Developed and administered by SMU’s Simmons School, Project CONNECT (Creating the Ongoing Network Needed to Engage Communities and Teachers) brings together teachers, students, families, and community partners for a full school year.
Our participants receive over $4000 of scholarship tuition to strengthen the net for bilingual and multi-lingual children who are learning English in our local Dallas schools. Each year, CONNECT teachers learn about instruction, culture, language, and community by becoming part of a wide web of resources.
Pre-service and in-service teachers connect weekly with non-profit community partners — this year with Heart House in Vickery Meadows and the Wesley Rankin Community Center in West Dallas.
Together with the supportive staff, SMU professors, and one another, teachers build relationships with children and families every week in hands-on lessons and mentorship.
We invite you to explore our site with its numerous videos of teaching ideas created by our teachers!
Learn how you can earn a scholarship to become part of Project CONNECT!
Project CONNECT is funded by the Department of Education, Office of English Language Acquisition, Grant T365Z160106