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Summer School
9:00 AM - 12:30 Noon Monday -Thursday
Truman College
Box Lunch
Academic enrichment, remedial activities, and ESL tutoring
for students age 6-16 are offered Monday through Thursday
from 9:00-12:00. A free box lunch is provided at noon. School
runs from late June through mid-August at Truman College,
1145 W. Wilson. Enrollment starts in May at South-East Asia
Center.
SEAC'S curriculum stresses communication
skills, higher order thinking skills and interpersonal skills
and understanding -- prerequisites to success in school or
life in America. As immigrant children naturally have greater
difficulty mastering the English language and difficulty entering
a college of their choice with lower college-entrance-test
scores in reading, writing and comprehension -- reading and
writing in English are given special attention. Because social
scientific thinking is so much more important in a complex
urban society than it was in the Old World societies of so
many immigrants, Summer School places special emphasis on
the social sciences as well. Relatedly, children participate
in cross cultural bridge building and cooperative activities.
They learn to solve problems and resolve conflicts peacefully,
build self-esteem, increase interest in learning, and develop
social and life skills.
Since most immigrants are ahead of American
students in mathematics, and since parents can usually help
their children in these subjects, students are challenged
to do higher level and applied mathematics such as geometry
and statistics -- subjects with great practical value in the
technological world in which we live.
Although many immigrant students need
little incentive to develop keen computer skills, beginning
in 2001 SEAC Summer School will provide an introduction to
computers for all computer neophytes, as well as advanced
classes for other students.
For more information contact Paul, Alyssum
or Jim at the center.
Sponsored by Chicago Dept.
of Human Services in Cooperation with Harry S. Truman College
For Kids: Pre-School,
School-Age Day Care, Saturday
School, Daycare for Kids, Homework
Help for Kids, Cross Cultural "Building
Bridges" in Elementary School, Summer School,
Internships, Crime
& Abuse of Child Victims
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