21st Century Community Learning Centers Program and Out-of-School Time Resources Grantee Abstract

NJDOE Home Families Students Educators Community

New Jersey Department of Education Office of Student Support Services 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program and Out-of-School Time Resources

Tri-County Community Action Partnership
The Bridgeton Learners AfterSchool Time Program (BLAST)

Project Director: Alexandria Ortiz
110 Cohansey Street
Bridgeton NJ 08302
Phone: 856-453-0803 x6712
Fax: 856-453-8016
Email: aortiz@tricountycaa.org

County: Cumberland County

Servicing School District: Bridgeton

CCLC Sites: Buckshutem Road and West Avenue Schools

Partners: Bridgeton Public Schools

Serving Grade Level: 5th through 8th Grade

No. of Students to be Served: 150+

No. of Adults to be Served: 75

Times of Service: After School hours: 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM; Summer hours: 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Abstract:
Tri County Community Action Partnership (Tri -County) has partnered with the Bridgeton Public School District to serve the educational community via important programs over the years. The Bridgeton Learners AfterSchool Time Program (BLAST) will be designed around encouraging children to be the architects of their lives through academic, cultural, and healthy enrichment activities.
The BLAST program will be student-centered and meet the needs of the diverse population of four elementary schools in the district meeting at two centers, the Buckshutem Elementary and West Avenue School. Although the basic structure of the after-school program will provide the necessary elements that research shows us in best practices, delivery of the programs will be in small interactive groups with common themes eliminating the fragmented “school day” appearance. For example, students will learn the benefit of working in study groups, and utilize dialogue journals to incorporate writing and public speaking centered around events important in their lives.