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10/13/2011
Lights On Afterschool Activities
On October 20th and October 21st students from After School Discovery’s Discovery Cove, Celebrate, and Club 212 programs will be participating in activities to observe the Lights On Afterschool Initiative.
Lights On Afterschool is a program celebrated nationwide to highlight the importance of afterschool programming. Afterschool programs like After School Discovery are helpful to working families, ensure child safety, and promote a life long love of learning.
Students in Discovery Cove will be having a community outreach event, decorating pumpkins and reading stories with the residents of Country Club Retirement Campus while learning how previous generations celebrated the autumnal holidays on October 20th.
After School Discovery’s Celebrate students will be having a dance on Friday, October 21st from 3:00 to 6:00p.m. Special guest, Tank Jackson, will be on hand to teach the students the latest dance craze.
Students in Club 212 will be working on a service learning project to install a wheelchair ramp with Faith in Action’s Ramp It Up project on October 21st. The ramp that will be installed is a special building project of the Instruction-Destruction-Construction (IDC) Club.
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Patricia Seymour, Executive Director of After School Discovery announced the opening of Discovery Cove, a before and after school care center at the AACS Primary Campus, 2300 Wade Avenue, Ashtabula, on the first day of school, Monday, August 29, 2011.Discovery Cove is a youth development center that provides services Monday through Friday, 6:30 am to start of school; and end of school to 6:00 pm. The center is closed on all school holidays, vacations and weather calamity days. This service is fee based, with parents paying for only the hours of service received.
The services shall consist of a blend of age-appropriate educational and recreational activities. The program is complementary to school-age children’s home and school experiences, and effective in meeting their individual, developmental and time of day needs. The planned curriculum provides balance to the academic emphasis of the student’s regular day. It is hoped that this bridge between school and home life will help family times to be relaxed and positive.
Discovery Cove takes forward the mission of After School Discovery, which is to support children and their families in becoming life-long learners. ASD provides and promotes enrichment opportunities and learning initiatives that stimulate young minds and support a child’s learning and development
ASD is celebrating the Discovery Cove opening with a ribbon cutting and open house on Thursday, September 22, 2011, at 5 pm. Light refreshments will be served and tours of the new Michigan Building will be offered. For further information or registration forms for Discovery Cove, call the ASD office at 440-993-1060.
Additional Resources
Patricia Seymour Executive Director
Linda Coblitz Finance Director
Krista Keenan Site Coordinator
Joshua Williams Club 212 Program Director
Rebecca Stowell Artistic Director
Lisa Schira Discovery Cove
Robinlyn Vogel Program Manager