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Grade A Plus Incorporated
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Collaborating Partners
Second Missionary Baptist Church has been providing Grade A Plus with a space to operate since 2007. They have been a long supporter of the mission of Grade A Plus, and their own mission is "to proclaim a gospel message of salvation to the lost, sanctification for believers, and service to our community." The church also provides transportation support so that children may be picked up from home and brought to the site for services and activities.
Army Ants is a FIRST® Robotics Competition team from Columbia, MO. The team consists of high school students from four local schools as well as home school students. Established as the Columbia Educational Robotics Foundation (CERF) and a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, the team currently resides on the University of Missouri - Columbia campus and assists in promoting robotics for kids of all ages in the Boone County area. The Army Ants have collaborated with Grade A Plus in Robotics & Engineering activities under the guidance of Dr. Kevin Gillis, professor and chair of the College of Engineering at MU.
The University of Missouri - Columbia has partnered with Grade A Plus through various offices, departments, and colleges. GAP acts as a host site for college students enrolled in Service Learning and Field Experience courses at Mizzou and offers students the opportunity to gain volunteer service hours in tutoring, leadership, marketing, and mentoring. These college student volunteers who study for degrees in business, education, human development, mathematics, and natural sciences assist with the Academic Support and Enrichment Program.
Columbia Art League (CAL) is an organization that believes in providing the community with an environment to experience visual arts through exhibitions, education, appreciation, promotion and creation of art. Through the Emerging Artist Mentorship Program, middle and high school students may apply and interview for a spot to protégé a professional artist. The mentorship program begins in January of each year, for which students create and develop a portfolio to display in a Summer Art Gallery at Columbia Art League.
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