After-School Success

In this inspiring book, Anne Bouie details her work with underachieving urban youth and their families at Project Interface, a math and science enrichment program, where she developed a unique approach to raising achievement. Bouie argues that rather than identifying deficits and dysfunctions in the family, a more effective method would focus on strengths and build on the inherent resilience of the community. She describes the design and implementation of this collaboratively organized, community-based after-school enrichment program that worked. Her insights are a valuable tool for any educational or youth program interested in fostering lasting academic success.

Book Features include:

• Testimonials from youth, staff, and parents who participated in a successful after-school program.
• Indicators for effective and ineffective implementation based on a field-tested model.
• Indicators to help motivate and enable students to put forth effort and try, in spite of having failed in the past.
• Strategies to engage families and community members.
• Insights for policymakers and practitioners who may wish to start a program or assess an existing one.