Casa de Amistad Centro de Ensenanza

Study companions program - the conerstone of Casa de Amistad is its study companions program. Study companions is an educational mentoring program designed to improve the academic achievement of children in grades k-12. Students participating in Casa de Amistad are from school districts throughout coastal north county san diego. The students are matched with volunteer mentors with whom they meet two evenings per week during the school year. During these meetings the mentors help the students with homework and study skills. There were approximately 240 volunteer tutors and even more students, as well as a waiting list with approximately 65 names.

Summer enrichment program - the summer enrichment program provides students in kindergarten through sixth grade with a week of steam science, technology, engineering, art and math themed camp that includes field trips, art, projects, presentations, and extra-curricular activities to bridge opportunity gap.

Parents in action - the goal of this program is to help the parents of our students to enhance their parenting skills and to address their concerns for the well-being of their children. This program consists of aprpoximately ten meetings during the school year with each meeting focusing on one or two major concerns of our parents, for exmaple positive alternatives to gangs, detecting and avoiding drug use, and positive partenting skills. Any interested parent may attend, whether or not they have a child in our study companions program. There is no charge to attend.