Academic Support
Collaborative arrangement with Central Connecticut State University
(CCSU), New Britain High School, and local middle schools is the key to
the strength of our academic support component.
• CCSU provides our youth with regular exposure to higher education.
CCSU students volunteers mentor and tutor our youth.
• Ongoing communication between our staff and school faculty allows
us to monitor and respond to each child’s personal academic progress
and grades. Students are rewarded for academic improvement and
excellence.
• Our Computer Lab, made possible through the generosity of the
Junior League of New Britain and many other private donors, has become
an integral educational resource for our participants.
Pathways/Senderos places significant emphasis on education. There is
strong evidence connecting academic failure to teen pregnancy. At the
same time, we know that academic success is a key to teen pregnancy
prevention; those students who stay in school and do well are least likely
to become teen parents (or to engage in other risky behavior).
Fifth grade children enroll in the Center and stay with the program until
graduation from high school. The Center is open Monday through Friday
after school and daily during the summer. Parents are actively involved in
Center activities. Our current program component are:
Career
A Career awareness, job readiness and placement program starts with the
junior level Job Club, which all youth attend twice a week. They receive a
small stipend and must open a savings account with TD Banknorth.
Progressive activities include classroom lessons, an entrepreneurial
project and community service placements. As students mature, they
move into senior level Job Club: paid job training with Barcodes aRe Us.
Barcodes aRe Us is a bulk mailing service established to provide job
training and work experience for the program’s youth and their families,
and to diversify the Center’s funding base. Utilizing state-of-the-art
technology, Barcodes aRe Us provides mail automation services for non-
profit organizations and area businesses, offering significant postal
discounts.
Outreach, Case Management, and Family Support
An Outreach worker links families to the Center. Information, assistance
and referrals are provided as needed. Food, clothing and other household
items are also distributed. Daily attendance is taken and all absences are
reported to parents. Monthly parents meetings and semi-annual family
parties solidify the connection with the parents and the Center.
Family Life and Sex Education
Classes for boys and girls are conducted in 15-week cycles with individual
sessions provided weekly at the Center. Materials are developmentally
appropriate and comprehensive.
Recreation/Lifelong Sports
Neighborhood resources provide regular recreational opportunities for our
youth including basketball at St. John’s Lutheran Church and football at
Walnut Hill Park. Youth frequently attend field trips to sporting,
educational, cultural and recreational events.
Collaborative arrangement with Central Connecticut State University
(CCSU), New Britain High School, and local middle schools is the key to
the strength of our academic support component.
• CCSU provides our youth with regular exposure to higher education.
CCSU students volunteers mentor and tutor our youth.
• Ongoing communication between our staff and school faculty allows
us to monitor and respond to each child’s personal academic progress
and grades. Students are rewarded for academic improvement and
excellence.
• Our Computer Lab, made possible through the generosity of the
Junior League of New Britain and many other private donors, has become
an integral educational resource for our participants.
Pathways/Senderos places significant emphasis on education. There is
strong evidence connecting academic failure to teen pregnancy. At the
same time, we know that academic success is a key to teen pregnancy
prevention; those students who stay in school and do well are least likely
to become teen parents (or to engage in other risky behavior).
Fifth grade children enroll in the Center and stay with the program until
graduation from high school. The Center is open Monday through Friday
after school and daily during the summer. Parents are actively involved in
Center activities. Our current program component are:
Career
A Career awareness, job readiness and placement program starts with the
junior level Job Club, which all youth attend twice a week. They receive a
small stipend and must open a savings account with TD Banknorth.
Progressive activities include classroom lessons, an entrepreneurial
project and community service placements. As students mature, they
move into senior level Job Club: paid job training with Barcodes aRe Us.
Barcodes aRe Us is a bulk mailing service established to provide job
training and work experience for the program’s youth and their families,
and to diversify the Center’s funding base. Utilizing state-of-the-art
technology, Barcodes aRe Us provides mail automation services for non-
profit organizations and area businesses, offering significant postal
discounts.
Outreach, Case Management, and Family Support
An Outreach worker links families to the Center. Information, assistance
and referrals are provided as needed. Food, clothing and other household
items are also distributed. Daily attendance is taken and all absences are
reported to parents. Monthly parents meetings and semi-annual family
parties solidify the connection with the parents and the Center.
Family Life and Sex Education
Classes for boys and girls are conducted in 15-week cycles with individual
sessions provided weekly at the Center. Materials are developmentally
appropriate and comprehensive.
Recreation/Lifelong Sports
Neighborhood resources provide regular recreational opportunities for our
youth including basketball at St. John’s Lutheran Church and football at
Walnut Hill Park. Youth frequently attend field trips to sporting,
educational, cultural and recreational events.
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