After-school programs aim to help struggling students

April 24, 2012 | 6:00 a.m. CDT

The Intersection and Project Science are after-school programs that help struggling students in Columbia.

Program supervisor Lis White peeks her head into a classroom while Marcus Williams holds a discussion with students at The Intersection, an after-school program, on April 12. | Nick Agro

Whitney Hickman, 13, left, listens as Kirsten Robertson explains how to play a new song on the piano at The Intersection on April 12. | Nick Agro

Alex Stokowski, a junior at MU studying biochemistry, helps students at Project Science calculate data after an experiment displaying how seeds are spread by wind at Benton Elementary School on Wednesday. The program is designed to interest students in science. | Nick Agro