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UCAP
CALENDAR
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Upcoming
Events
June
24
UCAP
Graduation
Ceremony
at
Roger
Williams
Park
Casino.
All
are
welcome!
Accelerating
America
on
WSBE
TV
Thursday
May
28
at
9PM,
repeated
on
Saturday,
May
30
at
1:30
PM
Past
events:
April
7
New
York
City
screening
of
"Accelerating
America"
at
Museum
of
Arts
and
Design.
April
10 -
May
10
On-line
UCAP
fund
raising
20th
Anniversary
Auction
Biddingforgood.com
May
9
Annual
UCAP
Walk-A-Thon
at
the
Hope
High
School
track
from
9 AM
-
Noon.
All
are
welcome!
Click
here
for
the
UCAP
2008-2009
School
Calendar
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OUR
MISSION
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UCAP
seeks
to
intervene
in
the
lives
of
adolescents
at
risk
of
dropping
out.
We
strive
to
create
a
supportive
community
that
motivates
students
with
a
coherent,
relevant
and
challenging
academic
program
that
will
help
them
attain
the
academic
and
social
skills
necessary
for
success
in
high
school
and
in
life.
We
stress
the
importance
of
achieving
at
high
levels
by
taking
responsibility,
setting
goals,
working
hard,
taking
risks,
and
having
fun.
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Dear
Dave,
There's great news from UCAP! Please read on...
(And be sure to check out the Calendar section on the left while you're here.)
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Accelerating
America
is
now
on
Amazon.com
"Accelerating
America,"
the
award-winning
documentary
about
UCAP,
is
now
available
on-line
to
watch
or
download
(for
a
small
fee).
Currently,
the
film
is
on
Amazon
and
it
will
be
available
from
other
sites
as
well.
The
filmmaker,
Timothy
Hotchner,
followed
three
students
over
the
course
of a
full
school
year.
He
quickly
gained
the
kids
trust,
and
then
access
even
into
their
homes.
His
amazing
footage
captures
the
challenges
these
kids
face
as
they
struggle
to
focus
on
taking
advantage
of
UCAP's
program
to
help
them
make
up a
grade.
Please
spread
the
word
to
anyone
you
know
who
is
interested
in
urban
education,
alternative
education,
models
that
work,
inspiring
people,
or
just
great
documentaries!
Keep
in
mind
that
Rob
is
happy
to
talk
to
your
group
or
class
about
the
school
and
our
hopes
for
replication
so
that
new
schools
can
expand
our
reach
and
serve
more
kids.
"Accelerating
America"
is a
compelling
film
about
a
school
that
poses
a
solution
to
the
problem
of
kids
dropping
out
- a
serious
and
persistent
problem
that
has
the
attention
of
President
Obama
and
Secretary
of
Education
Arne
Duncan.
YOU MUST SEE THIS FILM IF YOU, TOO,
CARE ABOUT THIS ISSUE.
Click
here
for
more
on
UCAP
and
"Accelerating
America."
"Accelerating
America"
won
Grand
Prize
for
Documentaries
at
the
RI
International
Film
Festival
last
August,
and
Special
Jury
Prize
for
Documentaries
at
the
Seattle
Film
Festival
last
June.
It
has
been
screened
since
at
the
St.
Louis
International
Film
Festival,
in
NY
at
the
Museum
of
Arts
and
Design,
at
the
Jane
Pickens
Theater
in
Newport,
and
at
Roger
Williams
University.
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Our
on-line
auction
featured
cruises,
an
African
Safari,
books
and
CD's,
restaurant
gift
certificates,
fabulous
jewelry,
and
much
much
more.
More
than
$10,000
in
bids
had
been
placed
by
the
close
of
the
auction
on
May
10.
Sponsorships
from
AAA
of
Southern
NE,
Financial
Innovations,
Statewide
Plumbing,
Case
Construction,
All
City
Towing,
Aaronson
Lavoie
Streitfeld
Diaz
&
Co,
and
BTS
Tire
brought
in
another
$2,000,
and
our
Walk-A-Thon
mailing
added
another
$3,000.
Meanwhile,
UCAP
kids
raised
more
than
$1,300
from
friends,
family,
and
neighbors.
The
net
proceeds
should
exceed
$14,000,
all
of
which
will
benefit
the
Beyond
School
programs
our
kids
need
to
succeed.
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Joanne Woodward Attends NY Screening
Oscar-winning
actress
and
widow
of
Paul
Newman
was
among
the
audience
of
130
who
lauded
filmmaker
Tim
Hotchner
and
UCAP's
Director
Rob
DeBlois
when
"Accelerating
America"
was
screened
at a
private
reception
in
New
York
on
April
7.
The
newly
re-opened
Museum
of
Arts
and
Design,
located
at 2
Columbus
Circle,
hosted
the
event.
Other
luminaries
in
attendance
were
author
Gay
and
publisher
Nan
Talese,
actor
(and
Brown
Alum)
James
Naughton,
Broadway
star
of
South
Pacific
Kelli
O'Hara
and
her
singer-songwriter
husband
Grege
Naughton.
They
were
joined
by
Fund
for
UCAP
Board
members
Greg
Renza
and
his
wife
Lauren
Marcello,
and
Board
Chair
Connie
Worthington.
Also
out
in
force
were
the
Cranwell
friends
who
help
raise
funds
to
replicate
the
UCAP
model.
The
"Cranes"
included
Michael
Brosnan,
Peter
Dougherty,
Rich
Horan,
James
Phelan,
and
Michael
Rooney.
This
gala
event
even
made
the
New
York
Post's
entertainment
section!
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About
UCAP
UCAP
is
the
only
public
school
in
the
US
dedicated
to
accelerated
education
for
at-risk
students.
All
UCAP
students
have
repeated
at
least
one
grade
before
entering
UCAP.
Unless
they
catch
up,
they
are
at
serious
risk
of
dropping
out.
At
UCAP,
they
can
make
up a
grade
and
go
to
high
school
with
the
academic
and
social
skills
they
need
to
persist
to
graduation.
This
unique
school
has
a
proven
solution
to
the
epidemic
of
children
school
dropping
out
of
school.
Click
here
to
visit
UCAP's
websiteUCAP
is
an
alternative
independent
public
school,
founded
in
1989
to
serve
students
in
7th-9th
grades
who
have
been
retained
at
least
one
year,
putting
them
at
great
risk
of
dropping
out
of
school.
UCAP
uses
an
innovative
accelerated
program
that
allows
students
to
complete
three
years
of
requirements
in
just
two
years.
The
UCAP
school
experience
places
an
emphasis
on
accelerated
learning
through
an
academically
rigorous
curriculum
and
student
empowerment
through
a
focus
on
high
expectations,
responsibility,
and
developing
relationships.
Currently,
districts
participating
in
the
UCAP
Collaborative
include
Providence,
Central
Falls
and
Cranston.
The
school
has
been
recognized
both
locally
and
nationally
as a
highly
effective
and
innovative
school
for
students
who
need
alternatives
to
large
public
schools.
To learn more, please contact us at 401-272-0881, or by email at urbancollaborative@yahoo.com.
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