Good morning to all. We are ready for an exciting day. Today is SHOW AND TELL day!!! The kids will be practicing thinking and public speaking skills. Our program feels a responsibility to reinforce the academic skills our kids have been taught by extremely hard working teachers. Studies show that all kids, regardless of demographic or income status, can lose up to several months of learning, including math skills. However, students from low socio-economic, Latino/Hispanic, and African-American families are at greater risk for reading and literacy skills.
Below is a great link for the Afterschool Alliance (An amazing resource for my program!) :
http://www.afterschoolalliance.org/press_archives/Summer_IB_NR062308.pdf
We began incorporating study skills, reading, and journals last year during camp. We try to offer activities that provide a holistic approach to a child's development. As you can see in the article it is important to provide a healthy snack to students. Our After-school program provides nutritious snacks on a daily basis during the academic year. Greenville Hospital System is assisting the church by keeping a healthy snack as a staple of St. Francis experience to, "energize the brain" as well call it, during snack time.
Our great summer camp staff planned Show and Tell and we are looking forward to hearing our kids responses. Until the next blog...
