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Afterschool Program

 

Jaqueline P Francis
Ms. Jacqueline francis, Ed. Safter-School program lead/site coordinator 

Email: jacqueline.francis@vide.vi

Program Objectives:

  • Fostering and Supporting social, emotional, cognitive, and academic development
  • Providing a safe and supportive environment for children and youth
  • Improving academic performance and achievement
  • Increasing access to enrichment opportunities
  • Improving children's attitudes toward school and increasing attendance rates

Expected Outcomes

  • Positive learning and developmental outcomes
  • Improved academic performance
  • Positive behavior and attitudes toward school
  • Significant gains in standardized math and reading test scores

 

Program Offerings

  • We offer a variety of academic activities (mathematics, reading, and writing) utilizing strategies different from those used throughout the regular academic day. This includes the use of Board Games, Activ Panel student-led, skills-based sessions, mathematics card games, iReady individual prescription practice, Smarter–Balanced test items analyzing & reasoning, and several other activities that have increased the engagement level of the students.
  • Homework Assistance: 30 minutes maximum/daily.
  • We also offer social–emotional activities through sessions conducted by our school counselor.
  • Several of our older students participate in the school’s Eco-Club; they meet weekly on Wednesdays: 3:00 – 4:00 P.M. (The facilitator is one of the Leads of the Eco-Schools V.I.)

Duration

  • The program began providing services on October 27, 2024, through December 12, 2024. The program resumed operation on January 13, 2025, and will continue until April 24, 2025.
  • Our program operates Monday through Friday between the hours of 3:00 P.M. - 5:00 P.M.

 

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