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A City Master Plan New Bedford 2020from 2004 to 2010. Citizen Schools also teaches 21st Century skills through a volunteer-taught ApprenticeshipProgram in which individuals and organizations from the community come to campus to teach students theirpassion in such things as cooking, web design, robotics, multi-cultural dance, and astronomy. To find out morevisit the PAACA website. 3New Bedford Youth Court serves as an alternative to traditional prosecution for young people who seem to beheaded in the wrong direction. The goal of Youth Court is to hold a young person accountable, help them tomake amends, and then to help reconnect them in a more positive way with their community. Youth Courtsare based on the principles of restorative justice and act as an alternative to the traditional juvenile justicesystem. For more information, please visit the Youth Court website. 4Twilight School Program is an alternative educational program within New Bedford High School designed toprovide students with the opportunity to earn their diploma in a smaller, less traditional environment. Studentsenrolled in Twilight also work or participate in community service endeavors as part of the program.Upward Bound Program is a year-round, multi-year program designed for high school students who have thepotential to succeed in college and could benefit from tutoring, academic enrichment, pre-college skillsdevelopment, career counseling, college visits, and cultural enrichment as well as year-round academic andsocial support. Established in 1968 at UMass Dartmouth, Upward Bound serves 80 students from NewBedford, Greater New Bedford Vocational, Wareham and Westport High Schools.The Division of Adult/Continuing Education provides the following educational opportunities for arearesidents:> ABE> ESOL> The GED Test Center> Summer School Programs> New Bedford High School Evening Extension Program> Adult Diploma ProgramParenting Teens Program offers educational and supportive care services to pregnant and/or parenting teensbetween the ages of 14–21 and their young children. The program allows pregnant and parenting teens tocontinue their studies at NBPS Parenting Teens Program in High School/Middle School credit component,while the GED and Alternative Diploma Education Program (ADEP)offer re-entry to teen parents who have dropped out. The programprovides onsite day-care service and transportation services throughthe Tremblay’s Bus Company and Southeastern Regional TransitAuthority (SRTA).SMILES Mentoring Program is a school based one-to-one mentoringprogram serving New Bedford and Fall River that strives to helpstudents achieve their personal and educational potential by pairingthem with positive adult mentors.Credit: SMILES Mentoring Program3 PAACA website: www.paaca.org4 Youth Court website: http://www.nb-fryouthcourts.orgEducation10-5