Family Education Support

Education mentors support students of all ages in reaching their education goals. Mentors can help parents navigate the public school system, connect students and parents with tutors, and assist with navigating secondary education. ACS also provides summer activities for youth. The team consists of fellow Afghans with personal experience in the US education system who are ready to answer questions and connect people to existing resources. All Afghans seeking assistance or direction in furthering their education or navigating the public school system are welcome to contact us.

Education Support for Youth

Members of the Education team serve students in the Twin Cities metro area weekly to offer one on one support to students. Mentors set specific goals each quarter with students and regularly check in with them on their academic progress to ensure they are on track for graduation. Mentors advocate for students to ensure they are enrolled in the appropriate grade for their education level. Mentors can also assist students preparing to graduate high school to apply for financial aid and scholarships.

Mentors currently work with students at several high schools in the Twin Cities Metro, if you would like us to visit your or your child's  school, contact us.

Summer Programming

Each summer we offer a series of extracurricular and educational experiences for youth involved in our coaching program during the school year.

Education Support for Adults

Afghans seeking ESL classes or other forms of adult education can reach out to the ACS coaching team to be connected with adult education centers in their area or to make arrangements for at home tutoring. Afghan Cultural Society partners with Literacy Minnesota . They can also assist adults with degrees in transferring credits from Afghanistan using the World Education Services transcript evaluation service.