History

2010-2011 was a significant year in the history of the Children's Literacy Project.  In the fall we celebrated our program’s twenty-year anniversary.  The Children's Literacy Project was created by campus Jesuits in 1990 as part of our University’s centennial celebration. What started out as a small cadre of seventeen Seattle U students has grown into a program where 350 university students participate each year.  Since its creation, the CLP has contributed over 130,000 hours of academic assistance to youth in local schools. More importantly however, are the “voices” behind the numbers.  From the youth who brag about their SU tutors and their improved grades, to the teachers who repeatedly thank us for supporting their classrooms, to the thoughtful SU student reflections we hear each quarter, we know that the CLP has clearly touched many individuals over its long history.  

In addition to celebrating this important milestone, the 2010-2011 academic year marked a significant organizational change for the Children's Literacy Project.  After nineteen years of being housed within the College of Education, the CLP merged with the Center for Service and Community Engagement, a move that has been far more beneficial than ever imagined.  The merge significantly enhanced our program’s capacity to offer high quality academic assistance and mentoring to students grades K-12, as well as our capacity to provide our University students with more meaningful learning opportunities as they engage in service to our local schools.