ACEDONE’S SUMMER PROGRAM

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Our Summer Program is to provide an extension of quality in education, care and activities for the children so they can discover social, physical and academic learning styles in a safe, caring and supportive environment that promotes self-discipline, motivation and excellence in education.

Every year we face new challenges as more students than ever before enroll in our Summer Enrichment Program. With a predicted enrollment of   more students, each summer will be more exciting and more challenging. Even so, more families and students continue to show an interest to enroll, unfortunately, our limited resources prevent us from taking on additional participants. Furthermore, many of our students come from diverse backgrounds and struggles which have affected their academic level of achievement. We find students are on all different academic levels, some are particularly behind for their grade level.  However, through the hard work of our teachers and staff, as well as the constant enthusiasm and energy of the students, our program works not only to help children reach their highest potential, but also to make learning fun and motivating along the way.

In addition, the program is proudly led by high school and college students. Since our youth are our future leaders, empowering them with management skills, leadership opportunities, and valuable work experience is also part of ACEDONE’S overall mission. From lessons in the classroom to the hands-on explorations through a variety of field trips, these youth give the younger students opportunities to think creatively, develop friendships, and learn in interesting new ways. We feel that by giving these children motivation to learn, while providing the older generation of students with an opportunity to lead and manage, the summer program gives to all of our youth important keys to a successful future. 

The program is so popular among students and parents alike that many expressed an interest in the program being extended throughout the entire summer. However, our lack of necessary funds limits us to six-week duration.  It is also essential to note that the summer program could not have taken place at all without the assistance of both private and public funders.  

Program Description 

The 2010 Summer Program was held from July 6th through August 13th, from 9:00AM until 3:00 PM. During this period of time the following activities took place:                     

Grades 1-3:

  • Reinforcing Educational Skills
  • Math/ English/Science
  • Somali Language
  • Somali Social Studies
Grades 4-6:
§  Empowering Social Skills
§  Math/English/Science
§  Somali Language
§  Somali Social Studies

Grades 7-8:

  • Educational Skills for Success
  • English/Math/Science
  • Somali Language
  • Somali and World Social Studies
High School:

  • Tutoring and providing academic support
  • Experience in leadership positions
  • Math/English/Science
  • Somali Language
  • Somali Social Studies 

Program Goals and Objectives 

Ø  Educate students in academic areas of Math, Language, Science, Writing, and Social Studies
Ø  Identify individual needs of each student and work with them to achieve their greatest potential
Ø  Prepare students to meet district and state standards through critical thinking and problem solving
Ø  Expose students to cultural aspects of their community, with an emphasis on Somali language and lifestyle
Ø  Provide students with exposure to a variety of settings and creative thinking through hands-on activities during field trips
Ø  Encourage students to learn in an interactive environment with other students, both in the classroom and during field trips
Ø  Empower high school and college students with valuable work experience through positions of leadership, teaching and management
Ø  Promote values of honesty, respect, and cooperation, conflict resolution to foster students’ personal growth and moral character in the greater scope of the community 

Overall, parents speak highly of and appear very impressed with ACEDONE’s summer program which instills our youth and kids skills of strong personal values and character, leadership, positive sense of self worth and usefulness, social adeptness and time and money management.