RCP Schools has begun gathering email addresses of all parents and guardians of our students in an effort to

keep the lines of communication open.  High tech is a term that speaks about closing the great divide between those who have computer skills and those who don’t.  Richmond College Prep Schools has been involved with Building Blocks for Kids (BBK) for about a year in the program to teach computer skills to Richmond residents and give them a reconditioned computer.

The program continues to distribute computers from several locations while RCPS is one of the training sites involved in helping to educate adults on the computer basics.   “We have probably been responsible for the training of at least 100 individuals and continue to offer training by appointment on Saturdays at 9:30 am at 214 South 11th Street, Richmond, on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of the month.”  Our next class will be Saturday, October 8th taught by our very own 5th grade teacher, Mr. Wilson.  To sign up for the computer training just give us a call:  510-235-2066.

It is easy for me to volunteer to teach computer classes because I am very passionate about technology.  Richmond College Prep has opened it’s doors to allow the training to be done here at our school.  We have had several staff members volunteer to teach the classes and the response from the community has been great.  Students come in and learn at their level of understanding which ranges from “I never even put my hands on a computer before;” to “I know how to do a resume and check email, but that’s all.”  Some students know Microsoft Word and Excel, but are not sure how to search the Internet, set up an email, or connect a computer right out of the box.

In the midst of the computer classes, RCPS has a website, and most recently, a blog to help communicate with families more, and keep them posted about what is happening at the school.  However, if families don’t have Internet access to view the website and blog at home, we will show them here at school.  There is no longer any excuses for now being aware of what is going on at College Prep.

Parents are encouraged to seek help in setting up an email account to participate in the communication updates and give feed back with their comments and suggestions about additional content.  Teachers and staff are on board and are preparing classroom news to post as you read this post.  You can expect to see more in the coming weeks, so stay tuned!

p.s.  If you have pictures, videos and things to share with families, please let us know.

Cynthia McKelvy, Family Advocate

mrsmckelvy@rcpschools.org 510-85-6656