Clarkston Futures: Tutoring and STEM Support at Georgia Tech

09/03/2020

We hope everyone's semester is off to a great start! We loved seeing you all at our intro meeting yesterday- stay tuned for more information. Get your friends involved, it's never to late to join us!

08/27/2019

Welcome back to this 2019 Fall semester of Books Not Bombs. We are excited to kick off this year. If you want to volunteer with us to help tutor refugee students at Clarkston High School you can scan the QR code or click this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf_zpsnTOij5531SP8UK4xz2C4Ptfqufy_UGvLHIfvZxEeSZg/viewform?usp=sf_link

03/27/2019

Hi everyone! Hope you all are having a great week so far.

We are so excited to let y'all know that we are currently recruiting for our Executive Board for the 2019-2020 Academic Year!

If you feel a call to serve marginalized communities in a way that is rooted in empowerment and education, please consider applying here: https://goo.gl/forms/bwhoGc43RxQeEPkm2

Applications are due by the end of this week. We'd love to hear more about why you're interested in leading BNB, so apply ASAP! Good luck!

Hi! Thank you so much for your interest in becoming an executive board member for Books Not Bombs at Georgia Tech (BNB at GT). BNB at GT exists to empower refugee students in Clarkston, GA to excel academically and be competitive applicants for higher education. We partner with the International Res...

03/12/2019

Hello lovely people! Let's continue our member features today with Spencer Alliston, our VP of External Affairs! Spencer is a fourth year Mechanical Engineering major.

When asked why he loves BNB, he said:

"Education is so valuable and empowering, and tutoring these kids is such a great way that Tech students can make an impact in a community that really needs it even now, when we're young and broke and busy. I heard about it and wanted to get involved however I could, so I ended up helping with external affairs and tutoring and it's been one of the best things I've done in college."

03/04/2019

Hi everyone! Today, we'll be continuing our member features with Aradhana Chandra, our Internal Vice President. Aradhana is a fourth year International Affairs major with a concentration in Business Administration and a minor in Pre-Law Studies. She intends to pursue human rights and environmental law in the future.

When asked why she loves Books Not Bombs, she said:

"I love being a part of Books Not Bombs because it's such a tangible way to make a very real impact on a marginalized community that is so close to home. Learning about global refugee crises in my classes and through the news made it seem like these dire situations were extremely far away, but the school that we tutor at, Clarkston High School, actually has the highest refugee population in the entire eastern seaboard of the U.S, and Clarkston, GA has received over 40,000 refugees in the past 25 years. Knowing that there is a population in need that truly is so geographically close motivates me even more to get involved and to make a difference.

"Education inequity is a very real issue in this country, and the refugee students at Clarkston High School are amazing and intelligent people who deserve the same educational opportunities that others are granted. I think it's incredibly important to work towards changing this inequity that marginalized groups face, so I love giving back to this community in a way that directly impacts their future in the form of education!"

02/15/2019

Happy Friday everyone! Starting today, we'll be doing regular member features of Books Not Bombs. We'll be kicking it off with our very own President, Nineesha Koshy!

Nineesha is a fourth year student at Georgia Tech, studying Industrial Engineering. When asked why she loves Books Not Bombs, this is what she said:

"I love being part of BNB and working with the students at Clarkston High School because having cross-cultural relationships makes me come alive. Becoming friends with some of the students has been so much fun because I get to listen to them as they share about their culture and home country.

A memorable moment from last semester was when the students threw a "Taste of Clarkston" event. Students made dishes from their home countries and you could tell they were so happy that they got to share it with other people. Some of the students were also singing/dancing to songs in languages that most others did not know. But the way that everyone was cheering each other on and supporting each other reminded me how special it is to have a culturally diverse community that expands our understanding of the world. The Clarkston HS students who came to America as refugees are world-changers; they are passionate, brilliant, kind and hard-working. I know they'll make deep impacts on people wherever they go- just like they did to me."

11/08/2018

Hi everyone!

It’s been a while since we last posted, but Books Not Bombs at Georgia Tech has been busy with the Clarkston High School students this semester. On top of our regular tutoring, we have been hosting monthly STEM workshops. In September, we partnered with the International Rescue Committee Atlanta's Youth Futures Program on their field trip to Sweetwater Creek Park. We explored fundamental concepts such as buoyancy and drag force through building boats.

Read more about the field trip here!

The IRC in Atlanta’s Youth Futures program recently collaborated with Georgia Sierra Club and a student group from Georgia Tech to make the first field trip of the school year a great success.

08/15/2018

Hi everyone!

School is starting up in less than a week and we couldn't be more excited. As most of you may know, we partner with the International Rescue Committee in Atlanta to tutor refugee students at Clarkston High School.

We're currently recruiting for tutors for this upcoming semester!! You can apply here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc6aaHnrv98gUIYlC-4IKMsA-IXKnZEBZSV_wPbDj8YHWRZkQ/viewform?usp=sf_link.

If you have any questions, feel free to send us a message!

**PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE CONTINUING** This is the Fall 2018 application for GTBNB tutoring volunteers. Books Not Bombs has partnered with the International Rescue Committee to volunteer at Clarkston High School. CHS is an extremely diverse school; over 50 countries are represented in their student....

04/05/2018

The last special speaker event is TONIGHT.

Join us in Klaus 1443 from 6pm-7pm as we hear from Fiona Freeman from the International Rescue Committee Atlanta!!

04/03/2018

Just a reminder that our first special speaker event, featuring Annika Lowgren from New American Pathways, will be starting in an hour!!

6pm-7pm College of Computing Room 017.

Hope to see everyone there!