Saturday Sessions

PAIR's Saturday Sessions encourage learning and promote academic success in a fun and supportive environment. Games, museum visits, science demonstrations, guest speakers and more promote English language acquisition, life and study skills, and integration into American life. Sessions take places at Rice's Language Resource Center, where they take advantage of state-of-the-art educational technology otherwise unavailable to them, in the community room of the apartments where our refugee students live, and at various field trip locations throughout the semester. PAIR's goal is to provide experiences that facilitate academic success and instill a love of learning outside of the classroom.

Saturday Sessions take place on Saturdays from 12-2pm.

College Counseling

PAIR’s College Counseling program assists refugee high school seniors with the college application process, essay writing, and applying for financial aid.  Students in grades 9 – 11 attend multi-session workshops to discuss career options, the value of higher education, educational options after high school, academic planning, test taking, and more.

College Counseling workshops take place on Saturdays from 12-2pm.

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College Orientation Day

Through College Orientation days at local college campuses, PAIR creates an opportunity for refugee students to glimpse college life firsthand and learn more about the benefits of higher education. Speakers, who were often refugees themselves, describe the value of a college degree in their lives; student volunteers provide a tour of the campus; and refugees participate in games and activities and a festive meal.

Mentoring & Tutoring

PAIR has partnered with a local middle school to launch an after-school program that provides tutoring and mentoring to the school's refugee students. The mentors and students meet three times a week, where they work closely with refugee students to provide homework help, English-language practice and supportive mentoring. PAIR's goals are not only to help students succeed in school but also to ease their adjustment to the social and cultural aspects of living in the U.S.

Mentoring & Tutoring takes place on Mondays and Thursdays from 4-6pm.

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