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3rd, 4th, and 5th Grade After School Program
Norris Square's After School Age Program is a state-licensed after school program for children in the 3rd 4th and 5th grades. Located at McKinley Elementary School at Orkney and Diamond Streets in North Philadelphia, the program offers children academic assistance through individualized tutoring, computer applications, and cultural trips. We also provide art classes under the supervision of a professional muralist. This program runs from September through June from 3:00pm until 6:00pm Monday through Friday. Free snacks are provided. Our mission is to serve community residents and to maximize the Latino cultural awareness to the children that we serve. We attend a variety of cultural shows and musicals to expose the children to their cultural heritage. We celebrate Three Kings Day and invite the parents and families of the children to join in all the festivities we plan. The food is catered by the parents.
The Norris Square Family Center also offers summer program activities to children already enrolled in the after school program. This is a six-week program which runs for six weeks and is held from 8:30am until 4:30pm, Monday through Friday. Activities are planned for the children which include: swimming, visits to the library, gardening projects. The children enjoy weekly trips to the skating rink, movies, art museum, and to Sesame Place. Breakfast, lunch, and snacks are provided to the children free of charge.
If you are interested in learning more about this program or inquiring about enrollment, please call 215-291-4896 and ask to speak with Marisol Paez or Dionne Riley.
Ages: 3rd 4th and 5th grades
Hours: After School Program: September through June from 3:00pm until 6:00pm Monday through Friday
Summer Program Activities: Monday through Friday, 8:30am - 4:30pm
Contact: Marisol Paez or Dionne Riley, 215-291-4896
6th, 7th, and 8th Grade After School Program
This program serves 6th 7th & 8th grades with homework assistance and school projects.
One of the goals of the programs is to help our students evolve into young adults by teaching them life skills activities such as: screen-printing, sewing, auto repair, and computer applications.
Most trips are planned around the curriculum that the students are being exposed to in the classroom. Students are taught to become entrepreneurs. They engage in creating there own products that they in turn sell.
Ages: 6th 7th & 8th grades
Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:30am - 4:30pm
Information, Referral, and Linkages
Our I,R, and L programs provide community members seeking information and direct referral services. The following referrals services are offered through this program:
Housing/Clothing
Health Insurance
Parenting Classes
HIV Counseling & Testing
ESL (English Classes)
ASP 6th 7th 8th
Criminal/Legal Services
Rental Assistance/Utility Assistance
Maternal & Child Outreach Programs
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Counseling
Food Referrals
Domestic Violence/ Emergency Shelter
GED/Adult Education
ASP 3rd 4th 5th
Care Services
Job Search/ Job Readiness
Drug& Alcohol Treatment
Delinquent Children in Crisis Service
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Contact: Maria Sanchez, 215-291-4896
Job Development Program
The job development program runs Monday thru Friday from 9am-5pm at The McKinley Elementary School. This program primarily targets unemployed community residents by linking them to jobs and pre-employment training that insures they are ready for the job search. Follow up services are provided to insure successful placement and retention at the workplace is the case. The job development program also assists with resume preparation as well as referrals to The Working Wardrobe, a non profit agency that assists low income individuals in obtaining clothes for interviews free of charge. For more information feel free to contact our Job Developer at Maria Borges at (215) 291-4896
Hours: Monday thru Friday from 9am-5pm
Contact: Maria Borges, 215-291-4896
Parenting Education
This program is geared towards educating parents around effective child development techniques and discouraging harmful ones. The workshops help parents lessen stress by providing them with positive techniques to help their children grow into healthy beings. Our curriculum is age appropriate. The services that are provided through this program include once a week classes for 9 weeks, community workshops, and counseling. The following is a list of topics that are covered during the classes:
Development stages
Communication
Discipline
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Nutrition/Health
Self-esteem
Violence
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Norris Square's Family Center Positive Youth Program
Letter from Catherine Cuadrado introducing Positive Youth Program:
The Positive Youth Sports Program is to develop the students' sports abilities as well as building up their self-esteem, social interactions and confidence.
Our programs consist of basketball life skills development, swimming, softball and boxing. Each program will consist of 15 students due to van capacity.
Basketball Program is for students 12 to 18 years of age and it's an all year round program. We meet every Tuesday, and Thursday at the YMCA at 7:00 P.M. and on Saturday at Girard College during the summer at 10:00 A.M.
Swimming program is for students 10 - 15 years of age and we meet on Friday's from 6: 00 - 8:00.
Swimming is also held at the YMCA.
Boxing is for students ages 12 - 14 and we will meet every Monday and Wednesday 4:30 - 6:30 at Joe Hands Boxing. After boxing we will provide tutoring for the students computer are being supplied by Joe Hands.
Trips will be planned during the year and according to the events.
We will need someone to help support the sports coordinator with transporting and tutoring the students.
Softball will only be held between the months of April thru July.
Swimming is a 10-week program, 10 students at a time and it's a first come first serve basis. Cost is $6.00 a person.
I would also like to have Rap Sessions once a month with a motivational speaker to talk to the students and try to get them thinking about what they would like to do in the future.
Thanks
Catherine Cuadrado
(215) 898-2945
P.S. I would also like to find out how many kids are interested in Hip-Hop-Dancing. Because the YMCA is offering a free dance class on Saturday mornings.
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