CHAH Students in Harvard Panel "Poetry in America"

As part of a national initiative from the National Equity Lab this fall, CHAH students were invited to join the pilot for Harvard Professor Elisa New's college course Poetry in America: The City from Whitman to Hip Hop.

Under the supervision of Ms. Doscher, fifteen 11th- and 12th-grade CHAH students successfully completed the course through no cost to themselves and were able to earn four credits through Harvard University's Extension School.

Advisory Board Member, Merima Ramdedovic, was asked to speak on the topic of college readiness at the award ceremony for the pilot at Jazz at Lincoln Center. "To me, college readiness means feeling confident in the transition from high school to college," Merima said, "and this course definitely made me feel college-ready."

Due to their success in the Poetry in America pilot, CHAH students were awarded ten scholarships through the National Equity Lab to take a two-credit Introduction to Engineering course through Arizona State University this spring. They are currently taking the course under the supervision of Mr. Heidke.