Gismondi Neighborhood Education Program

The Gismondi Neighborhood Education Program (GNEP), which is made possible by a generous gift from The Gismondi Foundation, is a collection of education programs and services provided to students across the Homewood, Hill District, Greater Hazelwood, and Oakland neighborhoods.

GNEP offers a unique blend of in-school and out-of-school programming, tutoring, and enrichment to help stimulate student thinking and improve performance in core subjects, such as reading, math, and science. 

Throughout the week, Gismondi Education Corps members provide in-school tutoring at various Pittsburgh Public Schools, working closely with principals and teachers to ensure the goals of the students and school align. After school and on weekends, students are welcomed into Pitt’s Community Engagement Centers and other existing community-led after-school programs for enrichment activities, projects, and games that extend the learning in a fast-paced, fun way.

Programs

From learning how to build roller coasters to exploring how plants grow, each neighborhood’s program has unique features that are based on community and University collaboration.

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Homewood: Literacy and Math Tutoring Enrichment

In Homewood, the Gismondi Neighborhood Education Program offers PittEnrich, which includes Saturday learning-through-play sessions to help Homewood students in grades 1 through 5 improve their reading and math skills.

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Hill District: STEAM Education

In the Hill District, the Gismondi Neighborhood Education Program offers S.T.E.A.M. Saturdays, a collection of educational programs delivered by Pitt students and offered to students in grades 3 through 8 at the Community Engagement Center in the Hill District.

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Greater Hazelwood: Life Sciences Education

In line with, and complimentary to, Pitt’s commitment to Greater Hazelwood and the development of the cutting edge BioForge project, the Gismondi Neighborhood Education Program includes a collection of programming devoted to the life sciences.

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homework help
Oakland: Homework Help and Mentoring

The Gismondi Neighborhood Education Program works alongside various PittServe’s programs in providing homework help and mentoring through Oakland-based community organizations.

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Cross-Neighborhood: In-School Tutoring

During the school day, Pitt School of Education students serve as tutors in select classrooms at Pittsburgh Public Schools elementary and middle schools.

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Cross-Neighborhood: P.E.E.R. Read Aloud Program

Panthers Encouraging Early Readers (P.E.E.R.) encourages reading at an early age in the hopes of developing a lifelong passion for reading and learning.

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Gismondi Education Corps

The Gismondi Education Corps connects Pitt students with Pittsburgh neighborhoods, through tutoring, mentorship, and hands-on community engagement. 

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Get to Know the Gismondi Neighborhood Education Program

The Gismondi Foundation

The Gismondi Foundation was created by Pitt alumnus John Gismondi and his wife, Lisa, and its core mission is to support programs that provide for basic necessities such as food, shelter, clothing, education, and medical care to those in need in the Pittsburgh region.

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Connect with Us

For more information about any of the services or programs offered through the Gismondi Neighborhood Education Program, please contact our team:

All Gismondi Neighborhood Education Program Staff