Programs

The Learning Barge is a collaborative design and fabrication initiative of students from the School of Architecture and School of Engineering and Applied Science that incorporates research and sustainable design principles to promote environmental education on the Elizabeth River, one of the most polluted estuaries of the Chesapeake Bay. The floating field station is powered by solar and wind energy, collects rainwater, filters gray water with native plants and utilizes recycled and renewable materials. The integrated educational component for K-12 school children, adults and seniors offers opportunities to experience the river firsthand and engage in hands-on exploration and learning. The project is a collaboration with an environmental non-profit organizatin, the Elizabeth River Project, based in Portsmouth, Virginia.

The Virginia Center for Digital History and the Center for Technology and Teacher Education at UVa maintain a collection of lesson plans for educators on diverse topics in American history, including African American life in Virginia during the Jim Crow era; the impact of railroads on Antebellum communities; attitudes about slavery; Civil War medicine; the African American soldier; Jamestown's economy; interactions between Native Americans and European settlers; the life of Dolley Madison; and the creation of elite Washington, D.C. society. These lesson plans are designed to help teachers implement the Virginia Standards of Learning and National History Standards.

Letters About Literature is a reading and writing program for students in grades 4 through 12.

Madison House Boosters serve as teacher’s aids in local classrooms (K- 5th grade).

MATHCOUNTS® is a national math enrichment, coaching, and competition program that promotes middle school mathematics in every state and U.S. territory.

The McGuffey Reading Center at the University of Virginia is the oldest organization of its kind in the United States. McGuffey offers diagnostic and remedial services as well as teaching clinics, which are staffed by graduate students and supervised by resident faculty.

The Men's Leadership Project at the University of Virginia is an innovative community-based leadership development and mentoring program designed to build and reinforce authentic and responsible leadership capacities of both undergraduate men and elementary school boys. MLP accomplishes this mission by training and pairing a diverse group of undergraduate men with a select group of fifth grade boys at Walker Upper Elementary School and a select group of sixth grade boys at Burley Middle School, both in Charlottesville, VA. MLP is especially committed to understanding a wide range of masculinities, fostering a gender-aware perspective on leadership development and mentoring, and encouraging active participation in respectful, healthy, pro-social and anti-violent community roles for those who identify as men and boys.

Migrant Aid serves Albemarle County and Charlottesville region’s migrant community through four programs. With Homework Helpers, Hispanic Family Night, International Family Night, and Adult Tutoring, volunteers tutor migrant workers and their families.

Anyone interested in medicine but who never quite made it to medical school can apply for the University of Virginia School of Medicine's sixth annual Mini-Med School, a series of free classes. UVa medical school professors discuss health topics that are timely and important.

On the mornings of home football games, come hear some of U.Va.'s top minds at Alumni Hall. Talks are free and open to all. Seating is limited; registration is required. The Office of Engagement's Alumni Education program partners with Alumni Association in offering More Than the Score. All talks are held at Alumni Hall at 10:00 am on game days, unless otherwise noted.