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Educational Outreach Programs
 The Center’s educational outreach program area
manages and oversees ongoing educational outreach
initiatives: PAYS, America Reads, Pomona Partners, and
College Bound.
At the center of educational outreach programs is college
access and educational equality.
Program Manager Sergio Marin and student coordinators work
together to implement programs that support K-12 through
various activities including campus visits for local K-12
students with a target of 500 student visits to campus each
year.
America Reads
America Reads began in 1997 in response to President Clinton’s call for all Americans
to commit to helping all children learn to read. Pomona College students work as tutors
and read to/with elementary school students throughout the Claremont Unified School
District.
America Reads tutors can benefit from the emphasis on professional development, a
central aspect of the America Reads tutoring experience. Tutors can enhance their
teaching skills through tutor training sessions and through weekly development of
mini-lesson plans and regular assessment of their students’ reading skills. A collegial,
professional environment is also fostered through tutors’ sharing their teaching and
learning strategies and their tutoring experiences with one another. Such
preparation can be especially beneficial to students who are considering teaching as a
profession and students who are considering applying for Teach for America.
To apply for an America Reads position, please complete the
Tutor Application and return it to the
America Reads Coordinator or Sergio Marin in the Smith Campus Center, Suite # 228. You
can also e-mail it to drapercenter@pomona.edu
The Tutor position can be a volunteer or work study position. The
Draper Center works cooperatively with Pomona's Office of Financial Aid to
administer the America Reads program. You can find employment forms and additional
forms on the
Financial Aid Student Employment Web.
Campus Tours and Programs for Surrounding Schools
The Draper Center outreaches to various schools in the Inland Valley and LA area,
and creates programs that can include campus tours, student panels, team building
activities, college preparation workshops, and age appropriate issue discussions.
College Bound
Pomona has hosted College Bound programs for 10 years during
which the number of families participating in College Bound
classes and seminars on campus has grown from a handful to
close to 250. To address the needs of the Southern
California families of underserved
students, College Bound offers
numerous programs, including Saturday School at Pomona
College, as well as Loyola Marymount University and Cal
State Long Beach. During the academic year, students and
their parents from all the Inland Empire and San Gabriel
Valley participate in seminars held on the Pomona College
campus to learn about the college application process,
admissions requirements and financial aid. In addition, 4th-
through 12th-grade students take classes in literature and
composition, communication (written and oral), math and
test-taking skills while their parents attend classes,
taught by community leaders, on academic competitiveness,
parental rights in public and private schools, financial
planning and conflict resolution.
This year we added another component, a 3-week Summer
math-based camp where students from various grades develop
their reasoning and problem-solving skills as well as their
overall understanding of key math concepts. Pomona College
students served as tutors and in some cases, as teachers throughout the
program.
The Draper Center for Community Partnerships supports
College Bound through the provision of meeting space,
speakers, workshops, and project-specific staff.
College Bound Homepage:
http://www.collegeboundca.org
Pomona College Academy for Young
Scholars (PAYS)
(Formerly known as the Summer Scholars Enrichment Program (SSEP)
The Pomona College Academy for Young
Scholars (PAYS) is an intensive 4-week
academic program that serves rising
sophomores through rising seniors from
groups traditionally underrepresented in
higher education—students who are first in
their family to attend college, those from
low income families and those who are
African American or Latina/o. The program
enrolls up to 90 participants from the Los
Angeles area and the Inland Valley. PAYS
participants live in Pomona’s residence
halls from Sunday night thru Friday evening.
NOTE: Please note, new applicants must currently be
enrolled in 9th or 10th grade.
The third summer of PAYS is reserved for continuing
PAYS scholars. Thus, applications are NOT
accepted from current 11th grade students
unless they've participated in PAYS
previously.
Also, neither college nor high school credit is
awarded for participation in PAYS.
Curriculum
Program participants attend small classes of
approximately 15 students taught by Pomona
College faculty. The faculty work with
Pomona College students who serve as program
teaching assistants (TA’s). Each summer, all
PAYS scholars participate in two core
faculty-taught courses, Math/Problem Solving
and Critical Inquiry: Analysis and Writing.
The mathematics faculty focus on developing
scholars’ problem solving skills. Scholars
work on problem sets that not only review
mathematical concepts from the past school
year, but also sets which require the
exercise of reasoning abilities and a
willingness to work through a range of
possible solutions. Students are given at
least one hands-on exercise each week that
involves collecting and plotting data.
The writing faculty assigns students college
level material including poetry, journal
articles and textbook selections. In summer
2009, the PAYS scholars considered several
questions in their readings: What does it
mean to be a person of my race in today's world?
How does the economy impact race? What do we
learn by looking at the intersections of
race, economy, and environment? As is
common in liberal arts colleges, students
are expected to actively contribute to class
discussion.
Electives
In addition to the math and critical inquiry
courses, each scholar chooses two electives
taught by the Pomona College students who serve
as teaching assistants. Past electives have
included Intro to Japanese; Intro to
Neuroscience; Economics: What is happening
to the economy right now?; Art as
Resistance; Chemistry of Everyday Life, and
The Power of Story: Politics, Resistance and
Acceptance.
Research Opportunity
Beyond the faculty-taught courses and the
Pomona-student-led electives, rising 12th
graders are given the rare opportunity to
work on a significant research project under
the direction of a Pomona College faculty
member. Scholars who will be entering their
senior year will spend 10-15 hours per week
engaged in these projects, which culminate
with a poster presentation of their research
findings at the closing ceremony. Past
areas of research have included Math,
Chemistry, Sociology, and Theater.
Co-Curricular Activities
In fostering a sense of community among
participants, PAYS provides several
organized social activities. Featured
activities have included karaoke nights,
basketball and soccer games, pool parties,
and a talent show.
In-residence students are treated to nightly
activities such as board games and outdoor
activities. All scholars attend Friday field
trips to, for example, an Angels game, the
Museum of Tolerance or the Los Angeles
County Museum of Art.
Selection Process
Evaluation of applicants is based upon
academic achievement, two letters of
recommendation and a personal statement.
Enrollment is limited to 90 participants and
returning applicants who continue to perform
well are given priority.
Cost
There is no cost for participation in PAYS.
Pomona College will pay all costs for
program materials, housing, food,
activities, and transportation. The program
has been supported through a grant from the
State of California Educational Facilities
Authority and for the first 3 years, by The
James P. Irvine.
Application Information
A complete application includes the
following materials:
- Complete application form (available
online December 2009)
- Two letters of recommendation
- High school transcript
- 2 essays
To download a brochure or application,
click on the icons above. To have an
application mailed to you, send an e-mail
message to Sergio Marín
at
pays@pomona.edu or call (909)607-1810.
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