TIMBA (Technology-Inquiry-Multicultural Bilingual- Academy)
TIMBA is a hybrid bilingual after-school program that provides academic support and resources to underserved students in West and Southwest Philadelphia neighborhood schools.
OBJECTIVES: To increase students’ baseline in English language arts and STEM(Science, Technology, Engineering and Math).
PROGRAM COMPONENTS
- Critical Writing/Reading
- Vocational Enrichment
- STEM
- ESL
- College prep (ACT; SAT)
TIMBA is mainly run by tutors who are students from PENN, Drexel, Temple, Jefferson and St. Joseph University (SJU)