2024 BTG Symposium
Poster Session
Find the student projects with corresponding poster numbers listed below. You can find these posters by following the number to the correct poster in the Ashhurst Room.
Click "Read More" under each community partner name to read more about these organizations and the communities they serve.
1. Alliance Hall of Allentown
Alliance Hall of Allentown implements a summer recreation program each year for the city of Allentown youth. The program is a collaboration of several organizations to offer a safe and enjoyable summer experience for children in center city of Allentown. Held at Hays Elementary School, the program is free for children ages seven to thirteen and operates on a drop-in basis. It features a variety of activities designed to encourage fun, creativity, and learning. These include arts and crafts, games, playground time, swimming, and presentations from Wildlands Conservancy and the Allentown Fire Department.
2. Casa Guadalupe Center
Poster #2 Casa Guadalupe Center provides resources for the children, adults, and elderly of the Allentown community. Serving primarily the Latino community of Allentown and the Lehigh Valley, this non-profit organization strives to assist the city's residents with education, healthcare, and social welfare. Casa Guadalupe's summer program provides K-12 students with free meals, tutoring, and enriching activities from various community partners.
3. Catholic Partnership Schools
Poster #3 Catholic Partnership Schools is a network of Pre-K through 8th grade schools providing an educational opportunity for students in Camden. The schools include Saint Cecilia School, Saint Joseph's Pro-Cathedral School, Sacred Heart School, and St Anthony of Padua. The Catholic Partnership School system achieve arguably the best educational results in the city of Camden with 85% of CPS 8th graders are proficient in advanced reading compared to 32% of public- school students. Additionally, 96% of graduates go on to college education and the schools have a 96% attendance rate. The school system was founded by the Healy Education Foundation in partnership with the Diocese of Camden to help revitalize the schools.
4. College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Poster #4 The College of Physicians hosts a STEM internship for high school students at the Mutter Museum. It is a STEM and social justice oriented program that helps students develop tools necessary to prepare for their futures and address issues that directly affect their communities.
4. College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Poster #4 The College of Physicians hosts a STEM internship for high school students at the Mutter Museum. It is a STEM and social justice oriented program that helps students develop tools necessary to prepare for their futures and address issues that directly affect their communities.
4. College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Poster #4 The College of Physicians hosts a STEM internship for high school students at the Mutter Museum. It is a STEM and social justice oriented program that helps students develop tools necessary to prepare for their futures and address issues that directly affect their communities.
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Alliance Hall of Allentown
Alliance Hall of Allentown implements a summer recreation program each year for the city of Allentown youth. The program is a collaboration of several organizations to offer a safe and enjoyable summer experience for children in center city of Allentown. Held at Hays Elementary School, the program is free for children ages seven to thirteen and operates on a drop-in basis. It features a variety of activities designed to encourage fun, creativity, and learning. These include arts and crafts, games, playground time, swimming, and presentations from Wildlands Conservancy and the Allentown Fire Department.
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Casa Guadalupe Center
Casa Guadalupe Center provides resources for the children, adults, and elderly of the Allentown community. Serving primarily the Latino community of Allentown and the Lehigh Valley, this non-profit organization strives to assist the city's residents with education, healthcare, and social welfare. Casa Guadalupe's summer program provides K-12 students with free meals, tutoring, and enriching activities from various community partners.
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Catholic Partnerships Schools
Catholic Partnership Schools is a network of Pre-K through 8th grade schools providing an educational opportunity for students in Camden. The schools include Saint Cecilia School, Saint Joseph's Pro-Cathedral School, Sacred Heart School, and St Anthony of Padua. The Catholic Partnership School system achieve arguably the best educational results in the city of Camden with 85% of CPS 8th graders are proficient in advanced reading compared to 32% of public- school students. Additionally, 96% of graduates go on to college education and the schools have a 96% attendance rate. The school system was founded by the Healy Education Foundation in partnership with the Diocese of Camden to help revitalize the schools.