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After
School
 The
overriding goal of Northwestern University Settlement’s After
School program is to help our children develop the skills they need
to make wise life choices. The staff works with each child
in age-appropriate ways to help them stay in school, say no to drugs,
alcohol and teen sex, and respect themselves and their community.
 Children between
the ages of 5 and 12 come to the Settlement from 2:30 to 5:30 every
day during the school year. The Peewees (5-6), Little Rascals
(7-8), and Juniors (8-12) begin their afternoon reviewing the day’s
schedule, followed by a snack, homework help, special interest classes
(dance, music, drama, and visual arts, seasonal sports, and woodcraft),
Read to Win, and a closing ceremony. Special events may include
field trips, library visits, overnight visits to House In The Wood
Camp and holiday parties.
For more information
on After School programming, please contact our Youth
Services department or use the Parent Information/Enrollment
link.
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21
st CCLC Leap Ahead! Program
.intensive after school academic enriching experiences supported
by parental involvement early in a child's life have a direct impact
on future ability to read and write and to succeed in math and science.
Presently
in it's third year, the Leap Ahead! program challenges
50 first and second grade children and their parents from Elizabeth
Peabody Elementary School to participate in an intensive hands-on
after school academic program that combines learning with social
development. The program runs from September to May, Monday through
Thursday, from 2:30 to 5:30 pm . Leap Ahead! is supported
by a grant from the Illinois 21 st Century Community Learning Centers
Program.
Leap
Ahead! activities take place at two locations - Peabody Elementary
and the Settlement House. They are led by a qualified Curriculum
Coordinator, four teachers, and a number of teacher aides who are
selected by the Peabody principal and supported by Settlement staff.
The program builds on the school's regular curriculum and focuses
on three major components that help improve the students' attitudes
towards academic performance: Intensive Academic Enrichment; Safe
Environment; and Parental Involvement.
 The Leap Ahead! program is delivered in three daily segments: Read to Win reading sessions from the One-To-One Learning
Center; math and science projects; and arts & crafts projects
that incorporate math, science and reading. Quality time is also
set aside for homework completion
and daily recreational activities. Periodically, the children may attend age-appropriate performances
at the Settlement House's Vittum Theater. In addition, carefully
planned field trips and activities for children and parents are
scheduled each month to complement and reward their in-house work.
The
children undergo pre-and post-testing to measure their progress
and help determine needed improvements in future program delivery.
Program quality is also measured through surveys, questionnaires,
and informal discussions with children, parents, teaching staff
and Settlement personnel.
AmeriCorps
PROJECT
YES! (Youth, Education and Service), places 35 AmeriCorps members
at the  Settlement
and three area schools, including Noble Street Charter High School,
Anderson Elementary, and Otis Elementary, and Onward Neighborhood
House, to connect caring adults with West Town youth through mentorship,
educational, service, artistic, and recreational activities in order
to support their academic achievement, provide them with positive
alternatives to destructive behaviors, and foster an ethic of service
in the entire community.
For more information
on the Settlement's AmeriCorps program, please contact Yasmin Rodriguez or follow the AmeriCorps link.
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Head
Start
Northwestern
University Settlement’s Head Start Program serves 72 children
between the ages of three and five annually. The main objective
of our program is to help young children and their families discover
that learning is fun. We aim to strengthen the family through
parent-child interaction. Our program provides a multi-cultural
environment that offers children a variety of experiences as well
as a place for parents and children to learn and develop as they
participate in activities.
All
of our children come from low-income families in our community and
one or both parents are required to volunteer and participate in
parenting classes. More than 850 children have been served
since the program’s inception.
For more information on the Settlement’s Head Start program,
please contact the Youth Services department or use the Parent Information/Enrollment link.
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House
In The Wood Camp
House
In The Wood is year-round camp on Lake Delevan in Wisconsin that
provides overnight, weekend and weeklong camping away from the violence
of the city to youth from across the City and their families each
year.
For
more information on House In The Wood, please follow the House In
The Wood link.
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Summer
Adventure Camp
Providing
a safe and healthy place for our kids to spend their summer vacation
is of primary importance to the Settlement. Every summer weekday,
from 9:00 to 4:00, the Settlement provides activities for 6 to 18
year olds in Summer Adventure Camp. For two months, children
gather together for age appropriate activities including swimming,
sports, arts-and-crafts, reading, field trips, and camping at House
In The Wood.
For more information on Summer Adventure Camp, please contact the Youth Services Department
or use the Parent Information/Enrollment link.
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21st
Century Community Learning Center Teen Program
The
21st Century Community Learning Center Teen Program serves 13-18
year olds during after school  hours. The program currently
provides 17 different social, recreational, academic and service
activitiessuch as after school sports, photography, painting, creative
writing, dance, acting and technical theater, film study and production,
pep band, jazz and an a cappella choir, environmental
action club, Rainforest advocacy, AIDS ride club,
web club, stock market game, beginning sign language,
and more. The program is open to high school students
from the West Town community. Students from Noble
Street Charter High School receive academic credit for
participation.
For more information
on the Teen Program, please
contact Mike Shiel.
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