Transcript 21st Century Community Learning Center

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21
CENTURY
COMMUNITY
LEARNING CENTER
Smalley School & Lafayette School
Bound Brook, NJ
The Afterschool Hours in America
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More than 15 million school-age children (26 percent) are on their own
after school. Among them are more than 1 million are in grades K through
5. (Afterschool Alliance, 2009)
More than 27 million parents of school-age children are employed,
including 23 million who work full time. (U.S. Department of Labor, 2010)
The hours between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. are the peak hours for juvenile crime
and experimentation with drugs, alcohol, cigarettes and sex. (Fight Crime:
Invest in Kids, 2002)
Currently, the federal government contributes only 11 percent of the cost of
afterschool while 29 percent of the children in afterschool meet the federal
government’s definition of low-income and in need of federal assistance.
(Afterschool Alliance, 2009)
Afterschool Programs Benefit Youth,
Families & Communities
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Teens who do not participate in afterschool programs are nearly three times more
likely to skip classes than teens who do participate. They are also three times more
likely to use marijuana or other drugs, and are more likely to drink, smoke and
engage in sexual activity. (YMCA of the USA, March 2001)
Early childhood education expert James Heckman concludes that a compliment of
early education and participation in afterschool programs can reduce initiating
drug use among youth by nearly 50 percent (45.8) while reducing the likelihood of
them skipping school by half. (Investing in Our Young People, University of Chicago,
2006)
The Promising Afterschool Programs Study, a study of about 3,000 low-income,
ethnically-diverse elementary and middle school students found that regular
participation in high-quality afterschool programs is linked to significant gains in
standardized test scores and work habits. (University of California at Irvine, 2007)
Mission Statement
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The mission of the Middle Earth 21st CCLC
program is to provide a safe and nurturing
environment for fourth through eighth grade
students from Bound Brook and South Bound Brook
who are in need of and can benefit from an afterschool program. Youth will have opportunities to
choose activities designed to promote their
intellectual, physical, mental, social, and emotional
development in an atmosphere of mutual respect
and encouragement.
Program Serves
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Lafayette School
 60
Slots
 4th and 5th grades
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Smalley Middle School
 60
Slots
 6th, 7th, and 8th grades
Program Offers
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Academic Enrichment and Remediation
Positive Youth Development
Cultural and Artistic Enrichment
Physical Activity
Parental Involvement
Academic Enrichment and Remediation
Academic Enrichment and Remediation
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60 minutes per day
1 certified teacher for every 15 students
High school student helpers
Students receive help with their homework
Students work on the Study Island Computer
Programs for math and language arts
Positive Youth Development
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Character Counts
Girls Circle
Boys Council
F.I.L.M.
Girls Circle
Cultural and Artistic Enrichment
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Culinary Arts
Art
Screen Printing
Functional and Found Art
Video Production
Educational Field Trips
Drama
Photography
Cartooning
Culinary Arts
Screen Printing
Art
Trips
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Intrepid Air and Space Museum
Academy of Natural Sciences Museum
Camden Aquarium
Bronx Zoo
Patriots Stadium
Raices Cultural Center
Patriots Stadium
Physical Activities
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Recreational Sports
Dance
Soccer
Basketball
Dance
Soccer
Other Enrichment Options
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Water Science
Newsletter
Technology
Lego Tech
Party & Event Planning
Crime Scene
Investigations
Game Show
Lego Tech
Technology
Water Science
Parental Involvement
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Family Fun Nights
4 through out the year
 Student presentations and art work displays
 Guest Speakers
 Dinner provided
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English as a Second Language
Offered to parents of students in the program
 Provided by The Jointure
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Guiding Good Choices for Spanish Speaking Parents
Dinner provided
 Helps improve communication between parents and children
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Family Fun Night
Program Layout
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Fall Cycle: October – December
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Winter Cycle: January – March
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Spring Cycle: April – June
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Summer Cycle: July
Daily Smalley Schedule
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2:50 – 3:30 Snack & Game Time
3:30 – 4:50 Academic Remediation – Homework
& Tutoring
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4:50 – 5:50 Club/Enrichment Time
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5:50 – 6:05 Students are picked up or walk home
Daily Lafayette Schedule
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2:40 – 3:15 Snack & Game Time
3:15 – 4:00 Academic Remediation – Homework
& Tutoring
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4:00 – 5:00 Club/Enrichment Time
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5:00 – 5:30 Quiet Recreation
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5:30 – 5:45 Students are picked up or walk home
Staff
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1 Full Time Project Director
1 Part Time and 1 Full Time Site Coordinator
1 Part Time Administrative Staff
12 Certified Teachers
15 High School Youth Workers
10 Non-teacher Club Leaders
Collaborators
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Family & Community Services
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days/week
 Offer individual and group counseling
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Bound Brook Police Department
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day/week
 Allow kids to have positive interaction with police
officers
Collaborators
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4-H
 Character
counts staff training
 Science Workshops for students
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EmPower Somerset
 Guiding
Good Choices for Spanish Speaking Parents
 Guest speakers for students
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Girl Scouts
 Club
activities
Guest Speakers
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Robert Wood Johnson
EmPower Somerset
Vo-Tech Tap-n-Toe Dance Group
Partners
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Bound Brook Board of Education
South Bound Brook School District
A Special Thanks to the Bound Brook Board of
Education
Summer Program
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120 students
8:00 am to 1:00 pm Monday – Thursday
Friday is Trip Day
3 hours academic time
1 hour rec time
½ hour breakfast, ½ hour lunch
Facts about the last 4 years
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Middle Earth has brought in $1.5 Million to Bound
Brook District
We have served 421 youth
We have hired 27 Bound Brook High School
Students
We have hired 39 teachers from Bound Brook
Hispanic Population
After School Care Arrangements
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• Hispanic children are more likely to be in afterschool programs than other children. 21% (2,365,860) of
Hispanic children are enrolled in afterschool programs – at schools, community centers, churches or
elsewhere. By comparison, 15% of all children participate in afterschool programs.
Economic Impact
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• Hispanic parents are feeling the impact of the economic downturn more severely than parents in general.
More Hispanic parents agree that the current economic conditions have impacted their after school care
arrangements, with 55% reporting that the economy has impacted how they care for their children after
school (compared to 41% overall) and 60% stating that it has affected their ability to pay for care
(compared to 46% overall).
Need or Demand for Afterschool
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• Demand for afterschool programs is great in the Hispanic community. Parents of Hispanic children not
currently in afterschool programs are much more likely than other parents to say that they would enroll their
children in quality afterschool programs, if programs were available. 47% of Hispanic parents (4,218,666)
say they would enroll their children if programs were available compared to 38% of parents in general.
• Hispanic parents are also more likely than the general population to say that there should be “some type
of organized activity or place for children and teens to go after school every day that provides
opportunities for them to learn.” 96% of Hispanic parents agree compared to just 91% agreement in
general.
The Coming Year
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115 students currently enrolled
Waiting lists for 4th and 5th grades
Introducing new theme of civic engagement
Hosting Lights On After School Event October 20th
Funding was provided by the New Jersey State
Department of Education.
We would also like to acknowledge the Bound Brook
and South Bound Brook Municipal Alliance for their
contribution.