Literacy
Footprints through Literacy, a non-profit (501c3 pending), provides literacy support that focuses on grammar, spelling, vocabulary, reading fluency and comprehension, and all of their applications such as literary analysis, writing (all kinds...descriptive, research, informative etc), public speaking, and other forms of communication. The program uses project led learning projects to develop speaking and listening, study, and emotional learning skills building as well.
Middle & High School
There is a non-refundable $40 registration fee.
Sneak peek for the MIDDLE and HIGH school levels SUMMER programming. We will address US history through the perspective of African American experiences. We feel that the current events facing our families need to be dissected and discussed to help spur authentic learning and leadership.
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COST- $35 per week
DATES- June 8- July 29
***No classes July 6th and 8th***
Classes are held Tuesday and Thursday from 1 pm to 3 pm EST
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We will focus on the who, what, where, when, why, and how of building and maintaining strong relationships. We will explore the vital parts of creating a thriving community. The specifics of relationship building in the community is something that is usually only touched on at the surface level if it's touched at all. This course will be taught by the author of the book being used to teach the concepts, ideas, perspectives, and critical analysis skills necessary to build a community. “The Chasm” is a book written by Patrick Irvine to provide an introduction into the many problems Black Men and Women face and some of their origins. While it does provide some solutions, it’s intended use is as a starting reference point for further research and analysis.
The goal of this course is not to teach people what to think, critical thought is encouraged and disagreements with source material are welcome.
The course outline follows the book outline:
-The Start, After Slavery
-Politics Sets the Stage
-Poverty and Reputations
-Removal from the Workplace
-Minimum Wage Minimum Employment
-The Black Man
Feminist Return
-The Black Woman
The End Game
-In Comes Drugs, Out Goes Neighbors
-Culture Change
-Music
-Blaxploitation
-The Spiritual Component
-Other Cultural Issues
-10 “Truths” About Black Men and -Women
-Colorism
-Solutions
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COST- $35 per week
DATES- June 8- July 29
***No classes July 6th and 8th***
Classes are held Tuesday and Thursday from 1 pm to 3 pm EST
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We will focus on the who, what, where, when, why, and how of building and maintaining strong relationships. We will explore the vital parts of creating a thriving community. The specifics of relationship building in the community is something that is usually only touched on at the surface level if it's touched at all. This course will be taught by the author of the book being used to teach the concepts, ideas, perspectives, and critical analysis skills necessary to build a community. “The Chasm” is a book written by Patrick Irvine to provide an introduction into the many problems Black Men and Women face and some of their origins. While it does provide some solutions, it’s intended use is as a starting reference point for further research and analysis.
The goal of this course is not to teach people what to think, critical thought is encouraged and disagreements with source material are welcome.
The course outline follows the book outline:
-The Start, After Slavery
-Politics Sets the Stage
-Poverty and Reputations
-Removal from the Workplace
-Minimum Wage Minimum Employment
-The Black Man
Feminist Return
-The Black Woman
The End Game
-In Comes Drugs, Out Goes Neighbors
-Culture Change
-Music
-Blaxploitation
-The Spiritual Component
-Other Cultural Issues
-10 “Truths” About Black Men and -Women
-Colorism
-Solutions
Elementary
We will address US history through the perspective of African American experiences. We feel that the current events facing our families need to be dissected and discussed to help spur authentic learning and leadership.
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COST- $35 per week
DATES- June 8- July 29
***No classes July 6th and 8th***
Classes are held Tuesday and Thursday from 10 am to 12 pm EST
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We will focus on the who, what, where, when, why, and how of building and maintaining strong relationships. We will explore the vital parts of creating a thriving community using short stories about and by African Americans.
We will work on the following skills:
Recognizing setting, plot, theme, and characters in fiction.
Analyzing arguments in nonfiction texts to determine if they are logical, relevant, and supported with sufficient evidence.
Identifying evidence and making inferences from the evidence presented.
Understanding and using academic vocabulary words
Understanding that writing involves several steps: planning, revising, giving and receiving feedback respectfully, editing, rewriting and, sometimes, trying a different approach.
Creating narrative, informative, and opinion writing
Understanding how to paraphrase and quote information — and cite the source — to avoid plagiarism.
Giving oral presentations of their research and writing in which they present their main ideas to their classmates aloud, using formal language, clear pronunciation, and at a volume loud enough for everyone in the class to hear.
Being comfortable collaborating and working in online platforms such as Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides.
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COST- $35 per week
DATES- June 8- July 29
***No classes July 6th and 8th***
Classes are held Tuesday and Thursday from 10 am to 12 pm EST
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We will focus on the who, what, where, when, why, and how of building and maintaining strong relationships. We will explore the vital parts of creating a thriving community using short stories about and by African Americans.
We will work on the following skills:
Recognizing setting, plot, theme, and characters in fiction.
Analyzing arguments in nonfiction texts to determine if they are logical, relevant, and supported with sufficient evidence.
Identifying evidence and making inferences from the evidence presented.
Understanding and using academic vocabulary words
Understanding that writing involves several steps: planning, revising, giving and receiving feedback respectfully, editing, rewriting and, sometimes, trying a different approach.
Creating narrative, informative, and opinion writing
Understanding how to paraphrase and quote information — and cite the source — to avoid plagiarism.
Giving oral presentations of their research and writing in which they present their main ideas to their classmates aloud, using formal language, clear pronunciation, and at a volume loud enough for everyone in the class to hear.
Being comfortable collaborating and working in online platforms such as Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides.
There is a non-refundable $40 registration fee.
A sneak peek into the summer elective class.
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COST $20 per week
DATES June 9- July 28
***No classes July 7th***
Classes held on Wednesdays. Elementary 10 am to 12 pm e.s.t.
Middle/High 1 pm to 3 pm e.s.t.
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The MCU and Society
In this course we will be looking at the social and cultural changes to society and how they have been shaped, expressed, and represented in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Women’s rights, racial issues, equality, and representation are all represented in the MCU and the Marvel Comic Universe. In this course we will use these graphic novels to talk about the happenings in society, and through a comparison of the changes in the MCU versus the graphic novels we can also get another perspective on how the world is changing around us.
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COST $20 per week
DATES June 9- July 28
***No classes July 7th***
Classes held on Wednesdays. Elementary 10 am to 12 pm e.s.t.
Middle/High 1 pm to 3 pm e.s.t.
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The MCU and Society
In this course we will be looking at the social and cultural changes to society and how they have been shaped, expressed, and represented in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Women’s rights, racial issues, equality, and representation are all represented in the MCU and the Marvel Comic Universe. In this course we will use these graphic novels to talk about the happenings in society, and through a comparison of the changes in the MCU versus the graphic novels we can also get another perspective on how the world is changing around us.