In Our Schools

 

COEHS features nationally and regionally acclaimed programs that provide professional training and student enrichment in Jacksonville’s urban areas:

 

The Urban Professional Development Schools is a partnership between COEHS and Duval County Public Schools to provide teacher education students  with a wide variety of field-based, clinical experiences in urban schools.
Contact: Dr. Cathy O’Farrell, Director, Office of Educational Field Experiences, (904) 620-3934

      • Kings Trail Elementary
      • Lakeshore Middle School
      • West Jacksonville Elementary
      • Woodland Acres Elementary

Poetry Science Stars afterschool program promotes literacy and science learning through the performing arts in Jacksonville’s urban schools with a high percentage of at risk students and immigrant, English Language Learners.
Contact: Dr. Nile Stanley, Associate Professor, Dept. of Childhood Education, Literacy & TESOL, (904) 620-1849

      • Guardian Catholic Schools – Holy Cross and St. Pius

Supporters of Academic Rigor (SOAR) prepares counselors to meet the academic, career, and social/emotional needs of diverse student populations.
Contact: Dr. Rebecca Schumacher, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Leadership, School Counseling and Sport Management, (904) 620-1546

      • Jackson High School
      • Raines High School
      • Ribault High School

UNF & Tiger Academy Book Buddies is a science-based literacy program addressing the 4th grade “reading slump”. It provides hands-on learning experiences for pre-service teachers and increasing the pre-service teachers’ and the school’s capacity to effectively deliver nonfiction reading instruction.
Contact: Dr. Lunetta Williams, Associate Professor, Dept. of Childhood Education, Literacy & TESOL, (904) 620-1777

Contact: Dr. Katrina Hall, Associate Professor, Dept. of Childhood Education, Literacy & TESOL, (904) 620-1761

 

More information coming soon!