The Liberty Partnerships Program provides services during the academic year and summer months. Activities include after-school sessions, tutoring, counseling, college tours, mentoring, cultural enrichment, and field trips. Each year approximately 250 students participate in LPP at five schools in Kingston and Poughkeepsie. Marist students serve as tutors, mentors, interns or volunteers and clubs provide activities and refreshments for LPP activities.
Grades 6-8: During the academic year, LPP students attend after school sessions for homework assistance and participate in Mentoring at Marist. During mentoring, LPP students are matched with Education majors at Marist and they meet on a weekly basis. The mentors help their mentees with homework and engage them in reading and writing activities. Students are also invited to LPP's annual Harvest Festival that is provided in partnership with Marist clubs. During the summer, LPP provides the award-winning Travel Camp that focuses on local historical sites.
Grades 9-12: Students focus on preparing to graduate from high school and enter post-secondary education. LPP provides tutoring, study skills, life skills, SAT preparation, Regents review classes, college exploration/advisement, job shadowing, and social events. During the Marist Experience, high school students spend three days and two nights on campus and learn about college life and and the college application process.
