
○ (Butty, LaPoint, Thomas, & Thompson, 2001)
○ Mentorship program
● Futures & Families Program, experimental college access
program through UCLA
○ (Auerbach, 2004)
○ Parent and family involvement
● Louisiana State University partnered with Gear Up,
bringing K-12 students to their campus to meet weekly with
mentors
○ (Baustain et at., 2014)
○ College immersion program
Recommendations

Credit-Based Mentorship Program Parent/Guardian Involvement College Immersion

● Grad/Undergrad student mentors
receive credit for developed
internship program
● Internship part of College of
Education (student teaching, SDA)
● Developed between College of
Education and Garfield HS
● Hosted at Garfield HS
● Monthly sessions for families
● Financial aid, support, Q&A,
applying to college, etc.
● Materials sent out after each
meeting
● Gives families a chance to connect
in encouraging space
Images from: http://monipag.com/alexane-delloitte-chatain/2018/03/04/introduction-to-my-internship-abroad/
● Trips to SU, UW, SCC
● Meet with counselors, advisers,
students
● Connect with
clubs/groups/programs of
interest
https://www.freepik.com/free-icon/family-silhouette_736959.htm
http://www.iconarchitects.com/
Recommendations (cont.)
● Mentorships & College Immersion Promote:
○ Sense of belonging (Strayhorn, 2016)
○ Involvement (Astin, 1999)

● Parent/Guardian Involvement promotes:

○ Community support/engagement
○ Community Cultural Wealth (Yosso, 2001)

● Which leads to retention & graduation

Group Reflection
● Highlights:
○ Collaboration: Team Dynamics
○ Connecting Research Dots

● Challenges:
○ Finding applicable sources
○ Shifting from idealistic to
realistic
Conclusion, Questions, Comments
Takeaways
● Student success
● Educational enrichment
● Resources

Thank you for your time!