When it comes to service through education, several Hendrix
professors have focused on partnerships with public schools in
Arkansas in attempt to raise the achievement of elementary and
secondary students. Hendrix College’s Early Literacy Program – a
partnership between Hendrix College and Sallie Cone Elementary
School in Conway – was created in 2004 by Dr. Susan Perry as an
intervention program at the elementary school, allowing Hendrix
students to work with children who need extra help reading or
writing. The program began in grades K-2 but quickly expanded
into third and forth grades soon after it was first implemented.
The program has continued and remains an interactive learning
tool for education students enrolled at Hendrix College. Through
HELP, Hendrix students begin working with small groups of
children on a weekly basis throughout the spring semester of
their sophomore year when they enroll in a course titled
“Children's Literature.” During the experience, Hendrix students
are expected to incorpora