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At fourteen years old, Nicholas has already been with the FLOC Scholars Program for about two years. One of his favorite times at FLOC was a summer zoology program that took students on a field trip to the Smithsonian National Zoo, which he brought up

When I told Deriana that the interview wouldn’t take long, she responded, “I hope it does!” and proceeded to climb up into the large office chair next to mine, eager to share her views on math, FLOC, and life in general. The nine-year-old student swung

Jazmin, a postsecondary Scholar student pursuing a degree in International Relations and French, is beginning her senior year of college at Tufts University. Six years ago, Jazmin got involved in the High School Scholars program as a sophomore. Throughout her college experience, Jazmin’s had the

Alexandra is a fourth grader who has been involved in the Neighborhood Tutoring Program for two years. Alexandra genuinely loves to learn, and she says that what she enjoys most about FLOC is that she gets to explore her favorite topics in greater depth than

David, a hard-working sophomore in his third year in the Scholars Program and Neighborhood Tutoring Program, has many plans for the future—among them to learn French and Chinese and become quadrilingual. David says that the FLOC programs have helped him improve his reading and writing

Imani is a very bright and ambitious student who has participated in the Scholars program for two years and is headed to college in the fall. She is a recipient of the Fred Taylor Scholarship which will support her pursuit of post-secondary education. She says

T’aira is a confident and motivated student who has participated in both the Scholars Program (formerly called “Leaders in Action”) and the Neighborhood Tutoring Program. She is feisty, creative, and influential among her peers. When facing a challenge, she does not back down. As she