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Fantastic Fridays!

Athens Community Center After SchoolFantastic Fridays: The Athens Community Center After School programing will be bringing incommunity sources for learning and enrichment opportunities on Fridays throughout the remainder of theschool year! The Athens Community Center has had the opportunity to connect with many educationalcommunity outreach programs. Each Friday we will host a community based organization for increasedenrichment! The hope is that we can increase our students knowledge of opportunities and activities inour community. By connecting with our community learning sources we are creating great relationshipsand increase our community involvement!

Appalachian Peace and Justice: February 7th, 21st, 28th

Appalachian Peace and Justice will be visiting After School with a learning curriculum focused on

community action, bullying, and movement toward peace and social justice. The group leader is aqualified individual in presenting the peace and justice curriculum. APandJ will be joining us for threesessions in February.Information can be viewed here: http://www.apjn.org/?page_id=5

Southern Ohio Copperheads February 12 th (Wednesday)

The copperheads and the mascot will be here to work on Valentines Day crafts with the after schoolstudent. The team will then be handing those out to community programs!

Goodworks: February 13th (Thursday) 14th originally no school, nowa makeup day

Good Works will be presenting the goals and outreach opportunities that they present in the AthensCommunity. This will also include information and activities related to kids discovery club.Information can be viewed here: http://www.good-works.net/

Live Healthy Appalachia March 14 th

This presentation and activities will be based on the Live Healthy Appalachia goals; Improving the healthand wellbeing of the Appalachian region through education, outreach, and advocacy emphasizingnutrition and other lifestyle choices.

Wayne National Forest: April 4th

Wayne National Forest Education director will be presenting educational enrichment on the water cycle.The connection during this time of year is the start of spring and rain water. We are terming this groupnature connection to the water cycle.Information can be viewed here: http://www.fs.usda.gov/main/wayne/learning/kids

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PING Center April 11th

Sports Day

Ohio University Campus Recreation will sponsor a sports day for the Athens County Parks andRecreation Community Center during the month of April. Playing sports will not only offer children

physical benefits but also provide social and academic learning experiences that can be transitioned intoeveryday life. Children will have the opportunity to further develop social bonds through team buildinggames and develop basic fundamentals associated with these sports. Working through our designatedstations will allow children to strengthen motor skills.

PING Center April 18th

Fitness Day

Ohio University Campus Recreation will provide a fitness day for our youth to be instilled with differentways to live a healthy and active lifestyle. Children will be provided the tools to explore fun and engagingways in the fitness setting. Fitness obstacles and group classes will be conducted by nationally certifiedgroup fitness instructors. This will be a fun way for children to learn fitness techniques that they can do athome as well.

Community Outreach that we are still connecting with for Fantastic Fridays include: Ohio Department of Natural Resources (fish species and identification), COAD afterschool based learning standards, Athens

Historical Society, Athens Library, Recycling Center, Human Service Organization, Arts West (Art and performance), and our Senior Center. If you have ideas on special programing please feel free tocommunicate those ideas!