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The SPACE Project

What it is?

Building a SPACE (Schools Parents And Communities Engaged For African Student Success) for African immigrants and refugees was developed by The Center for African Immigrants and Refugees Organization (CAIRO). SPACE agents and tutors that work closely with African students, parents, and schools to build spaces where children feel safe, supported, and ready to learn.

Schools Parents And Communities Engaged For African Student Success

Why it is important?

SPACE address barriers related to language and culture by hiring SPACE Agents who speak a variety of African languages and who understand the experience of immigration and diverse African cultural perspectives and values.

How it works?

The SPACE agents provide mentoring services to focus on academic and family success and SPACE tutors provide educational tutoring support for school-age students and training for parents and teachers to ensure students’ success.

Where do they work?

The SPACE program is offered only in Beaverton and Hillsboro School District. The SPACE agents and SPACE tutors are in the following schools:

  • McKinley Elementary
  • Barnes Elementary
  • Five Oaks Middle School
  • Meadow Park Middle School
  • Southridge High School
  • Aloha High School
  • Beaverton HS
  • Mountainside HS
  • Westview HS
  • Beaver Acres
  • Mountain View Middle School
  • Hillsboro schools (TBD)

Referrals

If you want to refer your family or you are from an organization and you want to refer a family, please email:

Maxwell Olwa
SPACE Program Manager
maxwell@cairopdx.org

Istar Abu
Lead Space Agent
istar.abu@cairopdx.org

Other programs offered by CAIRO in Washington County:

CAIRO Academy/Preschool Promise

If you want to refer your family or you are from an organization and you want to refer a family to the CAIRO Academy, please visit cairopdx.org/the-space-project.

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