You are cordially invited to attend a very special Open House for the Chelsea REACH Program. Please join us to learn more about this groundbreaking out-of-school-time program designed to help at-risk 7th - 10th graders succeed in school and plan for their successful futures.

Schedule of Events

• 3:30 pm Gathering with REACH Program Oversight Committee members and REACH Student Guides
• 3:45 pm Program Showcase Classroom Tours
• 4:30 pm Celebrating Success - Panel discussion with 11th grade students who have successfully completed four years of the REACH Program
• 4:50 pm How and Why REACH Works - Panel discussion with REACH leaders, funders, and parents about the REACH program design and its impact on students
• 5:15 pm Reception (optional: observation of REACH homework sessions in CHS Library)

Please join us! We welcome all members of the community to attend our annual Open House and experience the Chelsea REACH Program, an example of innovative, high-impact programming available to Chelsea youth.

Chelsea REACH (Reach, Explore, ACHieve) operates Monday through Thursday from 2:30 - 6:00 p.m. during the school year, and Monday through Thursday from 1:00-5:00 p.m. during the summer. The program, which enrolls 120 Chelsea Public School students annually, grew out of a community-based process which engaged diverse stakeholders to design a program that would be focused on academic success, hold high expectations for youth, provide caring, ongoing adult support for program participants, be culturally competent, promote community, participation and leadership, expand youth horizons, and be outcome-oriented.

Now in its fifth year, Chelsea REACH has graduated its first full cohort of students each of which began the program with significant risk factors for dropping out of school and all of which are now successful 11th graders. These REACH graduates continue to be supported by the REACH Program as they evaluate options for college and career and plan for their future success.