UrbanFUTURE Framework

UrbanFUTURE helps 4th through 8th grade urban students prepare to succeed in high school and beyond by:

• Supporting parents in taking a leadership role in their child's education
  
• Restoring an educational collaboration between the home and the classroom
  
• Positioning the community as an integral part of the educational process
  

Primary Objectives

All UrbanFUTURE (UF) students will possess the academic acumen to master high school along with the mindset to see and believe in their possibilities.

Parent Leadership

• Institute an individualized plan for student educational growth and enrichment which the parent leads (One on One INSPIRE Mentoring)
  
• Offer a parent association called UPAC (UrbanFUTURE Parent Advisory Council)


• Operate with a philosophy of individual dignity and understanding of poverty and and its hidden rules (mindset/behaviors)


• Connect families to resources in their community to remove potential obstacles to effective education.
  

Home/Classroom Alliance

• Implement INSPIRE program (parent/guardian/caregiver, teacher, mentor collaborative)


• Align goal-setting, academic achievement, literacy and character formation


• Observe students in the classroom and report on goal achievement


• Provide IMPACT tutoring programs (certified by the State of Missouri)


• Align around communication arts, math and homework help


• Celebrate student achievement throughout the year


• Deliver quarterly newsletters showcasing successes at school and home

Community Participation

• Recruit, train and support volunteers from diverse backgrounds and experiences (INSPIRE & IMPACT)


• Provide core subject remediation and homework help utilizing the services of university/high school students and adult volunteers (IMPACT)


• Involve local businesses, institutions and service sector organizations in teaching and enriching youth (Explore! Community Program)

If you would like more information about how you can get support UrbanFUTURE go to our website at http://www.urbanfuturestl.org/ or call (314)776-3434.