BELL pursues its mission by providing educational summer and after school programs to children who need them most. The BELL Summer and BELL After School programs feature small-group tutoring in literacy and math; mentoring from adult role models to foster self-respect and social skills; experiential learning through field trips, guest speakers and community service; support for parents to more deeply engage in their children's education; and rigorous evaluation to ensure continual improvement and success for children.
Program Goals
BELL sets high expectations for scholars and for parents. BELL has three major goals for scholars to achieve: improve academic performance, improve self-concept, and develop positive social skills. Expected short-term outcomes of BELL's educational programs are:
Increased Academic Performance
Scholars will demonstrate proficiency in literacy.
Scholars will demonstrate proficiency in math.
Improved
Self-Concept
Scholars will report higher self-concept relating to reading and math.
Scholars will demonstrate improved effort and motivation to learn.
Development
of Social Skills
Scholars will demonstrate more positive interaction with peers and better self-management skills.
Parent Engagement
Parents will participate in BELL activities.
Parents will advocate for their children in the schools.
Parents will be satisfied with the program.
Want to learn more?
Click here to read more about BELL's impact on scholars and families. You can read the Urban Institute's independent evaluation of the BELL Summer program, scientifically proven to increase children's reading skills and levels of parental involvement.
BELL'S IMPACT STUDY
The BELL Summer program is scientifically proven to increase children's reading skills and levels of parental involvement. READ MORE
2008 ANNUAL REPORT
BELL's 2008 annual report is now available for download! FULL REPORT
August 2, 2010 The August 2010 issue of TIME Magazine features a seven-page expose on summer learning loss, and showcases programs, like BELL, making a difference for the kids who need it most. View the PDF
June 21, 2010 The Wallace Foundation annouces a 3-year $4 million grant to BELL as part of its
initiative to provide students with more time for high-quality learning! Read more
June 20, 2010
New England Patriots players wrote their own plays for a day, coaching teams in the third annual BELL Bowl at Gillette Stadium to support summer learning. Read More
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