Raising Expectations

Cavalia: A First for Most!

2012-02-09T11:33:00.000-08:00

Raising Expectations works hard to bring new and unique opportunities to the youth we serve through our Social Discovery programs. Before Christmas Cavalia donated some great tickets for their Oddyseo performance. For most of our youth seeing this amazing show with horses, acrobats and performers from all over the world, was a first. Here are just a few of the comments they shared about their

Through Their Eyes: Poetic Reflections

2012-02-09T11:29:00.000-08:00

As a part of RE's weekly programs, all of our youth are enrolled in activities that we call Enriching Experiences. The poems below are reflections from a class entitled, Creative Expressions, which is led by our in-house and talented artist, Mr. Kevin Parker. Enjoy these poems from several of our middle school youth. Feel free to respond and give these young people some positive reinforcement

High school students to earn college credit at Clark Atlanta University

2011-08-23T13:27:00.000-07:00

High school students to earn college credit at Clark Atlanta University Raising Expectations is proud to announce that 1 of our students is in this program. What a great opportunity! Great job Angelina Barden!

re summer camp

2011-08-12T08:53:00.000-07:00

Check out our Raising Expectations Project RISE Summer camp video. Our 7 week camp covered topics from Traveling around the Globe, Protecting our Environment, Science and Technology just to name a few.

Exposing RE Girls to Technology & Engineering

2011-06-23T10:14:00.000-07:00

Our first day of camp at Georgia Tech was not what I expected but I enjoyed it. We went to see a chemical engineer that taught us how to make gel. Mykia and I were partners, we mixed water and other chemicals to make something that turned out like jell-o. Then we went to a nail polish station and designed our own colors. We also visited an airspace station and learned how airplanes fly.

Raising Expectations' Work is Honored by Jack and Jill

2011-04-26T09:28:00.000-07:00

Click here to view AJC article.

Raising Expectations @ 11 Alive News

2011-04-05T11:35:00.000-07:00

Wow! When I went to 11 Alive I had a tremendous time. The people there were so nice to us. While at the station we got to be on the news and we got to see what the different types of jobs were behind the scenes. We got to speak with sports anchor Sam Crenshaw and the operations manager Kevin Johnson who told us in order to get a job we had to always be on time. Being late at a tv studio means

Fun and Excitement (Cirque du Soleil)

2010-12-13T11:34:00.000-08:00

Have you ever been to a show that leaves you speechless? Well, I really think you should go and see the Cirque du Soleil. It's a French word that means "fun" and "excitement" My Raising Expectations group took me to see it and I was so stunned by the acrobats. The whole show was fun and magnificent. I have never seen acrobats this close up in my life. All of the characters were very creative.

Graves Haunted House Reflections - Oct 29, 2010

2010-11-30T14:29:00.000-08:00

“Somebody grabbed my leg. Everybody was screaming.”On October 29th R.E. took over 50 kids to the annual Haunted House in Graves Hall at Morehouse College. My favorite part of the haunted house was when one of the dudes from the haunted house picked me up. Then another character popped up from under the newspaper and attacked me. My second favorite part of the haunted house was when my mentor

Cirque de Soleil (Ovo) - Nov 3, 2010

2010-11-30T14:27:00.000-08:00

We had a fantastic time!Cirque du Soleil donated 50 Tickets to R.E.! We all were kids that night. On two separate nights we took the RE family over to see OVO at Atlantic Station and had an amazing time. Below are some of the kids reflections My favorite part of the circus was when they flipping . That’s my favorite part because they looked so flexible and amazing and I wish I could do that

Reflections from the Founders June 28th, 2010

2010-07-02T11:01:00.000-07:00

We're half way from ending our YouthWork summer program. It's been an exciting opportunity to share with 22 of Raising Expectations high school students. We've already had workshops sessions on how to have healthy dating relationships, abstaining from sex (my favorite option), how to organize community projects, performed 3 community clean ups in the English Avenue neighborhood, listened to two

RE Visits Colleges

2010-04-21T09:03:00.000-07:00

College TourBy: Christian Essimbe11th grade (Therrell High School) The college trip I went attended during Spring Break 2010 was very exciting. My fellow Raising Expectations classmates Giovonni Banks and Javonte Martin went on the college campus tour trip with me. It was a life time experience, one that I will never forget. Things were going slowly at the beginning of the trip because it

RE Visitation to Turner Broadcasting opens eyes to opportunities

2010-03-16T09:18:00.000-07:00

Visiting Turner Broadcast Studios opened my eyes to so many job opportunities that there are in the world. While walking around it appeared that TBS was a very relaxing workplace compared to the other stations I have visited. TBS has a very unique atmosphere because there are many cartoon characters and colorful areas around the office space. The people that work there can have a flex schedule.

RE’s Eye on the News- GradNation

2010-03-09T07:50:00.000-08:00

When a president and a general share a stage, the announcement is rarely a good one. When President Obama and Gen. Colin Powell shared the stage, with Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and Alma Powell, the announcement was a good one. GradNation was introduced, a ten year campaign to increase graduation rates of the United States. Its goals are to see ninety percent of today’s fourth graders

Volunteering with RE led to teaching

2010-01-26T08:11:00.000-08:00

I never thought I would be an advocate for educational change and student success. I always knew I valued education and loved kids, but never thought I would choose a career in education. I began working with Raising Expectations because I wanted to do some volunteer work while I was at Spelman College. I would work with children a few hours a week and be able to handle my course load all at

A Life Changed

2009-10-21T08:38:00.000-07:00

We have received many stories about how Raising Expectations has helped people out in their life and thought we would share one with you:The reason why I said the life skills retreat was my favorite trip was because it gave us a time to bond with the mentors and really get to know them and we also had fun. It gave me a chance to really express my feelings to mentors and show them who I really am

Student Responses

2009-05-28T12:41:00.000-07:00

This post features several students who responded in writing to a visit they paid to Hampton University. As you will see, for some of them, this trip opened up all kinds of possibilities. Enjoy!Kira McLaurin8th GradeHampton, Virginia—now that’s the place to visit! Well, we actually went to the school, but I think you get what I’m trying to say. Hampton University is a very interesting campus.

Summer Employment

2009-05-28T12:16:00.001-07:00

RE is pleased to announce that it will be hiring several students as summer youth employees! These students will help with office work and plan and complete a summer park project as well as develop life-long skills that will be useful for school and future family and job situations. We are excited for the summer to start and are working to make it all a success!

The Goal

2009-05-19T15:09:00.000-07:00

The purpose of this blog is to share all of our great stories with you...keep checking back to see what's up!

First Post

2009-05-19T13:59:00.000-07:00

Our mission is to educate and empower children/youth in challenging circumstances by providing them with an opportunity to build strong academic skills and develop self-confidence, pride and leadership skills. We set high standards of excellence by raising academic, social and communal expectations of each child, while encouraging an awareness of opportunities and empowering children to become