Curry School of Education | University of Virginia

Research and teaching within a school of education must be grounded in a public mission of engagement with the communities – local, regional, state and national. The core elements of Curry’s engagement reflect those of the University of Virginia, whose founder Thomas Jefferson emphasized the pursuit of “useful knowledge.” The essential core elements for community engagement in the University and in Curry are (1) student learning and the application of new knowledge, (2) faculty advancement in both scholarship and teaching, and (3) an appreciation of each community’s culture and unique needs.

Curry’s Community Engagement is designed to educate our students to be responsible scholars, to apply academic expertise to community problems, and to strengthen the civic mission of improving education in all areas and at all levels.

Please note below resources that include Curry programs and clinics serving a broader community of citizen learners. In addition, a list of University of Virginia Community Partnerships and recent news articles are provided.

If you have questions about these programs, or wish to add a program, email or call Rebecca Kneedler, Associate Dean of External Relations and Partnerships. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it 434-924-6749

Curry Community Engagement in the News

Curry Programs and Partnerships

Programs and Resources for Educators

• Advancing ESL Students' Academic Performance
• Cine con Clase
• Central Virginia Writing Project
• Classroom Assessment Scoring System
• Institutes on Academic Diversity
• MyTeachingPartner
• PALS
• Reading First
• TEMPO
• The Darden / Curry Partnership for Leaders in Education
• Virginia Center for Digital History
• Additional Resources for P-12 Teachers

Programs for Children and Students (of All Ages)

• Book Buddies
• Day in the Life Program
• Emerging Pathways Project
• Saturday and Summer Enrichment Program
• Summer Undergraduate Research Program
• Young Women Leader's Program
• Young Writers Workshop

Clinics and Curry

• Center for Clinical Psychology Services
• McGuffey Reading Center
• Personal and Career Development Center
• U.Va. Speech-Language-Hearing Center

Research Centers Engaging the Community

• Center for Advanced Study of Teaching and Learning (CASTL)
• Center for Technology and Teacher Education
• National Center for Research on Early Childhood Education (NCRECE)
• Virginia Youth Violence Project

External Partners of the Curry School

University Community Partnerships

• Madison House
• Office of University Community Partnerships
• Outreach Virginia
• University Community Relations Office

University of Virginia Partnering Schools

• College of Arts & Sciences
• Darden School of Business
• School of Continuing & Professional Studies
• School of Engineering
• School of Medicine

Commonwealth of Virginia Partners

• Local School Districts
• Virginia Association of School Superintendents
• Virginia Department of Education
• Women Education Leaders in Virginia

National Programs

• Peace Corps
• Phi Delta Kappa
• Teach for America
• United States Department of Education
• Woodrow Wilson Fellowship Foundations' Leonore Annenberg Teaching Fellowships