BUDGET: $2,649,000 RAISED: $2,149,000 NEEDED: $500,000
Bellesini’s STEAM Education Center will include a state-of-the-art Science Lab, and Art Studio/Digital Art Lab, as well as a Technology Lab where students will have access to computers in addition to working on design engineering and robotics projects. These facilities are critical to preparing our students for 21st century careers.
Bellesini admitted its first class of girls in 2015 and has grown to serve 60 girls in grades 5-8. Bellesini is offering much needed opportunities to Lawrence Girls who face many obstacles to success: The teen pregnancy rate in Lawrence is the 3rd highest in the Commonwealth 90% of Lawrence students are low-income. Only 1 in 10 lowincome students go on to earn a college degree The graduation rate for girls attending Lawrence public schools is the 10th lowest in the state Just 56% of Lawrence’s female students scored proficient on the MCAS, while only 46% were proficient in Science and Technology 91% of students in Lawrence are Latino, and Latina girls face significant challenges, including lower proficiency in math and reading, higher drop-out rates, and greater rates of obesity.
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BENTLEY BOSTON COLLEGE BOWDIN Anthony Abarca Class of 2011 Alumni Support
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Bellesini alumni are succeeding in college, graduate school, and in their career fields, demonstrating the success of our mission to break the cycle of poverty through education. Our Alumni Support Program supports our alumni each step of the way through high school, college, and beyond. Bellesini’s college and post-college alumni are pursuing careers in a wide range of fields, including: Accounting • English Communications • Finance Computer Science • Human Resources Economics • International Business Education • Marketing Engineering • Political Science Technology • Public Policy
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