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Today, let’s catch a glimpse into … Capital Partners for Education, which serves motivated students from under-resourced neighborhoods who both need and want a rigorous high school preparatory education. On the road to college, CPE offers students a unique package of tuition assistance to attend one of 17 partner private secondary schools, as well as adult mentors to guide them. Psyched for the new school year, the freshman class of 2015 jumped (or perhaps climbed) into into this past September’s Back to School Retreat.

For the past five years, 100% of CPE’s graduating seniors have gone on to college. You can help CPE maintain that perfect record right here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pictures for the Day

As we continue our recap of cool spring/summer events, catch a glimpse into … The Theatre Lab’s Dramathon fundraiser for the “Send a Kid to Theatre Camp” campaign this past May. The Dramathon participants that raised the most for the campaign (between April 4 and May 6, 2011) had the chance to perform alongside some of DC’s most recognized professional actors in an evening of original ten-minute plays by local playwrights.

So how does this story end? The Theatre Lab exceeded its campaign goal by 19%, bringing in $58,676 for their youth scholarship fund, which enables low-income local youth to participate in The Theatre Lab’s drama programs at little or no cost. The Dramathon was to thank for over one-quarter of those funds. Check out the stars below — and learn here how you can support programs at the Theatre Lab all year round! Continue reading