Thank you to the magical Wood Wizard, John Segota, for building CLC our very own Little Library! It’s gorgeous! Thank you to Jim Taylor for installing it right near the front driveway. Feel free to take a book or leave a book anytime!
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National Read Across America Day
Community Learning Center’s NEW Afternoon Classes!
Classes happen once per week and run 6 weeks beginning Tuesday, Feb. 22nd. Classes will be held at the Clearwater Community Volunteers Center at 133 N Fort Harrison Ave in Clearwater, FL. Sign up for as many classes as you would like!
Schedule:
Tuesdays – Beginning Spanish, 3 – 3:50 pm, $90 for six classes
Tuesdays – Music, 4 – 4:50 pm, $90 for six classes
Thursdays – Art, 3 – 3:50 pm, $90 for six classes + $12 materials
Thursdays – Etiquette, 4 – 4:50 pm, $90 for six classes + $25 food
Please call (727) 441-4444 to sign your child up. Spaces are limited.
2021 Academics & Art Summer Program
Donated educational posters dress up our center!
Community Learning Center would like to give a huge shout out to Chris Blackerby of PalaceLearning.com and Bryant Guzman of Bryant Guzman Services, Inc. for their generous donation of educational posters for our classrooms. These high-quality posters help make our tutoring rooms appealing to students while also providing educational content such as planets, maps, days of the week and ABC’s. Thank you for making this the best start of the school year yet!
Summer Program FUN in the Sun!
About Our Summer Program
Our program is a combination of academics and fun summer activities to keep your child learning and winning! It is run by experienced teachers. The schedule is Monday through Friday from 8:35 am to 2:35 pm through July 31, 2020. Aftercare is optional and available until 5:15 pm.
We offer free assessment testing to all of our students so that we may customize an academic program to fit each child’s needs.
Safety protocols are in place for a fun and safe experience!
Each week of Summer Program there are games, activities, arts and crafts, water play and a kid movie day in addition to an academic program that focuses on proficiency. There is something to interest everyone!
Please call us at (727) 441-4444 to register your child!
Middle School Student Success!
“D. has an A – 100% – in math now! I was surprised that he did this on his own with the help of Ms. Sioux (CLC tutor). Ms. Sioux helped a lot and showed him how to do the math problems correctly. He is really enjoying the online distance tutoring, too. We want to continue tutoring even when we go on vacation to California!” -K.N. (parent of a Pro Tutoring student)
Bullying Prevention Month
October 31, 2018
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In honor of Bullying Prevention Month, the students of Community Learning Center signed a pledge to not bully and to Treat Others The Way They Want To Be Treated!
CLC Academy has doubled in size!
February 23, 2017
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Our private school is hopping with new students! Since August, we have doubled in size and we plan to triple the number of students by the new school year. We are servicing Kindergarten through 5th grade and our kids are primarily receiving scholarships through the Step Up for Students program. This program is proving very successful, as many of our students were previously attending public schools and were struggling to stay on track. These same students are now being instructed at their appropriate academic level, using effective curriculum, and are moving to the top of their class.
Here is what some of our students and parents are saying about their new school:
“The Community Learning Center Academy is the most wonderful school! I have seen a big difference in D’s school work and attitude since he has started. The teachers here are great and so patient. Something you don’t see very often in public school. They have one-on-one teaching here and it’s wonderful. The environment is warm and inviting. My son is so happy here. He wakes up each morning eager and ready.” S.O. (parent)
“I have been learning to read better and I am spelling better now. I like learning about explosions -like how they take down a building when they are getting ready to build another new building there. I like learning about volcanoes. Eruptions are cool! I like all the kids here! They are all my friends. I like going outside after lunch to play with them. That’s my favorite. We push each other around in the car, too.” M.C. (2nd grade student)
“I love school! I love Ms. Joanie and Ms. Erika! I have fun driving the play car. I know my ABC’s now. I like that Alex gives me blueberries when I do my work. I like the kids and I like doing numbers. I know the days of the week and my birthday.” J.K. (Kindergarten student)
Enrollment is now open for renewing families who are receiving Step Up for Students scholarship funding. Go to www.stepupforstudents.org under the For Parents -Income-based Scholarship tabs for more information on how the scholarship works and to apply for the 2017-2018 school year. If you need help filling out the application, please call us at (727) 441-4444.
The Teacher Who Couldn’t Read
July 6, 2016
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John Corcoran thought that he would never learn how to read; that something was wrong with him. He was 48 years old before he discovered that something is wrong with the system – the school system.
John Corcoran spoke at the Florida Literacy Coalition conference on May 4th. This coalition is made up of volunteers and professionals who teach adults how to read. One in six adults cannot read above a 4th grade level; a high percentage of those cannot read above a 2nd grade level.
At age 48 he sought help from a volunteer reading coach at a library. She got him tested and it turned out that he just did not know how the written language worked. “A teacher broke the code for me,” he said. And in 13 months he went from a 2nd grade reading level to a 6th grade level. He was then functionally literate. However, it took seven years for him to feel like he could really read anything he wanted to read.
John Corcoran says that his illiteracy “suspended me in childhood”. He had a bad feeling about teachers and about himself. By second grade he had been placed in the “dumb room”. The teachers of course didn’t refer to it as the dumb room, but the students did. He rebelled, got in fights, and was a troublemaker all through elementary school.
In high school, John was an athlete, was popular and dated the valedictorian who did his homework. He stopped being a “cut-up” and became a “kiss-up”. He graduated from high school with a 2nd grade reading level and an athletic scholarship.
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