METHODOLOGY (AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM)
The After School Program designed to reach all aspects of a young person’s life and reinforce positive messages in each. It provides a healthy program with educational, culture, social, extra-curricular clubs and athletic activities that reflect the youth’s development levels and personalities. The After School Program provides year-round services that involve parents, community leaders and school. The primary focus of the program will be the availability, affordability, accessibility and quality of structured program that provide enrichment activities and care to youth 5 to 17 of age.
Each youth in the program will be involved in a broad range of activities.
LE FILS DU TRES HAUT FOUNDATION, INC., After School Program will be delivered in an array of models: peer support, parent participation, mentoring component and educational.
The After School Program Peer Support modules will provide teaching on positive, non-judgmental methods of providing support. The training will include meditation and conflict resolution skills. Within group meeting, participants will be encouraged to support each other and to share their feelings.
The After School Program Parent Participation modules focuses on mentoring parents, and/or community leaders into responsible role models. By increasing parents’ awareness of healthy life-style behaviors, increasing parenting and communication skills and encouraging adults, in the community to take advantage of educational and job placement opportunities, parents will become active role models and coaches for their children.
The After School Program Mentoring module is a strong facet of the health and fitness. Positive role models, especially males are valuable resources for children. Mentors will be matched by gender and will receive training and supervision through the program coordinator. Mentoring will be an on-going component of the health and fitness.
The After School Program Educational module focuses on completion of homework, ongoing assessment of needed based on student performance, and participation in other extra-curricular activities.