WY 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program Goals

  • Goal 1:  To establish community learning centers that help students in high-poverty, low-performing schools meet academic achievement standards
  • Goal 2:  to offer a broad array of high-quality enrichment activities that are aligned with and complement the regular academic school day while positively affecting student outcomes such as school attendance and academic performance and decreasing behavioral risk factors
  • Goal 3:  To provide programming to engage the families of 21st CCLC participants for the purpose of increasing parent/family engagement in learning and developing resiliency through positive home/school relationships

21st Century Activities

21st Century Activities

Kicking off the 2022-2023 School Year

Starting off the 22-23 school year, 21st Century is engaging students at Eastside, Desert View and Rock Springs Junior High in STEM activities, drone exploration, kindness club, adventure club, homework and robotics club to name a few.  Check back to see the new and engaging activities for Sweetwater#1 students. 

 

To kick off the 21-22 school year, Community Connections and the Kindness students prepare for the Halloween Dance. Also, staff is busy getting our programs going at the Jr. High and Desert View.  Desert View did a STEAM Camp last Friday and had over 100 students.  We have so many afterschool clubs at the Jr. High.  We have Community Connections, Robotics, Kindness Club, Fitness Club, Video Club, Adventure Club and Homework Club.  We have served over 75 students to date. 

Virtual Activities

The new virtual activities include:

      1.  NASA STEM Challenge (state-wide program that will include instructions from real astronauts)
      2.   Virtual Job Shadow (college and career readiness
      3.  SEL Wings for Kids (social and emotional support)
      4.  White Box Learning (STEM virtual program)

Learning Activities

Contact Information

Lisa Plant
Program Director
Rock Springs Junior High School
3500 Foothill Blvd., Rock Springs, WY 82901

Cell phone:  307-389-4942
Phone: 307-352-3474 ext. 4041
Fax: (888) 316-5634
email: plantl@sw1.k12.wy.us

Informational Links

Activities that may be provided by 21st CCLC include

  • remedial education activities and academic enrichment learning programs, including providing additional assistance to students to allow them to improve their academic achievement;
  • mathematics and science education activities;
  • arts and music education activities;
  • entrepreneurial education programs;
  • tutoring services and mentoring programs;
  • programs that provide activities for limited English proficient students;
  • recreational activities;
  • telecommunications and technology education programs;
  • expanded library service hours;
  • programs that promote parental involvement and family literacy;
  • programs that promote assistance to students who have been truant, suspended, or expelled to allow the students to improve their academic achievement;
  • drug and violence prevention programs, counseling programs, and character education programs;
  • service learning;
  • and health and wellness programming

Activities must continuously be evaluated using performance measures and, if appropriate, be based on scientific research.

 

    

21st Century Community Learning Centers support Hydroponics Club. After students get the plants started they transferred to the school garden at Desert View Elementary.

     
 

WY 21st CCLC State Program Goals

  • Goal 1: To establish community learning centers that help students in high-poverty, low-performing schools meet academic achievement standards
  • Goal 2: to offer a broad array of high-quality enrichment activities that are aligned with and complement the regular academic school day while positively affecting student outcomes such as school attendance and academic performance and decreasing behavioral risk factors
  • Goal 3: to provide programming to engage the families of 21st CLCLC participants for the purpose of increasing parent/family engagement in learning and developing resiliency through positive home/school relationships

Programs must be designed to meet the purpose of the 21st CCLC program and Wyoming goals.

  
   

Another program supported by 21st CCLC is Robotics. Students build the robots then, display them at the Parent Connection Nights.

21st Century Community Learning Center provides a safe environment for students during out of school hours (before and after school) and periods when school is not in session (school breaks and summer recess) while supporting continued youth development and learning for lifelong success.

 

   

The Medal of Honor Character Building component of the 21st Century Community Learning Centers program teaches honor, integrity, courage, leadership, citizenship, sacrifice and much more.