After-Three

After-Three, our weekday after-school program for children in 1st- 5th grades, provides a safe, structured environment for children to have fun while improving their social and academic skills. Children work on their homework, eat a healthy snack, and participate in activities such as physical education, arts and crafts, reading, field trips and community service. In our new computer lab, opened in November 2006, children play educational computer games and use the internet. Enrichment activities include African drumming, dance, and drama in the new Wellness Center, opened in October 2006. In FY10, Paul's Place enrolled 38 elementary-age children in the After-Three program.

Middle School Enrichment

This Monday, Wednesday and Friday afternoon program for 6th- 8th youth focuses on activities relevant to the needs of adolescent boys and girls separately, bringing them together twice a month for field trips. Both programs include a healthy meal, ,homework assistance, and peer mentoring while also teaching responsibility and positive social engagement. The girls then focus on media literacy, creating videos and photography that reflect issues important to them and to society. The boys program focuses on mental and physical health through fitness and outdoor activities. Other enrichment activities may also include dance, drumming, and art. In FY10, 16 middle girls participated in the program. The boys program will begin in the Fall of 2010.

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3-7 Academy

The 3-7 Academy – offered to 9th through 12th graders – opened in February 2007 and focuses on helping high school students to stay in school, succeed academically, and prepare for employment or education beyond high school. Core components of the program include academic support, career exploration, college visits and preparation, internships, and mentoring. A total of 16 students from local high schools enrolled in the 3-7 Academy in FY10.

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Elementary Summer Camp

For eight weeks each summer, Paul's Place operates a summer camp for 1st -5th graders designed to provide wholesome activities for children in our community, and offer experiences that the children would not have in Pigtown, including horseback riding, stream walking, boating, environmental education, and field trips to Philadelphia and Washington D.C. . This Camp is held mostly off-site – thanks to Church of the Redeemer, St. James' Church in Monkton, St. John's Church - Western Run, St. Thomas Church in Owings Mills, and Genesee Valley Outdoor Learning Center. In FY10, 58 children enrolled in this summer camp.

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High School Summer Job Program

Paul's Place's four week art-based high school program, open to neighborhood high school students, was first offered in 2006 in partnership with Art with a Heart. For 4 weeks, students create unique pieces of marketable art to sell at ArtScape, an annual arts & music festival held in Baltimore City. Students earn a weekly stipend and also learn business and life skills through workshops. 20 high school students participated in the FY10 summer job art program.

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Middle School Summer Enrichment Program

This program began in 2007 as a 3-week summer camp for middle school youth. The camp consists of 5 days at an overnight YMCA camp, 1 week of enrichment activities such as sports, jewelry-making, swimming and dance, and 1 week of field trips to various sites outside of Baltimore. In FY10, 12 students were enrolled in this middle school camp.

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