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Kids can thrive at Miami-Dade Parks' Safe & Affordable Out-Of-School Programs, August 23, 2010 - June 10, 2011 |
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Operating Monday through Friday, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., August 23, 2010 through June 10, 2011, Miami-Dade Parks' Out-of-School Programs provide a variety of daily activities and services that will keep kids active and learning during crucial out-of-school hours when many working parents are unable to take kids home from school or afford daycare services. Out Health, Wellness and Obesity Prevention Programs incorporate physical activity with interactive learning designed to assist children in developing healthy lifestyles and good citizenship. Each day's session begins with homework help, followed by evidenced-based fitness programming which include vigorous physical activities, lifelong sports, team sports and games. Activities also include: nutrition education, wellness activities, enrichment activities, cultural arts, nature and science programming. At select park sites, for an additional charge, transportation is available to pick up the children at certain nearby schools and transport them back to the out-of-school program. Miami-Dade Parks also offers out-of-school programs for children with disabilities, ages 6-22, funded by The Children's Trust, at seven park sites (Camp Matecumbe, Tamiami, Westwind Lakes, Greynolds, Coral Estates, Oak Grove, and Goulds). The program includes cultural arts, literacy, fitness, nutrition, hygiene, snacks and field trips. Children interested in the arts can attend the out-of-school programs at African Heritage Cultural Arts Center, where they can learn instrumental and vocal music, dance, theatre, and visual arts techniques; and at Raices Hispanic Cultural Arts Center, where children learn dances from various Spanish-speaking countries, the art of puppetry, as well as instrumental music training and arts and crafts. Transportation from selected school locations is available for a weekly fee. In addition, The Deering Estate at Cutler is offering the School Yard Science (SYS) Program, where in-school programming opportunities are designed to bring the Estate's Living Classroom directly to students - during traditional school hours or as part of an out-of-school care program. Equipped with fossils, artifacts and tools, live or preserved specimens, photographs and simple laboratory experiments, the Estate's Education and Interpretive Staff brings curriculum to community youth in the fields of ecology, geology, marine biology, archaeology, history, and art. Educators will have several options as to how to incorporate the School Yard Science Program into their classrooms: Its SYS Mobile Program, consisting of two traveling mobile units: the MarineMobile (mobile touch tank and marine science unit) and the GeoMobile (mobile archaeology unit); the SYS Classroom-In-A-Box Program, providing a two-hour activity for students, with more than 18 environmental stewardship topics to choose from; or the SYS Eco-Academy, providing a hands-on interdisciplinary curriculum to community youth, with each curriculum unit covered during a five-week session. The School Yard Science (SYS) Eco-Academy Out-of-School Program is available once a week on Wednesday afternoons from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm beginning on September 1, 2010. There are six five-week sessions and children can participate in one, five-week session or all six sessions for the full 30-week program. "Last year over 1,500 children participated in the Out-of-School programs offered at our various parks," said Frank Faragalli, Assistant Director of Operations for Miami-Dade Park and Recreation Department. "These programs provide children with a safe and supervised alternative to being home alone when not in school or roaming around town. Our programs provide staffing equipped to help children with their homework, and provide fun, physical-fitness-based games and recreation to help kids stay active and learn the fundamentals of team sports and play." While registration is open for all Miami-Dade Parks Out-of-School programs and there is no deadline to register, parents are encouraged to register early before programs fill to capacity. Affordable prices vary per park and parents must register directly with the individual park. There must be a minimum of 12 registrants per park for the program to take place. For more information, please visit the Miami-Dade Park and Recreation website at www.miamidade.gov/parks or call one of the parks listed below. Miami-Dade Park and Recreation is funded in part by The Children's Trust. The Children's Trust is a dedicated source of revenue established by voter referendum to improve the lives of children and families in Miami-Dade County. A list of Out-of-School Program sites follows below: North Central South * These sites are sponsored by The Children's Trust Deering Estate at Cutler About Miami-Dade Park and Recreation:
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275 N.-W 2nd Street, 5th Floor Miami, Florida 33128
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