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By Steph Primiani, Director of STEM and Alicia Cuomo, Brown University Urban Education Policy Intern Why story problems? Evan uses ⅔ cup of pineapple for each smoothie he makes. How many cups of [...]

When we sat down with Josian Quianes on a beautiful fall afternoon in a quiet corridor at BVP High School, we expected to talk about his senior year and the college application process: the [...]

By Steph Primiani, Director of STEM and Alicia Cuomo, Brown University Urban Education Policy Intern Hunting, Not Fishing Have you ever cast a fishing line? The nature of fishing is that you [...]

Blackstone Valley Prep champions diversity and embraces the uniqueness of every scholar, so it’s no surprise that the process of applying to college can look different, sometimes remarkably so, [...]

By Steph Primiani, Director of STEM and Alicia Cuomo, Brown University Urban Education Policy Intern Don’t Leave it to Chance How do you make important decisions? Do you flip a coin? [...]

Last year we sat down with Gladis Ricuarte, a member of Blackstone Valley Prep’s first graduating class and current Boston College Eagle, to discuss all aspects of the college application process [...]

By Steph Primiani, Director of STEM and Alicia Cuomo, Brown University Urban Education Policy Intern Partner Up Have you ever had a lab partner? A marital partner? What about a turn-and-talk [...]

By Steph Primiani, Director of STEM and Alicia Cuomo, Brown University Urban Education Policy Intern Put Your Pencils Down! What do 5th grade teachers at Blackstone Valley Prep say is the first [...]

By Steph Primiani, Director of STEM and Alicia Cuomo, Brown University Urban Education Policy Intern A Protocol with Finesse What if I told you that students can struggle, express high-level [...]

By Steph Primiani, Director of STEM and Alicia Cuomo, Brown University Urban Education Policy Intern Math Teachers Singing a Different Tune   Who remembers this song or a similar mnemonic? [...]