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What We Offer
Onward We Learn is Rhode Island’s largest college access organization offering free programming for students starting in sixth grade. Enrollment for the 2024-25 academic year opened in September.
Enrollment Benefits
- Caring advisor each academic year
- Free year-round programming
- Leadership development
- Career exploration activities
- Academic assistance on Saturdays
- Parent support
Supportive Advising
Our advisors are a diverse group of young professionals who mentor students and understand the challenges that they face. Advisors support students starting in sixth grade and help them succeed through middle school, high school and college.
Year-Round Programming
Our programs and services are offered free of charge to our families. These college-readiness programs are designed for students and parents to prepare for and be successful in higher education.
Programs include:
- After-school academic and enrichment programs
- Saturday and summer learning opportunities
- Leadership development
- Career exploration activities
- College application workshops
- College visits
- SAT preparation
- Assistance with financial aid forms
- Parent workshops, trainings and leadership activities
Scholarship Support
We help students who are financially eligible to receive donated scholarships from postsecondary institutions in Rhode Island as well as from other colleges and universities in our Scholarship Collaborative. We also help our students apply for grants to cover or contribute to college expenses.
Who is Eligible?
To apply for admission, students must:
- Be a resident of Central Falls, Cranston, Providence, Pawtucket or Woonsocket
- Attend grade 6, 7, or 8 as of September 2024
- First Generation to attend college or receive Free/Reduced lunch
- Attend a participating school below
- Calcutt Middle School
- Segue Institute for Learning
- The Learning Community
- Bain Middle School
- Park View Middle School
- Goff Middle School
- Jenks Middle School
- Slater Middle School
- DelSesto Middle School
- Esek Hopkins Middle School
- Nathan Bishop Middle School
- Nathanael Greene Middle School
- Nuestro Mundo Public Charter School
- Paul Cuffee Middle School
- Roger Williams Middle School
- Sophia Academy
- Times 2 Academy Middle School
- West Broadway Middle School
- Woonsocket Middle School at Hamlet
- Woonsocket Middle School at Villa Nova
- BVP Upper Elementary and Junior High
For more information, please contact:
Admissions Department
admissions@onwardwelearn.org
401-519-0210