project discovery
Project Discovery
is a community based program started in 1979 in Roanoke, Virginia,
with a goal of helping low-income middle and high school students in
Pittsylvania County become the first in their families to go to
college. A school drop-out prevention program that provides
low-income students in Danville, Martinsville, and Pittsylvania
County with educational and cultural activities including exposure
to post secondary education.
Project Discovery
is school drop-out prevention, college access
preparatory program serving economically disadvantaged and first
generation college students. The program is designed to
promote education as a means to ending the cycle of poverty for
current and future generations of students. Students attend
various informative workshops designed to stimulate interest in
attending and graduating colleges and or preparatory schools.
Workshops include:
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Goal Setting
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Study Skills
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Self Esteem
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Choosing a Career
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Choosing a College
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College Life
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Criteria for Admission to Colleges
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Financial Aid
Project Discovery youth specialists assist students and their
families to provide them with the following services:
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Obtain information and
guidance on how to choose a college
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How to find financial aid and
scholarships
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How to make the transition into college life
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Visit a variety of college campuses to get a true picture of the
college experience
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Interact with professors and administrators from various colleges.
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Students get free SAT, ACT, and college fee waivers to assist them
in their finances.
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Project Discovery works within the school system with
superintendent, principals, teachers, and guidance counselors.
Participating Schools
George Washington High School * Dan River High School * Tunstall
High School
Martinsville High School * Chatham High School * Gretna High School
For further information please use the
following contact information.
Project
Discovery Coordinator
707 Piney Forest Road, Shopping Center
Danville, VA 24540
Ph: 434-793-5627
FAX: 434-793-7129
Website:
www.projectdiscovery.org
Mailing Address:
Pittsylvania Community Action, Inc.
c/o Project Discovery
PO Box 1119
Chatham, VA 24531