Tandem Faculty Teaching at UVA Upward Bound Program

Two Tandem Friends teachers are involved in UVA's five-week long Upward Bound program this summer, where they are teaching and helping fifty Central Virginia high school students to understand the benefits of and pursue a college education. The residential program for students who may be at risk of not attending college. Tandem PE teacher and coach Avis Fields and history teacher Melissa Winder are both teaching English to students in the Upward Bound program, and seem to be getting as much out of the program as the students are. What they are doing is making a real difference and we're proud of them for sharing their teaching talents and compassion all year long.

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