Advance Edukos Foundation – Creating purposeful pathways for youth!

CREATING PURPOSEFUL PATHWAYS

FOR YOUTH!

Edu-hub 1

Edu-hub 1 is an afterschool programme for grades 4 to 12 learners from Bayview and surrounding areas.

Activities offered in this programme includes academic support, counselling, life skills, mentoring, excursions, visual & performance arts and coding.

This programme is active every Friday afterschool from 2pm to 5:30pm at the Refuge fellowship PHC Church Hall.

edu-hub 2

Edu-hub 2 is an afterschool programme for grades 4 to 12 leaners from Mitchells Plain and surrounding areas.

Activities offered in this programme includes academic support, counselling, lifeskills, mentoring, visual art and excursions.

This programme is active every Tuesday and Thursday at Rocklands Civic, in Rocklands, Mitchells Plain.

Edu-hub 3

Edu-hub 3 is a Literacy afterschool programme for grades 2 and 3 learners from Mitchells Plain and surrounding areas.

This is our unique programme which is developed by our Director, Wendy Abrahams. The acronym for this programme is S.T.A.R.T. (story telling through art) whereby we integrate art with literacy.

The goal is for all our participants to not only be able to read confidently, but also to write their own stories with illustrations.

Inform

To create opportunities, whilst encouraging a spirit of excellence.
Inspire
To encourage youth to reach for their dreams.

Ignite

To bring about a burst of goals and dreams.

RESEARCH TELLS US...

Attending afterschool programs can improve students’ academic performance. A national evaluation found that over 40 percent of students attending 21st Century Community Learning Center programs improved their reading and math grades, and that those who attended more regularly were more likely to make gains.

(Naftzger et. al., 2007).

Working families and businesses also derive benefits from afterschool programs that ensure that youth have a safe place to go while parents are at work. Parents concerned about their children’s afterschool care miss an average of eight days of work per year, and this decreased worker productivity costs businesses up to $300 billion annually.

Brandeis University, Community, Families and Work Program, 2004 and Catalyst & Brandeis University, 2006

Afterschool programs can play an important role in encouraging physical activity and good dietary habits. Participation in afterschool programs has been associated with positive health outcomes, including reduced obesity.

Mahoney, J., Lord, H., & Carryl, 2005

Lighthouses don't go running all over an island looking for boats to save; they just stand there shining.

Anne Lamott