Project Report
| Apr 9, 2018
Eliminate School Drop out - Encourage Learning
By Jeanette A. Koechner | Director of Community Development
The Boys & Girls Clubs of St. Charles County (BGCSTC) continues to reach out to its membes with a strong desire and goal for each to realize Academic Success by remaining in school and completing their education.
As the world becomes even more interconnected, it has become more critical than ever for our young people to develop the skills needed to compete in the global economy. Schools are a vital part of the eudcation process. Parents and family membes are also integral to children's success. BGCSTC is an important third party componet in academic success for its members. BGCSTC serves as a partner in providing access to the programs and resources that both youth and families need to succeed. BGCSTC is uniquely postioned to make a significant difference in the academic success of youth in the community. BGCSTC comfortably blends the lines between school and home by providing homework assistance and preparing the children for school the next day. When young people attend school with homework completed, they enjoy and participate in the classroom while feeling a sense of accomplishment. When this learning process takes place, youth are more likely to finish school and proceed to a post-secondary education or reach out for additional job training while looking forward to a rewarding future.
During February 2018, the BGCSTC After School Power Hour Program provided 812 educational support hours to 140 members. As previously stated, these hours offered a structured time and place for BGCSTC staff and volunteers to help members complete their homework and start each school day better prepared and with a sense of confidence and competence.
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Jan 9, 2018
Eliminate School Drop out - Encourage Learning
By Jeanette A. Koechner | Director of Community Development
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Homework can be done along or with help.
A goal of the Boys & Girls Clubs of St. Charles County has not changed over the years. The Club desires that all members will realize academic success, remain in school, complete their education and become a gainfully employeed adult. Twenty-eight percent of the Club's members come from a single parent household and it is harder for the parent or guardian to sometimes provide adequate time to assist with homework. The Boys & Girls Clubs of St. Charles County provides a number of educational classes that operate daily during the After School Program. Members are provided homework assistance by the Club's professional staff or qualified volunteers to assure the student that he or she will be ready to participate in the classroom the next day. We all know that if a child is unprepared for the classroom activities they will not become engaged in the learning process. An unprepared student will sometimes become disruptive causing distraction for the other students as well as the instructors.
A student prepared for their day at school will perform better, grow in knowledge, become eager to learn and have more self-esteem. A child doing well in the classroom does not consider dropping out of school, they look forward to a bright future.
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Oct 13, 2017
Eliminate School Drop out - Encourage Learning
By Jeanette A. Koechner | Director of Community Development
The Boys & Girls Clubs of St. Charles County continues to be engaged in supporting and encouraging its members to achieve academic success and be rewarded with a gainful future. For many of the children the Boys & Girls Club is the only source of homework support. The Organization's staff engages its members in homework completition. Daily, members complete homework assisgments in preparation for the next day in the classroom. It is well documented by school officials that a child that is unprepared for class participation will absolutely fall behind in realizing academic success. Many unprepared children will become disruptive in the classroom and disturb others wishing to participate in the learning process. As children fall behind in school, a desire to drop out of school often becomes a reality and they discontinue their education. The goal of the Boys & Girls Clubs of St. Charles County is that all members will graduate from high school with the ability and desire to continue their education and/or become gainfully employed in a promising career path.
The Boys & Girls Clubs of St. Charles County has become actively involved in promoting its STEM Program within its membership. Programs are being designed to fill the Robotics experience. It is estimated that over 80% of all jobs will be STEM related by 2020. With over 60% of the Club's membeship living in or below the poverty level it is even more important that the programs be available to all, especially those who do not have the opportunity to work with the construction of robots, computers, programming and other STEM related programs.
The Mission of the Boys & Girls Clubs of St. Charles is to enable and encourage all young people, especially those who need us the most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring responsible citizens.
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