Govans’ University Partnerships
November 11, 2026
Govans Elementary School has long cultivated impressive and important partnerships with the several neighboring universities located near the North Baltimore elementary school. These partnerships bring college students to Govans for student teacher training, tutoring, student mentoring opportunities, athletic clinics, and more.
Tutoring: Loyola provides more than 55 tutors from their Math, Literacy, Speech Pathology, and Early Education departments as classroom tutors and 1-on-1 tutoring in
Govans’ afterschool program. The Speech and Early Ed groups serve classrooms during the day from grades Prek-5. The Math and Literary tutors serve 34 students afterschool for one hour of Individual support. All of these groups work with Govans’ educators, Academic Coaches,parents, and the Community School Site Specialist to meet the individual needs of every student served.
Sports Mentorship: Govans’ partnership with the Loyola Greyhounds basketball men’s and women’s teams, now in its third year, connects Govan’s families and students to role models through basketball clinics for the GES coed basketball team and Loyola athletes at recess and gym classes as role models. As part of the partnership, Loyola donates 500 tickets to a Loyola basketball game for the Govans Elementary community, complete with a great game day experience. This year’s event is Saturday, Jan. 9, 2027, to watch the men’s team compete.
Community Engagement: The Loyola Center for Community, Service, and Justice supports Govans’ community events, PTO, SFCC Teams, and holiday needs for a huge impact on Govans families. Of note:
- Provides tents for International Day and 250 chairs and 30 tables for the Donuts With Dads and Muffins With Moms events.
- For the holidays, provides 25 turkeys and Christmas funds for families in need annually.
Notre Dame University of Maryland
Tutoring: Notre Dame University provides 15 tutors to support students afterschool in Math and Literacy, addressing challenges in language/ speech, comprehension, and math strategies for students in grades 3-5.
Sports Mentorship: The Notre Dame soccer team offers free soccer clinics for grades 3-5 in fall and spring. Govans students enjoy learning the fundamentals, scrimmaging against their friends, and spending time with college athletes.
Tutoring: Morgan State provides one tutor who supports both the morning and afternoon sessions.
Tutoring: Towson University provides eight tutors to support daytime academic instruction in grades K-2. This intervention supports the fundamental learning skills for
Govans’ younger classes.
Thank you to all the universities who partner with Govans Elementary to create a more vibrant community and better future for our students and their families.
