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21st
Century Community Learning Center
The purpose of
the 21st Century Grants are to:
- Provide opportunities for academic
enrichment, including providing tutorial services to help students,
particularly students who attend high-priority schools, to meet state
and local student performance standards in core academic subjects, such
as reading and mathematics.
- Offer students a broad array of
additional services, programs, and activities, such as youth development
activities drug and violence prevention programs, counseling programs,
art, music, recreation programs, technology education programs, and
character education programs, that are designed to reinforce and
complement the academic program of participating students
- Offer families of students served
by community learning centers opportunities for literacy and related
educational development
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Philosophy
A
vision of building community partnerships and thereby improving the lives of
our youth and their families through learning, enrichment and recreation…the
program will:
- Provide
an increase opportunity for youth and their families to participate in
enriching activities;
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Increase student achievement in the areas of reading and math, in a well
supervised learning environment, staffed by caring, competent, and
supportive adults;
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Reduce the risk factors students encounter by focusing on positive youth
development, leadership, service learning opportunities, conflict
resolution activities, and programs such as life skills;
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To provide opportunities for the development of youth in the areas of
health and nutrition; recreation, technology and global cultural
awareness.
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Types of
Programs and Services Offered
- Academic
Support – tutoring supervised by a certified teacher
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Enrichment-
interactive activities that increase student skill levels in reading and
math
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Family
Support- after school food service, safe environment, Family fun
night, child care licensing
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Academic
Instruction- Reading, Writing, and Math standards taught by
Certified Teachers
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Character
Education- positive mentoring about values and attitudes
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Prevention
Services-provide ATOD/V awareness to develop positive decision
making skills
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Technology-
opportunity for students to gain computer skills
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Recreational-fun
activities
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