GUMSHOE is in the process of developing its programming for the Spring Semester! If you are interested in hearing about possible volunteer opportunities coming up, please email us at gumshoe@georgetown.edu!
gum· shoe n.
1. Slang. An investigator, especially a detective.
2. Acronym. Georgetown University Math & Science Hands-On Enrichment.
3. CSJ Organization. Georgetown students’ newest effort to narrow the achievement gap in math and science within DC’s public schools.
Who We Are
GUMSHOE is DC's largest student-run math and science outreach organization. The program was founded in 2007 and currently consists of over 75 Georgetown undergraduate and graduate students who serve as tutors for hundreds of elementary, middle, and high school students around the city.
Additionally, GUMSHOE hosts the annual Discovery Summit, a symposium assembling the most talented and motivated students at local high schools for a day of science discovery and career exploration. (To see pictures from 2011's Discovery Summit, click on the Photos tab at the top of the page.)
GUMSHOE was voted Georgetown's Outstanding Direct Service Organization by the Center for Social Justice in 2009.
Our Mission
GUMSHOE aims to foster an appreciation for and understanding of mathematics and the natural sciences among students in DC’s Public School system. The organization provides an opportunity for Georgetown’s finest minds to use their passion for and talent in the sciences to serve others. The program seeks to address the United States’ growing concern with its lack of scientists, engineers and mathematicians by instilling, in the young people GUMSHOE serves, a sense of curiosity and a motivation to discover.
Our Community Partners (Past and Present)
HD Woodson Senior High School, Ward 7
Serving grades 11-12, our tutors work with students toward proficiency in mathematics.
Center City Public Charter Schools, Shaw and Brightwood Campuses
Serving grades 5-8, our tutors work with students one-to-one in order to strengthen their basic arithmetic skills to prepare them for more advanced mathematics.
E.L. Haynes Public Charter School
Serving grades 3-8, our tutors work with students to reinforce basic math skills for the pursuit of advanced mathematics.
Meyers Institute for College Preparation, Georgetown University
Serving grades 8-11, our tutors serve as teaching assistants in mathematics ranging from basic arithmetic to calculus.
Coolidge Senior High School, Ward 4 (2008-2010)
Serving grades 9-12, our tutors work with students in all areas of math and science. Additionally, Coolidge is piloting our SAT Mathematics preparation program.
Spark!Lab, Smithsonian Museum of American History
In cooperation with the Program on Science in the Public Interest, GUMSHOE recruits undergraduates to serve as docents at this brand-new, interactive, and fun exhibit designed to introduce children ages 6-12 to the excitement of discovery and innovation.
GUMSHOE is a student organization and receives funding and support from the Georgetown University Center for Social Justice (CSJ).
