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From trouble with letters to reading small books in just a few sessions!

“Prior to A. starting the tutoring program, he was having great difficulty not only blending the different sounds of the words, but even just the sounds of some of the individual letters themselves. He was getting frustrated and would cry, saying that he couldn’t read and was far behind.”

“Now, just a few sessions into the program, A. is reading! I practically cried when we sat down on the couch and he read a small book to me. A smirk on his face, no longer frustrated. When he doesn’t know a word, I watch him work it out in his head. I could not express how thankful and relieved I am. This has helped more than I could have ever imagined. Debbie is truly a Godsend, and so very patient with him from day one.” (T.A. -parent of 2nd grade student) *A. is pictured with his mom. 

Kristen HarperFrom trouble with letters to reading small books in just a few sessions!
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Another football athlete goes to college on scholarship!

“My name is J. and I recently graduated from Palm Harbor University High School. In the fall of this year I will be attending Doane University in Crete, Nebraska on full ride academic/athletic scholarship.”

“I want to thank Community Learning Center for all the help they gave me to achieve this goal. I was able to improve my SAT score from a 720 to a 1020 because of the Academic Booster Program at Community Learning Center. I also got a lot of help in math, which was a weak subject for me. I am graduating with all A’s and B’s and I got to exempt all my end of year exams because of my grades.”

“I am grateful for all the help that Jackie gave me on preparing me for the SAT and helping me learn study skills which will also help me in college. Jackie always made learning fun. I want to thank Jen for always pushing me and Sioux for helping me with reading and essays.” -J.D. (high school student and We Believe in Me athlete) *J. is pictured with his tutor, Jackie.

Kristen HarperAnother football athlete goes to college on scholarship!
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“Pile-on” or Preparation for Life?–You Decide

Preaparation or Pile On -Cartoon for Blog Post #3

Written by: Holly Haggerty, Executive Director

Three recent real examples of schoolwork from our students:

  • An 8th grade girl who can’t add 6 + 7 without counting on her fingers and can’t do subtraction problems that involve regrouping is working on finding the slope and y-intercept on a graph in school. (If you don’t understand that, don’t worry, neither does she.)
  • A 7th grade boy who hates to write is asked to write a high-level comparison of plot development and plot structure between Emily Dickinson’s poem “I had been hungry all the years” and Teasdale’s “The Lighted Window”.
  • A 3rd grade girl who has not mastered single digit addition has math homework asking her to find the unknown quantity in problems like this:  X-24+7=48.

If you chose “pile-on” then you agree with how each of these students felt with that homework—piled on.

Most people would agree that a good educational system prepares students for life.

Kristen Harper“Pile-on” or Preparation for Life?–You Decide
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Free Books and Art for Kids event!

Kristen Harper, Alex and group of CLC kidsPlease join us in the new year – Saturday, January 10, 2015 from 11am-1pm for our FREE Books and Art for Kids party right here at the CLC at 1411 N Fort Harrison Ave in Clearwater! We will have free books for kids to take home, art instruction, face painting, music and snacks. We will also have Will Rhame, author of The Voyager Series, joining us to do a book reading and show you how he combines reading with the internet for a fun, new way to learn. You don’t want to miss it! 
 
This event is open to the public. For more info, call the Center at
(727) 441-4444.
Kristen HarperFree Books and Art for Kids event!
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Parent Tip – Reading at Dinnertime

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Reading at Dinnertime

A message adapted from the Wall Street Journal 1980

Tonight

At the dinner table

Read something

Out loud

To your family,

Tomorrow night

Let another member

Read something:

A news story,

A Bible verse, 

A poem,

A cereal box panel, 

History, Humor, 

Anything.

Each night

Kristen HarperParent Tip – Reading at Dinnertime
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“How to Sell Anything!” seminar on Apr. 26th!

Patrick Valtin -croppedPlease join us this Saturday, April 26th from 10am – 2pm for Patrick Valtin’s seminar on

“How to Sell Anything!” 

Join Patrick for an intense training with invaluable tips on how to:

• Beat aggressive competitors and make sure your sales strategy is spot on
• Turn tough buyers into your most loyal customers by learning WHY they buy
• Master the Golden Rules of negotiation by knowing the KEY buying factors!

The seminar will be held at the Community Learning Center located at 1411 N Fort Harrison Avenue in Clearwater, FL 33755. Tickets are $75 or you can come for FREE if you are a $50 or more monthly sponsor of the CLC.

Please call Kristen at the Center at (727) 441-4444 ext. 1007 if you are interested in attending this fun and informative training!

Kristen Harper“How to Sell Anything!” seminar on Apr. 26th!
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Finance Seminar with Drew Johnston

 Drew Johnston 2013-03-24- cropped“Money Mastery”

with Drew Johnston

Saturday, March 1, 2014 from 10am – 2pm at the Community Learning Center at 1411 N Fort Harrison Avenue in Clearwater, FL

Join Drew for a fabulous and in-depth finance training on how to:

      • Make more money with less effort
      • Become the master of your financial destiny
      • Use the basics to improve your finances

Individual tickets are priced at $75. You may attend for FREE if you are a $50 or more monthly sponsor of the Community Learning Center. To purchase tickets, please call us at the Center at (727) 441-4444.

Kristen HarperFinance Seminar with Drew Johnston
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Night at the Opera

Susanne Epple -croppedPlease join us on Saturday, February 22, 2014 for a

Night at the Opera!


Enjoy a night filled with opera from the fabulous Susanne Epple and delicious cuisine prepared by our French Board Member, Catherine Chavanne.

We will also have beautiful artwork by Leni Bates featured at the Center for the first time that evening. Proceeds from art sales to benefit the CLC.
 
Where:       Community Learning Center
   1411 N Fort Harrison Ave.
           Clearwater, FL 33755
When:        Saturday, Feb. 22, 2014
           Doors open at 7:30pm
           Event starts at 8:00pm

To purchase tickets for this event for only $25 each, contact the Community Learning Center at 
(727) 441-4444.
Kristen HarperNight at the Opera
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Worldwide Telethon a success!

CLC Telethon Live!Our Worldwide Telethon weekend was filled to the brim with amazing volunteers, tremendous talent and generous donations! THANK YOU TO ALL WHO CONTRIBUTED! We had a fantastic event and we were able to get the word out about the Community Learning Center to thousands of people! We had entertainment from so many talented artists including Chill E.B., Rob Meister, Jim Meskimen, Princess Joy Villa, Diego Verdaguer, the Jam Band, the Jive Aces, David Pomeranz and the amazing Kenny Rogers! 

If you weren’t around to see this event, you can go to the Telethon page (using the tabs at the top) or by going to www.clctutoring.com/telethon and you have 30 more days you may watch it on LiveStream. Check out the thermometer on the right side of the page… great results! 

Kristen HarperWorldwide Telethon a success!
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Free Books and Art for Kids event on Saturday!

CLC has books, art, face painting and fun!

Fun at the Books for Kids event!

Fun at the Books for Kids event!

 

Please join us on Saturday, January 11th from 11am – 1pm for our FREE Books and Art for Kids event right here at our Community Learning Center! We are located at 1411 N Fort Harrison Avenue in Clearwater, FL.

Each month, we hold this free event so that we may distribute hundreds of gently used books to local children in order to encourage them to read. These books are donated by families and organizations. We provide snacks, arts and crafts activities, face painting and we will have an author attend to do a book reading for the kids. Every child may take home up to five gently-used books. This event is open to the public!

Kristen HarperFree Books and Art for Kids event on Saturday!
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