Education & Youth Development

Spiders serve as mentors and support Richmond's educational landscape in many different ways. Learn more about our community relationships, then click the link to explore current opportunities with each organization.

Education organizations are also in need of one-time volunteers, and these opportunities are posted as they become available.

Community Relationships & Opportunities

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Additional Ongoing Volunteer Opportunities
Student and Staff Liaisons

For more information about Education opportunities, contact:

Chloe Goode, ’26, chloe.goode@richmond.edu
Blake Stack, bstack@richmond.edu

Campus Connections

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  • PACE (Pathways to a College Experience)

    PACE (Pathways to a College Experience) on-campus tours, hosted by student volunteers, expose elementary and middle school students to the possibility of a college education.

  • Scholars’ Latino Initiative
    The Scholars’ Latino Initiative, SLI for short, is an organization that pairs current UR students with Latinx high school students from the Richmond City area. This mentorship goes beyond supplemental academic help because UR students are prepping these students for college and beyond. Led by Dr. Kaufman in the Leadership School, SLI has helped Latinx students keep their passion for learning and continue their education at a four year university or junior college. SLI is open to any UR student that is motivated to shape the new generation of Latinx leaders in the Richmond area. Mentors do not have to be Latinx, and Spanish is not required.

Relevant Courses

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  • EDUC 217 Foundations of Education

    Introduction to the American educational system. Explores the philosophical, sociological, historical, and political roots of schools today. Attention also given to the legal status of teachers and students, including federal and state laws and regulations, school as an organization/culture, and contemporary issues in education including the use of relevant data in instructional decision-making.

  • EDUC 337 Education and Public Policy
    Survey of contemporary issues and examination of legislation affecting educational policy at both the state and local level. In-depth examination of current and emerging policy issues, strategies for influencing policy, and techniques for adapting new policy into current school culture and processes.
  • SOC 320 Race, Class, and Schooling
    Deepens students’ understanding of the various ways in which race and class inequality manifest in schools and shape the educational experiences of students.
  • EDUC 376 Social Justice in Education
    Examines how social inequality impacts public education, and how schools function to perpetuate and/or remediate social injustice. Further explores how socially constructed differences (race, social class, gender, sexual orientation, ethnic, linguistic and cultural backgrounds) may be used to privilege some learners and marginalize others. Considers teachers as agents of change and what individuals and communities can do to ensure that all students have equitable educational opportunities. A community-based learning experience is a required course component.