BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF ALLENTOWN INC

MAKE YOUR M.A.R.K. - THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES SCHOOL-AGE YOUTH IN OUR COMMUNITY WITH AN INDIVIDUALIZED, PRESCRIPTIVE CURRICULUM IN MATH AND LANGUAGE ARTS/READING DESIGNED TO IMPROVE AREAS OF ACADEMIC WEAKNESS THROUGH AN ENVIRONMENT THAT CHALLENGES AND ENABLES THEM TO CONTINUALLY EXPAND THEIR POTENTIAL.THE INDIVIDUALIZED, PRESCRIPTIVE CURRICULUM EMPHASIZES THAT STUDENTS ARE UNIQUELY DIFFERENT. EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS USE THE WORKBOOK-IN-A-BOX FORMAT THAT ENTAILS SKILL CARDS WITH PLASTIC OVERLAYS THAT ARE REUSABLE. STUDENTS PICK UP WHERE THEY LEFT OFF EACH TIME. THROUGH THIS METHOD, STUDENTS ACHIEVE INDEPENDENT LEARNING. THE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE IMMEDIATE FEEDBACK FOR EACH STUDENT, ALLOWING HIM OR HER TO REVIEW AND CHECK EACH PROBLEM AFTER COMPLETING IT. MAKE YOUR M.A.R.K. UTILIZES THE SRA (SCIENCE RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC.) SERIES FOR MATH AND LANGUAGE ARTS/READING. FOR OVER 50 YEARS, SRA (NOW PART OF THE MCGRAW-HILL COMPANIES, THE LARGEST PRE-K THROUGH 12 EDUCATIONAL PUBLISHER IN THE NATION) HAS BEEN DEVELOPING AND CONTINUALLY UPDATING TESTING MATERIALS. THE MATH COMPONENTS PROVIDE DRILL AND PRACTICE IN NUMBER CONCEPTS, ADDITION, SUBTRACTION, MULTIPLICATION, DIVISION, FRACTIONS, WORD PROBLEMS, MEASUREMENT, TIME AND MONEY. THE READING COMPONENTS BUILD COMPREHENSION, WORD PATTERN GROUPINGS, AND CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS. THE READING PASSAGES ARE AGE APPROPRIATE AND RANGE FROM SLOWER PERFORMING TO ADVANCED LEVELS.

SUMMER BRAIN GAIN - SUMMER BRAIN GAIN IS COMPRISED OF ONE-WEEK MODULES WITH FUND, THEMED ACTIVITIES FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS THAT ARE ALIGNED WITH COMMON CORE ANCHOR STANDARDS. EACH MODULE TAKES A PROJECT-BASED LEARNING APPROACH: YOUTH ENGAGE IN A PROCESS OF LEARNING THROUGH DISCOVERY, CREATIVE EXPRESSION GROUP WORK, AND A FINAL PROJECT OR PRODUCTION. AS A RESULT, OUR KIDS DEVELOP HIGHER-ORDER THINKING SKILLS THROUGH THE SUMMER BRAIN GAIN MODULES WHILE STAYING ON TRACK FOR THE COMING SCHOOL YEAR.