A's & Aces

"providing academic assistance, life skills and tennis to New Orleans public school children"

Tulane University

Service learning is a new requirement at Tulane after Hurricane Katrina.  Students volunteer in a conjunction with a class they are taking.  This allows students to get hands-on experience with what they are learning in class and allows them to give back to the New Orleans community, of which they are now a part.  Tulane students write journals and reflection papers on their experiences to connect their community engagement with concepts covered in class. 

The Payson Center's service-learning program is one of the main service-learning partners of A’s & Aces. The mission of the Payson Center is to promote sustainable development among disadvantaged communities through its academic and applied development programs, including service-learning. 

For more information on Tulane University’s Service Learning program, visit http://tulane.edu/cps/index.cfm.

For more information on the Payson Center, visit http://www.payson.tulane.edu.

Loyola University

Loyola's student talks about her experience
with A's & Aces, click to read the article in the Maroon

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Jesuit High School

Ben Franklin High School