Who We Are
The Village Nation (TVN) comes directly from the African proverb, “It takes a village to raise a child’. The first goal of TVN is to develop mentors on campus that have compassion and the desire to see the African American students excel through validating their natural intelligence and praising their leadership capabilities. Through this education of the teachers the group becomes a place of empowerment and support for the African American students on campus. TVN provides support with college counseling, parent education, mentoring, impact assemblies, and cultural awareness. TVN has had a positive influence on the test scores of the African American students on campus and has also helped increase the number of African American students in Honors and Advanced Placement Courses. The primary focus is to close the achievement gap and promote academic excellence for African American students.
Purpose
TVN’s Mission is to boost the capacity of caring adult mentors and support them in creating culturally responsive learning environments that engage and inspire African American youth and encourage them to embrace their natural intelligence and leadership capabilities. As a result, the youths can become more fully developed individuals, rooted in their history, who make better choices and demonstrate extraordinary achievement gains as they prepare to succeed in college, career, and community. In working with students, parents, teachers and administrators, we strive to maintain the highest possible standards and quality while grooming our youth to be the change agents of tomorrow.
