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Join Us for Some Summer Leadership Opportunities...AND FUN!
SUMMER LEADERSHIP PROGRAM
JUNE
17 – JULY 26, 2019
MONDAY -
FRIDAY
11:00
AM – 3:00 PM
Students in grades K – 8th will
have:
§ Fun, fun, fun
§ Enrichment Activities in Reading, Math and Leadership Skills
§ Lunch and a Snack
§ Sports, Activities, and Field Trips
To sign up come to 3500 Shanks
Lane, For an appointment
March 11, 2019 –May 1, 2019 Call (502)
499-3677
Monday – Thursday 4:30 PM – 6:00
PM 100
Registration Fee
Sunday, April 8, 2018
External Coaching Experience at Highland Park Community Development Corporation
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Originally written by Carol Frame and reposted with permission | Visit our website for more info
Originally written by Carol Frame and reposted with permission | Visit our website for more info
A little boy with serious eyes said, “I do have a part. I say ‘Gobble, Gobble’ whenever I want.” I smiled.
Of course he had a part in the play at the Highland Park Community
Development Corporation (CDC), a place where everybody belongs. The participants, aged 5 to 15, were practicing
their Thanksgiving play for their performance at Highland Park Missionary
Baptist Church. The script was
challenging as it was fast paced, funny and involved a lot of memorization. The kids’ practice mostly involved stumbling
through the reading of the script.
However, on performance night, every actor remembered every line, and
the audience was thoroughly entertained, laughing at all the right places.
As a BLOCStar External Coach for Highland Park CDC, I am not
surprised that the children were able to accomplish such a challenging
task. This out of school time program is
all about meeting and exceeding challenges to develop leaders. My task is to
support the program in quality improvement. In the process, I have learned how they are making
a difference in the lives of many high-risk children and youth in the Cane
Run/Shagbark Community.
I admire the way Mrs. Sandra Fay Miller directs Highland
Park CDC. With her leadership, the staff
works hard to help students make real academic progress, even with children who
have a history of serious academic struggles.
How do they do it? There is a strong sense of community. Though the participants vary widely in age,
they beautifully connect with one another and the staff. The participants feel safe, supported, and
that they belong, all solid youth development principles.
Thankfully for my first coaching assignment I have had the
pleasure to work with this quality program.
However, there is always room for improvement and the staff is eager to
strive for higher quality. In our last
session, we worked together to create a method for students to reflect and
provide feedback, two important youth development skills. We needed to be creative to engage
participants so we decided to use emojis.
The students were immediately drawn towards the emojis, laughing and
excitedly choosing the one that reflected their experience.
Mother Theresa was wise in saying, “If we have no peace, it
is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.” With their focus on positive youth
development, Highland Park CDC is working towards peace one student, one
program, and one community at a time.
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