Impacting Education in the City

Established in 2002 by a generous founding grant from the Lynch Foundation, the Carolyn A. Lynch Institute provides a range of collaborative programs and services that enhance the professional development of urban teachers and enrich the education of PK-12 students in the city of Boston and other urban areas. The programming offered through the Lynch Institute has enabled Emmanuel College to positively impact the quality of education in urban schools, with particular emphasis on math, science and technology education.

Emmanuel College undergraduates have benefited from substantial scholarship support provided by the Lynch Institute. Lynch Scholarships are offered to mathematics and science majors and elementary education students strong in mathematics and science who are interested in urban teaching.

Additionally, thousands of educators and students from the city of Boston and other urban areas have benefited from the programs developed and supported by the Carolyn A. Lynch Institute.

Lynch Institute Workshops for Teachers - Monday, June 24 through Thursday, June 27- 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Wilkens Science Center

The Carolyn A. Lynch Institute at Emmanuel College offers professional development courses for teachers*. The courses meet for either two or four four-hour per day sessions providing 30 Professional Development Points for four days and 15 PDPs for two days. Course materials provided through the Institute.  

Cost is $50 for four day workshop: $25 for two day workshop. Online registration  - first come; first served. Any technical issues with registration, please contact Diane Bissaro: bissardi [at] emmanuel.edu (bissardi[at]emmanuel[dot]edu)

Topics for four-day workshops - Monday, June 24 – Thursday, June 27 | 9:00 am – 1:00pm

  • History/Social Science: Genocide Education in SchoolsStrategies for teaching Math
  • Science Adventures
  • SEI (Sheltered English Immersion)
  • Deep Dive into Structure Literacy (Science of Reading)
  • AI for Teachers/Administrators
  • Early Childhood Education
  • Special Education

Two-day workshops topics - Mon/Tues, June 24-25; or Wed/Thurs June 26-27 | 9:00-1:00 pm

  • Artful Adventures for Educations
  • Mindset Matters: Transformative Growth
  • Poetry
  • Building Google Apps with AI
  • Zen and the Way of the Fens (Fenway Ecology) 

Course Descriptions

*The workshops will be run for a minimum of 10 participants and a maximum of 20.