The BranchOut! Blog

First Annual BranchOut! Picnic took placed on August 5, 2018 with over 60 people participating in this team building event.

Looking for some summer fun?! Come out to the BranchOut 2018 Summer Celebration Picnic on SUNDAY, AUGUST 5th at NOTTOWAY PARK SHELTER 1 from 9AM-1PM (setup is from 9-9:30am)! Celebrating every mentor’s hardwork and dedication this summer! New to BranchOut? Meet the mentors and get to know the program better! Mentors, friends, and family are ALL invited! Tickets are $5/person during our EARLYBIRD special and $8/person at the door Hurry now! EARLYBIRD OFFER ENDS THURSDAY NIGHT

“Your voices count as do your visions....This evening is a wonderful occasion to recognize and celebrate the leadership and achievement of the Asian Pacific American community” said US Secretary of Transportation at the annual ILF conference and gala. This past Thursday (July 19th) was the 2018 Leadership and Business Conference Scholarship Awards Gala, which was hosted in Washington, DC by the International Leadership Foundation (ILF). The ILF was founded in 2000 to create

7/5/18 - The penultimate day of Week 2 JLCC BranchOut! The day began with a procession of mentors giving fist bumps to the students. As the week progressed, I noticed that the students became more and more excited walking into the classroom as they were greeted by familiar faces. As with all the activities this week, the math warm-up was a step up from the previous day: what is the probability of getting exactly 2 heads if you drop 3 coins? Through this problem, the student

Today was our second day mentoring at JFK's summer school, so things were beginning to settle down a bit as both the students and teachers began to really adjust to the pace of the work schedule. For my pre-calculus class, since there is a big unit test coming up on Thursday, the students were given a long review packet and encouraged to work together and seek help from me (the tutor) and the teacher. Because this is somewhat of a condensed course, there were some problems th