While schools all over the Philadelphia metropolitan area are preparing for graduation and commencement ceremonies, Greek-American students are already looking ahead to the future.
On Saturday morning, Hellenic Hearts Educational Guidance Program (EGP), hosted for the 2nd year in a row its Annual College Fair & Mentoring Event at St. Luke Greek Orthodox Church in Broomall, PA. The event provided education to career guidance to the Greek-American youth; a unique program by the Hellenic Hearts organization, and it’s free to Greek-Americans.
Registration is now open for the Second Annual College Fair and Mentoring Event, hosted by the Hellenic Hearts Educational Guidance Program. The event will take place on May 12 at St. Luke Greek Orthodox Church in Broomall, PA.
On May 12, high school students and their parents will have the exclusive opportunity to speak with college representatives from major universities in the region, scholarship organizations, and young professionals in an effort to identify possible higher education and career paths.
On October 21, as a follow up to their inaugural Mentoring Event held this past April, the Hellenic Hearts Educational Guidance Program hosted its first College Admissions Workshop. The event was a great success and had over 60 attendees, which included high school juniors and seniors, parents, and volunteers.
This event provided students with the opportunity to review their college applications/essays and gain the necessary insight to assist them in standing out from the crowd.
On October 21, the Hellenic Hearts Educational Guidance Program will be hosting a College Admissions Workshop for students in the process of preparing their college applications. The event, taking place at St. Luke Greek Orthodox Church, will provide participants assistance in two vital areas of the college application process: (1) college essay writing, and (2) college applications.
On the day of the event, students who submitted an essay in advance will receive a one-on-one review of their essay.
The college tour season continues for the Hellenic Hearts 2017 Class with a visit to St. Joseph’s University.
Considered one of the Philadelphia area’s smaller universities in student population, SJU is by no means a small campus. Students were treated to a one-hour campus tour, which included a visit to Hawk Hill and Hagan Arena, home of the university’s basketball team.
In addition to learning about SJU’s rich history, students learned about the university’s career development programs, research and internship opportunities, small class sizes, advising system, and robust student life.
For its second volunteer event of the summer season, the Hellenic Hearts 2017 Class visited The Lansdowne Theater, joining the community in its restoration efforts.
Operating as a single screen movie theater from 1927 to 1987, the Lansdowne Theater is one of last great Philadelphia-area theaters from the 1920s that remains largely unchanged.
The historic theater will be converted into a major concert venue featuring musicians from around the world and available to local non-profit performing arts groups.
Last Friday, the Hellenic Hearts 2017 Class started its college tour season with a visit to Temple University. Students and parents were treated to a campus tour, which included visits to the university’s student center, business school, and technology center.
After the tour, the group was given a presentation by the admissions office during which topics such as financial aid, admissions requirements, and tips on applying to Temple were addressed. The day ended with a Q&A session with current Temple students.
Hellenic Hearts Class of 2017 giving back to their community before they kick off their SAT Tutoring program.
A great day for all that participated in assisting GROW Philly as they continue to provide healthy produce to those in need in Philadelphia.
Over the course of this summer, our students will be participating in community service initiatives, college tour visits, and taking an intensive SAT tutoring course provided by Princeton Review and sponsored by Hellenic Hearts.
Photo by Eleftherios Kostans / Cosmos Philly
