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Weekly Media Roundup: March 30, 2016

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Weekly Media Roundup: March 30, 2016

Leesburg After-School Kids Get Creative with Strawberries (Orlando Sentinel, Florida)

Students of the Genesis Center’s afterschool program recently shared their love of strawberries with the community by putting on a strawberry festival. Each grade had an area to research, including agriculture, history, geography and food preparation, and then each grade ran a station about their area at the festival. The stations included samples of strawberry-themed treats (of course), such as shortcake, ice cream, crepes and kabobs. The afterschool program runs three days a week, teaching kids about agriculture, engineering, banking, carpentry and other practical subjects. “It allows the kids to get exposure to various types of skills associated with professions,” program director Pastor Ken Scrubbs told the Orlando Sentinel. “We work to give them an idea of what they want to do, what they choose to do in life.”

Fitchburg Programs Trains Kids in Protecting Themselves (Sentinel & Enterprise, Massachusetts)

A group of second, third and fourth-graders at Crocker Elementary School now know how to better handle dangerous situations, thanks to the afterschool radKIDS training program. The students spent the past ten weeks working with local police officers on safety and defense training. The kids have mastered some basic defensive maneuvers, and know to yell ‘No!’ and find an adult to help if they’ve been threatened or attacked. “It’s nice to see they can defend themselves,” kindergarten aide Stacey Brassard, who helps with the program, told the Sentinel & Enterprise.

‘Fascinated to Know More:’ USU Students Teach After-School Club About Indian Culture (Herald Journal, Utah)

After finishing a lesson on India, students in the Little Blue After School Club at Edith Bowen Laboratory School received a visit from Utah State University’s Indian Student Association to get an in-depth, personal perspective on Indian culture. “It’s always advantageous when you learn about different cultures when you go to different places,” Indian Student Association president Varun Gattu told the Herald Journal. The kids learned about India’s languages, styles of dance and mathematical discoveries, but were most interested in learning about the significance of henna tattoos. Some even had the chance to have their own henna tattoos done.

Milwaukee Fourth Grader Prepares for Poetry Slam in New York (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Wisconsin)

Nine-year-old Pashia Bowens is one of 15 lucky students to get invited to the America SCORES National Poetry Slam, an all-expenses-paid national showcase for poet-athletes across the country. America SCORES is an innovative afterschool program that combines soccer and creative writing, based on the philosophy that engaging kids in a team sport helps create a positive learning environment, improving both health and literacy, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Since she won the regional poetry competition, Pashia will now get to play soccer in Central Park and recite her winning poem to a much larger audience in April. 

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