The Harvard Allston Education Portal (Ed Portal) is a collaborative partnership between Harvard University, the City of Boston, the Harvard Allston Task Force, and the Allston-Brighton community.

The Education Portal opened its doors in 2008 providing science mentoring to 26 neighborhood children.  Today, it serves more than 100 neighborhood children a semester with mentoring by Harvard undergraduates in science, math, writing, and public speaking, as well as computer training classes, faculty speaker series, and family-focused educational events.  

The Ed Portal’s cornerstone program- academic mentoring builds on Harvard’s commitment to education beyond the classroom. Robert A. Lue, Harvard University Professor of the Practice of Molecular and Cellular Biology; Director of Life Sciences Education, is the Faculty Director of the Education Portal, leading the development of the Ed Portal’s academic curriculum and programs with Harvard College and other schools and programs across the University. 

The Ed Portal is located at 175 North Harvard Street at the crossroads of Harvard’s campus in Allston and the North Allston-Brighton neighborhood.  Contact us or visit the Ed Portal to find out first-hand about opportunities and programs.

Harvard Allston Education Portal Annex

The Ed Portal is expanding, with the addition of the Harvard Allston Education Portal Annex, a new flexible space adjacent to the Ed Portal at 175 North Harvard Street in Allston.  The Annex will triple the size of the Ed Portal, allowing it to extend beyond its hallmark mentoring program to add new academic, recreational, and cultural programming and build on the Ed Portal's role as a place that fosters learning and exploration. 

The Annex is now open for public hours on Fridays from 3-7 p.m. and currently offers an activity area for families that includes board games, an art gallery, and the forthcoming addition of seven holes of educational mini-golf this summer.  Special events will be held throughout the summer, with additional Annex programming launching this fall.

Read more about the Annex and the event in the Harvard Gazette and watch a video on the Ed Portal.