Habitat for Humanity Chapter. The Rice chapter was chartered in February 1993 with funds provided by a School of Continuing Studies Community Action Grant. Volunteers from Rice's Black Student Association tutor, advise, and coordinate activities for students at a predominantly black Houston high school. Volunteers for Youth. Varsity athletes are paired with junior high school students to help the students cope with emotional strains resulting from physical limitations, dysfunctional family environments, or low self-esteem.
Members develop friendships through group and individual outings.
This six-week summer school program is aimed at increasing medical school acceptance rates among African Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans, and Puerto Ricans. School Writing Project. The School Writing Project has helped English teachers throughout the Houston area to make the transition from serving as passive transmitters of state-approved curricula to being authors and innovators in the teaching of writing. Model Science Lab. This lab is designed to close the gap between textbook science and new developments in research.