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Beyond the Bell

Our program offers integrated education and prevention services for "at-risk" youth. Opportunities for youth to expand their range of choices, become empowered to achieve positive growth and development, improve expectations and capabilities for future success and avoid risky behavior are centered around the school's academic year. Students who require additional assistance receive help during after-school hours and during the summer from Board Certified Teachers.

Beyond the Bell Goals

Goal 1: To improve participants' academic performance through academic enrichment activities. Students receive one-on-one academic assistance through Princeton Review - Homeroom.com an Illinois State Testing Assessment.

Goal 2: To improve opportunities for building positive social relationships through creative forms of self-expression, including supervised sports, recreation, arts, and cultural activities.

Goal 3: To provide opportunities for learning positive social behaviors.

Goal 4: To foster positive life choices that discourages harmful risk-taking behaviors through life skills education.

Goal 5: Provide youth with mentoring opportunities to develop and maintain positive relationships with adults.

Additionally, the program encourages greater parental, community and organizational involvement with the children who participate in Beyond the Bell by providing volunteer opportunities, sponsoring field trips, and offering other activities that support direct interaction with participating youth.

ScholarShop

A dynamic interactive curriculum and multimedia youth college prep and career development-transitioning program. Linking Youth With Options™ is dedicated to Motivating young people to complete high school, pursue post-secondary education opportunities and define career goals. Our program compliments efforts to serve students traditionally underrepresented in post-secondary education, especially those unfocused. The program encourages students and parents to visualize the many options before them, supports dreams and provides a path to accomplish them. With the help of an activity-based curriculum, ScholarShop students move through modules, workshops and activities that reinforce core academic areas.

Requirements for college entrance & scholarships are provided through Community Service and Service-learning projects, program participation in ACT/SAT preparatory classes, Discovering college world through Multimedia Tours and Dollars for Scholars, equals Focus.

The ScholarShop Windows to Success Modules: Looking Forward (self-esteem), Windows of Interest (career options), Windows of Opportunity (post-secondary options), Windows of College (college options), Looking to the Future (college admissions and financial aid), Windows to Service (community service), Windows to Change (transition from junior high to high school, and high school to college).

ParentShop

A series of interactive workshops addressing how parents can effectively advocate for their children in school, and successfully navigate the application and scholarship process for post-secondary education.

Other Services

FAMILY CENTERED SERVICES
MENTORING CHILDREN OF PRISONERS
COMPUTER TRAINING
JOB TRAINING
SCHOOL SUSPENSION PROGRAM
KIDS CAFE- NUTRITIONAL MEAL PROGRAM