Amidon elm' visits Elon University

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Amidon elm. visits Elon University

• On Saturday May 24, 2008, forty 4th, 5th and 6th
  graders from Amidon Elementary in Washington DC
  school stepped off the bus for a visit to Elon
  University beginning a once in a lifetime
  experience. This trip had several objectives
  expose students to a liberal arts college a good
  distance from Washington give students a chance
  to experience Elon College in person after a
  series of pre visit activities give Amidon
  students the opportunity to learn about college
  academics first hand from a college student at a
  competitive college and to show students that
  going away to college can be a life changing
  experience that all students should get the
  opportunity to experience. Elon University was
  also pleased that the effort provided a service
  opportunity for students at Elon University.

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Elon-Amidon

• The visit by Amidon students to Elon was the
  culmination of multi-part effort. Our CFES
  scholars have visited DC colleges and seen our
  CFES partner college Southeastern everyday
  because it is next door. Our students needed to
  take a bus ride and visit a college in another
  community. So with the help of Dr. Debra Long of
  Elon College and Elon Academy (a college
  readiness program of high school students in
  school districts near Elon University), planning
  began to develop a program to expose students
  from Amidon to Elon. The Elon College visit was
  presented to Amidon students as a reward for
  increased academic efforts and improved behavior.

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Doing things like hands on science
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T.V. broadcasting
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Elon Students show off
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Elon-Amidon

• When asked what was the best part of the
  visit, what was the worst part of the visit and
  what did they learn, Amidon students were in
  agreement on the answers to each question. All
  students loved the food and friendly nature of
  the college. The Amidon students also enjoyed the
  hands on classes and workshop. Many remarked that
  if this is what college classes are like then
  they are ready to go to college now. All students
  seemed to name the bus trouble as the only bad
  thing but they agreed that bus trouble did not
  have a negative impact on the trip. Students
  unanimously agreed that the visit changed their
  thinking about advantages of going to a college
  far from home. Amidon parents also noted that the
  trip raised their sights about the types of
  colleges their children could attend.