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All
Around the Neighborhood (AATN) is an imaginative, community
generated initiative that promotes learning for children
and youth while building the capacity of neighborhood
adults and community organizations. AATN invites
children to see their neighborhood as a living classroom
by providing learning opportunities throughout the year
literally "all around the neighborhood."
The learning takes place in summer and school-realease
day camps, as well as after-school neighbor camps.
Camps are taught by West Side parents and community
members, allowing adults to share their interests and
encouraging children to build relationships with caring
adults in their neighborhood.
2006
Summer Camps!
This
summer, AATN will offer 9 weeks of 1/2 day summer camps
for children ages 6-12 who live or attend school on
the West Side. Each week, children will attend
a different camp with a unique learning theme.
Some of this summer's themes are: food sculpture
camp, urban camping, and theatre camp. The same
adult group leaders will stay with children through
all 9 week-long camps but each week children will have
the opportunity to learn from a different community
teacher in a new and exciting location in the neighborhood!
How do children get to different camp locations?
Many take the West Side Circulator! Click on "resources
and links" for more information. To sign
your child up for camp, call St. Paul Community Education
Youth Programs at 651-325-2672.
West
Side Youth Guides
While
All Around the Neighborhood summer camps are open to
6-12 year olds, older teens play a very important role!
Teens are welcome to become West Side Youth Guides.
Youth Guides participate in summer camps as mentors
to younger children and aids to community teachers!
Call AATN Coordinator Erik Skold at 651-209-3519.
School-release
Camps
Throughout
the school year, All Around the Neighborhood will be
offering fun and educational camps for children when
Saint Paul Public Schools are not in session.
AATN will invite 40 children ages 6-12 to join us for
exciting learning opportunities during school breaks.
Camps will run from 9:00am to 4:00pm and will be held
at different locations throughout the neighborhood.
Call Saint Paul Community Education at 651-325-2672
to register.
Call
for Community Teachers
In
All Around the Neighborhood we are committed to valuing
both professional teachers and non-professional teachers
(everyday people with skills to share with our neighborhood's
children). If you have a hobby, passion or interest
that would make a good camp theme and are interested
in sharing your passion with children, consider joining
AATN as a Community Teacher. Don't worry if you
have never done anything like this before, AATN provides
a stipend, training and support to all our new and returning
Community Teachers. There are two community teaching
options: lead a week-long camp during our summer
session or lead a one-day camp during a school release
day. Call Sheila Wood at 651-292-0382 if you are
interested!
If
you have any questions or would like to learn more about
All Around the Neighborhood, contact Erik Skold at 651-209-3519.
We look forward to learning with you All Around the
Neighborhood!
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