Schools that need Sankofa
THE SANKOFA Passages Program provides mentoring, college tours, after-school workshops and summer trips to at-risk students through the Coalition of Schools Educating Boys of Color, a Boston-based nonprofit group that was founded by Philly native Ron Walker in 2007.
THE SANKOFA Passages Program provides mentoring, college tours, after-school workshops and summer trips to at-risk students through the Coalition of Schools Educating Boys of Color, a Boston-based nonprofit group that was founded by Philly native Ron Walker in 2007.
The Coalition's mission is to help teachers and principals ensure young men of color receive a quality education.
Sankofa was in the following schools last year:
* Kensington High School for Creative and Performing Arts
* One Bright Ray Community High School, in the Fairhill section of North Philadelphia
* Philadelphia Learning Academy North, in Feltonville
* Philadelphia Learning Academy South, in the Belmont section of West Philadelphia
* Randolph Career Academy, in Nicetown
* Strawberry Mansion High School
* Thomas Edison High School, in North Philadelphia
- Stephanie Farr