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Rally Against After-School Cuts

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Anthon, from the K.A.P.P.A. VI OST program said OST has helped him grow as a person. said “Don’t leave us behind.” That was the rallying cry as parents, youth and afterschool staff got together at PS 215 Tuesday to protest after-school budget cuts citywide. The cuts in Mayor Bloomberg’s 2014 budget would eliminate 47,000 slots and $130 million from after-school programs.

“We will do whatever we must do to stay as we are,” said Marsha Allman, the OST (Out-of-School Time) site director at PS 215/W.A.V.E. Preparatory Elementary School.

Said Gregory Brender, an early childhood and education policy analyst for United Neighborhood Houses, “After school programs and child care programs like this are set to close because Mayor Bloomberg’s budget does not restore funding for after-school and child care for 47,000 children…. The Mayor must take action to insure that we have high quality early childhood education and after-school education for all New York City neighborhoods. We cannot close these programs.”

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OST students hold signs and shout “OST” in support of the after-school program. Photos by Miriam Rosenberg He urged parents to go to campaignforchildrennyc.com, click on the take action/ email the Mayor and Council link and “Tell them they have to restore money for early childhood and after school.”

Several of the young people who at- tend OST spoke about what the program means to them.

“OST teaches us to be successful in life,” said Brandon Davis, who is in 4th grade. He added “I now have leadership skills.”

Shanell said, “It teaches us what it is like in the real world…. It is not just fun, but a learning experience.”

Jada has been in OST since kindergarten. She said, “If they’re closing OST down, their closing our future.”

Anthon said, “I’ve grown as a person…. I’ve gone from being shy, to being confident. OST is like a second home.”

Many parents talked about the improvements in their children since attending OST. One mother said her daughter has improved in math.

“They helped her in areas she lacks, and I’m very grateful,” said the mother.

Another parent said, “We need OST to help us bring our kids further on.”

Another mother recalled how OST helped parents after superstorm Sandy hit. “They provided workshops for parents after Sandy to relieve the stress. It’s helping all of us – parents and children.”

SafeSpace NYC and the Campaign for Children put the rally together to bring attention to the cuts proposed for the 2014 city budget. OST programs represented at the rally were K.A.P.P.A. VI, PS 105, PS 104, PS 215/W.A.V.E, Prep.

Article source: http://www.rockawave.com/news/2013-05-17/Top_Stories/Rally_Against_AfterSchool_Cuts.html

After-School Spanish Immersion Program Starting Next Year

Arlington Superintendent Kathleen Bodie announced Thursday that the district will have an after-school Spanish immersion program for students in kindergarten and first grade starting next school year.

Bodie unveiled the news at Thursday’s School Committee meeting. She said she’ll have more information, such as how to sign-up, in the coming weeks.

The program will be housed at Bracket Elementary School but will be open to K-1 students district wide. It should be able to accommodate about 20 students in two classrooms in its first year, she said.

“Depending how it goes, we might look to expand it to other grade levels,” Bodie said.

The Brackett was chosen as its location because it’s had a waiting list for after-school programs, she said. It doesn’t look like buses will be available to bring other students to the program at this time.

“We’re hoping parents will be able to carpool,” Bodie said.

The program will go until 6 p.m. However, parents will have the option to pick up their kids sooner during “transition times,” according to Bodie. There will be two- and three-day-a-week options.

The program will be funded by tuition, similar to the district’s other after-school programs, Bodie said.

Go Lingo!, which runs the district’s other after-school language programs, will run this one as well, she said.

A group of parents recently pushed to get a Spanish immersion program within the school day. However, after deliberating, administrators and the School Committee said there wasn’t money in the budget for such a program at this time.

Article source: http://arlington.patch.com/articles/after-school-spanish-immersion-program-starting-next-year

Tutoring program works to empower through education

HIGHLAND | The anti-poverty organization Becoming We the People offers tutoring from 3 to 7 p.m. Fridays at Kempo Jujitsu Martial Arts Academy, a collaborating organization. The tutoring is available to students in kindergarten through high school and covers all academic subjects.

The suggested rate is $5 per hour, but students are not disqualified because they or their parents cannot pay. “We are probably the most affordable program,” said Jordan Hestermann, director of Becoming We the People. Tutoring is open to families of all income levels and backgrounds.

To sign up, parents and students must come at a scheduled time to the program’s Learning Center at the martial arts academy, 8929 Indianapolis Blvd. Schedule an appointment by calling (773) 597-7887 or email info@becomingwethepeople.org.

The mission of Becoming We the People is to create a more equal society by expanding opportunities and resources through tutoring and other programs. “Lack of education, or lack of access to educational opportunities, is one of the pieces of the pie that make up poverty,” Hestermann.

Hestermann said the program puts its focus on students ahead of efforts to expand. The program looks for new tutors so it can accommodate additional students without dividing tutors’ attention.

“We just have to make sure we have tutors available. That has been our biggest challenge in growing the program,” she said. The current ratio of student to tutor is 2 to 1.

“Our tutors are not all adults. We accept middle-school and high-school students. We want to help students build their skill-base and feel like they can make a difference early on, not just when they are adults,” Hestermann said.

Becoming We the People works with businesses and other nonprofit organizations. Collaborating organizations include the Tutor/Mentor Institute, and Becoming We the People will cohost the institute’s biannual Tutor/Mentor Leadership and Networking Conference on June 7 at the Metcalfe Federal Building, 77 W. Jackson, Chicago.

Becoming We the People has held numerous workshops, conducts an annual holiday toy drive and holds an annual online auction to benefit Tuesday’s Children. The organization formed in December, 2008. and began its tutoring program in October, 2011.

Article source: http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/highland/tutoring-program-works-to-empower-through-education/article_73989c2a-ded6-501b-972b-51a0bb2d74e0.html

Special dinners at local church aim to generate support for gym project

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BRUCE BUMSTEAD/BRANDON SUN
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Grade 6 students at Christian Heritage School burn off a little steam in the multi-purpose room at the south end school on Monday. The school is hoping to raise funds for the addition of a gymnasium.

When Sakira De Wet was in the process of choosing an elementary school for her three children, finding a place that shared her Christian values was top on the list.

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Grade 6 students at Christian Heritage School burn off a little steam in the multi-purpose room at the south end school on Monday. The school is hoping to raise funds for the addition of a gymnasium. (BRUCE BUMSTEAD/BRANDON SUN)

“It’s what we want for our children and it is important for me to know that our children have a personal relationship with Jesus,” De Wet said about choosing Brandon’s Christian Heritage School, where her oldest boy attends kindergarten and his two younger sisters will soon follow.

“It’s an extension of what we do at home and what we do at church.”

She was drawn, she says, to the school’s strong sense of community. And now the school will rely on that support as they begin the long journey of fundraising for a new gymnasium.

“It’s always a plus having that facility. Most of the parents that have already come here know that the kids are very active in the winter outside, but of course it would be wonderful to have a gymnasium,” De Wet said. “It’s not just for classes, it’s for recess purposes if it is -30 C outside. Instead of kids being in the classroom they have a place to go and play and it’s big enough that we can do indoor volleyball and soccer and after-school events. So it could be used for so much more.”

This Friday and Saturday, the school will host a reception and dinner, beginning at 6:30 p.m. each night at the McDiarmid Drive Alliance Church. The semi-formal event will feature a silent and live auction, as well as a roast beef dinner with all proceeds going directly into the school’s building fund, in the hopes of someday building the gym.

“It’s always been part of the plan, but it’s never happened and our board is very ambitious and united right now and they’re pushing for it hard,” school principal Byran Schroeder said.

While the school has made due — renting space at a local church gym and providing swimming and gymnastic lessons at other locations — Schroeder knows if they want to move forward and potentially look at expanding from grades K-8 to K-12, that a gym will be a must.

“I think there is always going to be a family that might not come because we don’t have a gym,” Schroeder said. “At the same time people look at the value that we provide and they’re still coming.”

Schroeder, who also volunteers as a coach for one of the school’s basketball teams who play against other schools within Brandon School Division, said physical activity is important in the education system — both for athletics and academics.

“I like to coach because I can build a different relationship with the kids than being the principal. It’s that context where they can develop a lot of character and providing that team environment that’s what we’re all about here.”

A gym will also provide a setting for the school’s music program, which, according to Schroeder, the students and their families take a great deal of pride in.

“It’s more than just athletics,” Schroeder explained.

“It’s school events for music or the Christmas concerts. Those things where every time right now we have to go and rent out space somewhere else.”

People looking to purchase tickets to the fundraising banquet can call 204-725-3209 or email the school at office@chsbrandon.ca.

Tickets cost $20 and include food and live entertainment.

» ctweed@brandonsun.com

Republished from the Brandon Sun print edition April 23, 2013

Article source: http://www.brandonsun.com/local/special-dinners-at-local-church-aim-to-generate-support-for-gym-project-204258511.html?thx=y

Special dinners at local church aim to generate support for gym project

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BRUCE BUMSTEAD/BRANDON SUN
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Grade 6 students at Christian Heritage School burn off a little steam in the multi-purpose room at the south end school on Monday. The school is hoping to raise funds for the addition of a gymnasium.

When Sakira De Wet was in the process of choosing an elementary school for her three children, finding a place that shared her Christian values was top on the list.

9f199 130423 new gym1 c Special dinners at local church aim to generate support for gym project

Enlarge Image

Grade 6 students at Christian Heritage School burn off a little steam in the multi-purpose room at the south end school on Monday. The school is hoping to raise funds for the addition of a gymnasium. (BRUCE BUMSTEAD/BRANDON SUN)

“It’s what we want for our children and it is important for me to know that our children have a personal relationship with Jesus,” De Wet said about choosing Brandon’s Christian Heritage School, where her oldest boy attends kindergarten and his two younger sisters will soon follow.

“It’s an extension of what we do at home and what we do at church.”

She was drawn, she says, to the school’s strong sense of community. And now the school will rely on that support as they begin the long journey of fundraising for a new gymnasium.

“It’s always a plus having that facility. Most of the parents that have already come here know that the kids are very active in the winter outside, but of course it would be wonderful to have a gymnasium,” De Wet said. “It’s not just for classes, it’s for recess purposes if it is -30 C outside. Instead of kids being in the classroom they have a place to go and play and it’s big enough that we can do indoor volleyball and soccer and after-school events. So it could be used for so much more.”

This Friday and Saturday, the school will host a reception and dinner, beginning at 6:30 p.m. each night at the McDiarmid Drive Alliance Church. The semi-formal event will feature a silent and live auction, as well as a roast beef dinner with all proceeds going directly into the school’s building fund, in the hopes of someday building the gym.

“It’s always been part of the plan, but it’s never happened and our board is very ambitious and united right now and they’re pushing for it hard,” school principal Byran Schroeder said.

While the school has made due — renting space at a local church gym and providing swimming and gymnastic lessons at other locations — Schroeder knows if they want to move forward and potentially look at expanding from grades K-8 to K-12, that a gym will be a must.

“I think there is always going to be a family that might not come because we don’t have a gym,” Schroeder said. “At the same time people look at the value that we provide and they’re still coming.”

Schroeder, who also volunteers as a coach for one of the school’s basketball teams who play against other schools within Brandon School Division, said physical activity is important in the education system — both for athletics and academics.

“I like to coach because I can build a different relationship with the kids than being the principal. It’s that context where they can develop a lot of character and providing that team environment that’s what we’re all about here.”

A gym will also provide a setting for the school’s music program, which, according to Schroeder, the students and their families take a great deal of pride in.

“It’s more than just athletics,” Schroeder explained.

“It’s school events for music or the Christmas concerts. Those things where every time right now we have to go and rent out space somewhere else.”

People looking to purchase tickets to the fundraising banquet can call 204-725-3209 or email the school at office@chsbrandon.ca.

Tickets cost $20 and include food and live entertainment.

» ctweed@brandonsun.com

Republished from the Brandon Sun print edition April 23, 2013

Article source: http://www.brandonsun.com/local/special-dinners-at-local-church-aim-to-generate-support-for-gym-project-204258511.html?thx=y

Special dinners at local church aim to generate support for gym project

9f199 130423 new gym2 front c Special dinners at local church aim to generate support for gym project

BRUCE BUMSTEAD/BRANDON SUN
Enlarge Image

Grade 6 students at Christian Heritage School burn off a little steam in the multi-purpose room at the south end school on Monday. The school is hoping to raise funds for the addition of a gymnasium.

When Sakira De Wet was in the process of choosing an elementary school for her three children, finding a place that shared her Christian values was top on the list.

9f199 130423 new gym1 c Special dinners at local church aim to generate support for gym project

Enlarge Image

Grade 6 students at Christian Heritage School burn off a little steam in the multi-purpose room at the south end school on Monday. The school is hoping to raise funds for the addition of a gymnasium. (BRUCE BUMSTEAD/BRANDON SUN)

“It’s what we want for our children and it is important for me to know that our children have a personal relationship with Jesus,” De Wet said about choosing Brandon’s Christian Heritage School, where her oldest boy attends kindergarten and his two younger sisters will soon follow.

“It’s an extension of what we do at home and what we do at church.”

She was drawn, she says, to the school’s strong sense of community. And now the school will rely on that support as they begin the long journey of fundraising for a new gymnasium.

“It’s always a plus having that facility. Most of the parents that have already come here know that the kids are very active in the winter outside, but of course it would be wonderful to have a gymnasium,” De Wet said. “It’s not just for classes, it’s for recess purposes if it is -30 C outside. Instead of kids being in the classroom they have a place to go and play and it’s big enough that we can do indoor volleyball and soccer and after-school events. So it could be used for so much more.”

This Friday and Saturday, the school will host a reception and dinner, beginning at 6:30 p.m. each night at the McDiarmid Drive Alliance Church. The semi-formal event will feature a silent and live auction, as well as a roast beef dinner with all proceeds going directly into the school’s building fund, in the hopes of someday building the gym.

“It’s always been part of the plan, but it’s never happened and our board is very ambitious and united right now and they’re pushing for it hard,” school principal Byran Schroeder said.

While the school has made due — renting space at a local church gym and providing swimming and gymnastic lessons at other locations — Schroeder knows if they want to move forward and potentially look at expanding from grades K-8 to K-12, that a gym will be a must.

“I think there is always going to be a family that might not come because we don’t have a gym,” Schroeder said. “At the same time people look at the value that we provide and they’re still coming.”

Schroeder, who also volunteers as a coach for one of the school’s basketball teams who play against other schools within Brandon School Division, said physical activity is important in the education system — both for athletics and academics.

“I like to coach because I can build a different relationship with the kids than being the principal. It’s that context where they can develop a lot of character and providing that team environment that’s what we’re all about here.”

A gym will also provide a setting for the school’s music program, which, according to Schroeder, the students and their families take a great deal of pride in.

“It’s more than just athletics,” Schroeder explained.

“It’s school events for music or the Christmas concerts. Those things where every time right now we have to go and rent out space somewhere else.”

People looking to purchase tickets to the fundraising banquet can call 204-725-3209 or email the school at office@chsbrandon.ca.

Tickets cost $20 and include food and live entertainment.

» ctweed@brandonsun.com

Republished from the Brandon Sun print edition April 23, 2013

Article source: http://www.brandonsun.com/local/special-dinners-at-local-church-aim-to-generate-support-for-gym-project-204258511.html?thx=y

Special dinners at local church aim to generate support for gym project

3b5b3 130423 new gym2 front c Special dinners at local church aim to generate support for gym project

BRUCE BUMSTEAD/BRANDON SUN
Enlarge Image

Grade 6 students at Christian Heritage School burn off a little steam in the multi-purpose room at the south end school on Monday. The school is hoping to raise funds for the addition of a gymnasium.

When Sakira De Wet was in the process of choosing an elementary school for her three children, finding a place that shared her Christian values was top on the list.

3b5b3 130423 new gym1 c Special dinners at local church aim to generate support for gym project

Enlarge Image

Grade 6 students at Christian Heritage School burn off a little steam in the multi-purpose room at the south end school on Monday. The school is hoping to raise funds for the addition of a gymnasium. (BRUCE BUMSTEAD/BRANDON SUN)

“It’s what we want for our children and it is important for me to know that our children have a personal relationship with Jesus,” De Wet said about choosing Brandon’s Christian Heritage School, where her oldest boy attends kindergarten and his two younger sisters will soon follow.

“It’s an extension of what we do at home and what we do at church.”

She was drawn, she says, to the school’s strong sense of community. And now the school will rely on that support as they begin the long journey of fundraising for a new gymnasium.

“It’s always a plus having that facility. Most of the parents that have already come here know that the kids are very active in the winter outside, but of course it would be wonderful to have a gymnasium,” De Wet said. “It’s not just for classes, it’s for recess purposes if it is -30 C outside. Instead of kids being in the classroom they have a place to go and play and it’s big enough that we can do indoor volleyball and soccer and after-school events. So it could be used for so much more.”

This Friday and Saturday, the school will host a reception and dinner, beginning at 6:30 p.m. each night at the McDiarmid Drive Alliance Church. The semi-formal event will feature a silent and live auction, as well as a roast beef dinner with all proceeds going directly into the school’s building fund, in the hopes of someday building the gym.

“It’s always been part of the plan, but it’s never happened and our board is very ambitious and united right now and they’re pushing for it hard,” school principal Byran Schroeder said.

While the school has made due — renting space at a local church gym and providing swimming and gymnastic lessons at other locations — Schroeder knows if they want to move forward and potentially look at expanding from grades K-8 to K-12, that a gym will be a must.

“I think there is always going to be a family that might not come because we don’t have a gym,” Schroeder said. “At the same time people look at the value that we provide and they’re still coming.”

Schroeder, who also volunteers as a coach for one of the school’s basketball teams who play against other schools within Brandon School Division, said physical activity is important in the education system — both for athletics and academics.

“I like to coach because I can build a different relationship with the kids than being the principal. It’s that context where they can develop a lot of character and providing that team environment that’s what we’re all about here.”

A gym will also provide a setting for the school’s music program, which, according to Schroeder, the students and their families take a great deal of pride in.

“It’s more than just athletics,” Schroeder explained.

“It’s school events for music or the Christmas concerts. Those things where every time right now we have to go and rent out space somewhere else.”

People looking to purchase tickets to the fundraising banquet can call 204-725-3209 or email the school at office@chsbrandon.ca.

Tickets cost $20 and include food and live entertainment.

» ctweed@brandonsun.com

Republished from the Brandon Sun print edition April 23, 2013

Article source: http://www.brandonsun.com/local/special-dinners-at-local-church-aim-to-generate-support-for-gym-project-204258511.html?thx=y

School-based daycares fear eviction for refusing to run before- and after …

So far, demand has been low due to registration problems, high fees and program uncertainty. Of roughly 23,000 Toronto children in full-day kindergarten this year, fewer than 1,900 are registered in before- and after-school care.

Article source: http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2013/04/15/toronto_daycares_in_schools_fear_eviction_it_they_refuse_to_run_before_and_afterschool_programs_for_fullday_kindergarten.html

Methuen schools to close day care – Eagle

METHUEN — The School Department will close a day-care program and disperse a before- and after-school program this summer after deciding required renovations to the building that houses the program are too expensive.

The program is housed at the Pleasant Valley School, a roughly 100-year-old building at 180 Pleasant Valley St., that school officials said needs expensive upgrades. Superintendent Judith Scannell said to the School Committee and in a letter to parents that the day care for 3- and 4-year-olds, which is available five days a week, will end in August and the before- and after-school program for school-age students will move to the four grammar schools.

“We can’t afford it,” Scannell said of the day-care program and repairs. In comments to the School Committee, she said the decision to close the day care program was “based solely on the age and condition of the building.”

This year, Pleasant Valley School has 38 3- and 4-year-olds in the program. Scannell said 26 of those kids will be old enough to start kindergarten next year and will not be affected by the closure. Parents of the remaining dozen kids received a list of private day cares in the city to use next year, and Scannell said the prices are close to what the School Department charges for its service.

Work that would have been required to keep a day care at the Pleasant Valley School included upgrading the electrical and plumbing systems, installation of a sprinkler system, making the building handicap accessible, doing spot repairs on the foundation and scraping and reapplying paint. Last year, the School Department shuttered a 30-year-old mobile classroom trailer that served the building and program because of its condition.

Students in the before- and after-school program can continue in the program, but will remain at their neighborhood grammar school instead of being bused to and from Pleasant Valley School. Scannell said parents had asked for this change in the past. Teachers for the K-8 before- and after-school program will be solicited from each grammar school.

Scannell sent a letter to parents on Wednesday explaining the change and outlining before- and after-school rates, which range from $50 to $160 per month for the before school program depending on grade level and number of days per week, and $120 to $320 per month for the after-school program. Parents have the option of enrolling children in either or both.

School business administrator Glenn Fratto said the district would save about $60,000 from the busing contract, though nearly all of that portion of the expense was paid by day care fees.

Scannell said the building will be converted into a centralized storage facility for office supplies and other goods, which will free up much needed space currently used for storage in each school building.

The two certified teachers in the day care program will be assigned teaching positions in one of the grammar schools in the 2013-14 school year, and the five program assistants will be reassigned by the end of school on June 26. No one was laid off because of the change, Scannell said.

The superintendent had considered using the Central School off Lawrence Street, which formerly housed the School Department administrative offices and now hosts a ninth-grade campus while the high school is being renovated, as an early child care center that included the day care and all kindergarten classes.

But she said renovations that would be needed to use the building for young children would run at least $1.5 million. The city already spent about $2.5 million renovating the Central School for ninth-graders, money that came out of the $98 million high school project.

No decision has been made on what that building will be used for when the high school is completed in 2014.

Follow Douglas Moser on Twitter @EagleEyeMoser. To comment on stories and see what others are saying, log on to eagletribune.com.

Article source: http://www.eagletribune.com/local/x1862028346/Methuen-schools-to-close-day-care

Kid’s Zone – After School Children’s Program

Kid’s Zone Starts Sept 12th!

Kindergarten through 3th grade and Zone 45 group for 4th and 5th graders will meet on Wednesday’s after school, from 3:30 to 5.

This fall the fun and excitement of exploring the Amazon rainforest is combined with the discovery of 13 stories Jesus told. Through these parables we will discover 13 actions that will help us follow Jesus!

So plan to come and bring a friend!  

This children’s after school program is free and open to anyone in our community.

PARENTS – Registration forms are required so that we have current permission forms and emergency contact information.  They are available at the church office or you can come any Wednesday with your child and fill one out.  

Ouray Christian Fellowship, 336 4th Ave, Ouray, Call for more info – 325-4253

Article source: http://www.watchnewspapers.com/pages/business_details/?id=47615240

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