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The Anchorage School District, a recipient of three 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21^st CCLC) grants from the U.S. Department of Education, currently provides after-school enrichment programs for K-6 students in core academics - homework help, tutoring, drug and abuse prevention, technology training, recreation and the arts at eleven public school facilities.

21st Century Community Learning Center The purpose of the 21^st CCLC is to expand learning opportunities for children and their families outside of regular school hours. These programs offer strong after-school activities, which involve both schools and the community, joining together to help kids develop into healthy adults.

Our 21^st CCLC after-school programs work with public and non-profit agencies and organizations; local businesses; higher education institutions; recreational, cultural and human services organizations to:

prepare kids for success in today's economy
provide opportunities to try new skills, learn different ways of approaching challenges with creative solutions, work on tough subjects and achieve success

Eligible students participate in programs whose goal is to increase academic success in reading, writing and math. The Anchorage Community Education Learning Centers offer a structured supportive environment.

If you are interested in working in our program or would like further information contact Susan Williams or the coordinator at a specific site.

MISSION STATEMENT

The Anchorage 21st Century Community Learning Centers:

Serve Title 1 students and families in a culturally responsive setting
Provide engaging academic, cultural and recreational activities, as well as homework assistance
Create social and emotional learning opportunities in a positive and safe environment
Empower students to soar: socially, emotionally and academically

Anchorage Locations

Elementary School	Coordinator	Phone

Fairview	Sharron Harris	907-742-7626
Mountain View	Denielle Baldwin	907-742-3938
Muldoon	Lisa Orr-Hickey	907-742-1491
North Star	Eric Saetre	907-742-3856
Northwood	Maria Clyde	907-742-6819
Ptarmigan	Megan Kohler	907-742-0444
Russian Jack	Linda Wetherby	907-742-1343
Taku	Kit Greene	907-742-5960
Williwaw	Judy Shero	907-742-2014
Willow Crest	Keith Miller	907-742-1019
Wonder Park	Drew Hansen	907-742-1730

Middle School	Coordinator	Phone
Clark	Ashley Smith	907-742-7766

21st CCLC Office	Position	Phone
Susan Williams	Manager	907-742-4410
LaVern Miller	Admin. Assistant	907-742-4410

After-school programs protect and teach our kids

What do our kids do after the school bell rings?

A growing number of youth in Anchorage spend the hours, between when school closes and parents return from work, unproductively — watching television, surfing the net, hanging out with friends, and sometimes getting into trouble.

Juvenile crime triples from 3-8pm and peaks from 3-4pm during the hours after school
28% of U.S. children live with a single working parent or two working parents
Between 5 and 7 million, possibly as many as 15 million, "latchkey children" are home alone after school
The most common activity for children after school is watching TV - on average 23 hours a week

Turning the after-school hours into a time when kids take on new challenges, learn new things, and find new ways to contribute to their communities, keeps kids on the path to achievement, which is the primary goal of the 21st Century Community Learning Center program. Students at a 21st Century Community Learning Center

What do after-school programs do for kids?

The after-school program provides supervised activities, including homework assistance, arts and crafts, and recreation each weekday from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at all elementary sites. The program is open to students in kindergarten through eighth grade in selected schools.

Children who regularly attend quality programs have:

Better grades and conduct in school
Better peer relations and emotional adjustment
More academic and enrichment opportunities
Students who spend 1-4 hours per week in extracurricular activities are 49% less likely to use drugs and 37% less likely to become teen parents

Already in Anchorage, students who attend the after-school program:

have made academic gains
are feeling safer
are turning in their homework more often
like school more
are less likely to participate in non-supervised activities

Graphic of a person soaring with the slogan: Soaring beyond expectations -- afterschool programs.

In Anchorage, teachers report that students are doing better in school. Parents are thrilled to be able to spend quality time with their children in the evening, because their homework is done with help from tutors in the after-school program.

Contact the 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program at 907-742-4410 for more information about how you can participate in the after-school program in your community.