There
are some wonderful things happening at the South Franklin Community Center! We
offer a variety of classes for all ages. Our programs are making positive impacts on the participants and here are a few success stories from our program directors of the teen
and tutoring programs.
Boys and Girls Club Teen Program
“We have a member of
our club who started coming to get his grades up. He went from a GPA of 1.2 to
a GPA of 3.0. It was a huge accomplishment for him! Every time he comes in,
he's excited and ready to do his homework. It just goes to show that one
success after another can keep you motivated in continuing to do well.”
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| A student being tutored. |
“We have another
student who has had some behavioral issues and it seemed to be starting at
home. His friends would talk about how his parents don't care if he behaves badly
and things like that. We started changing some things around in the club to see
if he can somehow start behaving. As a staff we started enforcing the rules in
a caring manner and we definitely started seeing some changes. I don't know if
he sees how much he's changed but we can definitely see a change. If the
members of our club know how much we care about their success it helps them
want to be better people.”
Tutoring (Elementary)
“We've seen some great
progress in our After-School Programming this year! Many of our students have
shown increased desire to read more and better ability with their math facts.
Recently, we had a friendly competition where our students had to correctly say
their times tables. Each of them tried very hard and those who were able to
finish got a cake and some ice cream from our dear volunteer Bonnie! It was a
very exciting time!”
“One of our students,
who struggled with reading comprehension in school, has shown great improvement
from coming to tutoring. Ever since they started reading with a tutor on a
daily basis, they are enjoying the time they have to read! It's exciting for us
and we love seeing the gains they are making.”
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| A student reading with a tutor. |
“Homework is being
done, books are being read and math facts are being memorized!! It's a great
time to come to tutoring at the South Franklin Community Center!”
We would love to see you at our programs! The Boys and Girls Club Teen Program is every Monday-Friday from 3-5 pm and the Tutoring program is every Monday-Thursday from 3:30-5 pm. Look at our calendar for additional program information.
