Downtown Syracuse YMCA - Outreach Program

YMCA EDUCATION SERVICES *SERVING THE ACADEMIC AND DEVELOPMENTAL NEEDS OF THE YOUTH IN OUR COMMUNITIES* Program Mission: Help students achieve academic success through specialized programming; tutoring, mentoring and other youth development activities Serve the needs of al children including students with Special Needs and English Language Learners Establish and maintain collaboration with school districts to better align services with district guidelines to *ensure student success* PROJECT STARFISH—Building Strong Kids Through Academics and Enrichment (TOP) This is the seventh year that the Downtown YMCA has sponsored Project Starfish, a summer program of literacy and recreation for low achieving students on Syracuse’s south side. The academic focus of the program is to help students in grades one, two and three ‘read to learn, not ‘learn to read.’ Students identified for this program are pre tested to determine reading deficiencies which are then addressed during the course of the 5 week summer program, with a daily five hour program of balanced literacy which includes rotations in phonics and vocabulary development, and guided reading sessions. The YMCA provides transportation to school each day, where students receive small group instruction to improve reading fluency and comprehension, develop better writing skills, and receive practice in preparation for state mandated tests in English Language Arts and Math. Students who complete the five week program gain an average of 3 to 6 months growth in reading fluency and comprehension, and are more confident and better prepared to begin the work of the next grade level in September. Approximately 75 students participate in Project Starfish each summer. The YMCA offers Project Starfish participants the opportunity to attend day camp activities at Camp Iroquois following the five hours of academics. This component has been the key to the program’s success. Research has shown that summer programs can succeed in raising achievement levels, if these programs include diverse learning experiences that help students make important connections between the curriculum and the world around them. Students are bused each day to the Camp where they enjoy swimming, hiking, horse back riding, high wall climbing and arts and crafts. The camp program affords these students not only recreation activities in a safe and nurturing environment, but allows them the opportunity to build life experiences, enhance their vocabulary, learn social behaviors, and gain a more positive attitude and confidence about themselves and their future. *For information about Project Starfish contact Catherine Ranieri at 474-6851 Ext 310* . Y ACHIEVERS (TOP) SUPPORTING PERSONAL STUDENT SUCCESS THROUGH A COMPREHENSIVE MIDDLE SCHOOL PROGRAM A year long Middle School Program in collaboration with Grant Middle School designed to give students the opportunity to develop the Developmental Assets necessary for personal growth and success. Activities include: Tutoring, Mentoring, Arts and Enrichment and Service Learning Projects TUTORING SERVICES—Supplemental Educational Services (TOP) EMPOWERING YOUTH TO ACHIEVE ACADEMIC SUCCESS THROUGH TUTORING AND MENTORING SERVICES YMCA of Greater Syracuse is an approved provider of Supplemental Educational Services as designated by the New York State Department of Education under the ‘No Child Left Behind’ law Academic support for students Kindergarten through Grade 9 Small group instruction delivered by certified teachers Coordination of instruction with the home school and New York State Learning Standards 250 students currently receive YMCA tutoring services For more information about Tutoring Services contact Catherine Ranieri at 474-6851 Youth Indoor Soccer (TOP ) The Downtown Family YMCA’s Youth Soccer program is open to boys and girls ages 3-7 years old. Each player is guaranteed to play at least 1/2 of every game. This program emphasizes the fundamentals of soccer as well as fair play, sportsmanship, and FUN. The season will take place for 8 weeks on Saturday mornings (9-11) at Salem Hyde School. There will be two age/skill groups (3-4, 5-7). Each group will have a practice on the first two Saturdays for approximately one hour and a game scheduled by the YMCA the remaining Saturdays. Parents will be notified by their child’s coach regarding what time practices will be held. Winter Registration: December 2- January 14, 2007 Season begins: January 27, 2007 No games on February 17 Season ends: March 24, 2007 Members-$25.00 (includes t-shirt and award) Non-Members-$50.00 (includes t-shirt and award) Download a 2007 registration form (PDF format) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Side Indoor Youth Soccer (TOP ) The Downtown YMCA and the Syracuse Department of Parks, Recreation, and Youth Programs are collaborating to offer a new Youth Sports opportunity in your neighborhood. YMCA Youth Super Sports programs emphasize the fundamentals of sports as well as fair play, sportsmanship, and FUN. The first weeks consist of practices and instruction with games being played the following weeks. Each player is guaranteed to play at least 1/2 of every game. The programs take place on Saturdays, and are conducted with the help of parent volunteers. Please join us for another season of Indoor Youth Soccer at Burnett Park Indoor Turf Field. Please contact the 473-4330 or 474-6851 x342 or sbrann@downtownsyracuseymca.org for more information. Location: Burnett Park Indoor Turf Field (Avery and Coleridge Ave.) Fees: YMCA Members-$20; Non-Members-City Resident-$30; Non-Members-Non-City Resident-$60 Fees include Shirt and award Ages 4-12 yrs. Time: 10:00am-2:00pm Winter Registration: January 15- February 25, 2007 Season begins: March 3, 2007 No games on April 7 Season ends: April 28, 2007 Download a registration form (PDF format) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ HEALTH & WELLNESS OUTREACH (TOP ) LINCOLN MIDDLE SCHOOL Begins Week of January 8, 2007 Yoga Monday Begins January 8, 2007 6pm-7pm This class will provide a strong foundation to build your yoga practice on. Class will begin with conscious breathing which will calm body/mind/emotions to prepare for Yoga. Gentle warm-up stretches will follow leading into a variety of yoga postures. The postures will challenge the body mind through stretching, relaxing, and breathing, while holding the postures. Flexibility, strength, and muscle tone improves as spirit/mind/bodywork together in harmony. MEMBERS: $5.00 NON-MEMBERS: 10 Classes - $60 20 Classes - $105 Registration @ www.active.com

YMCA EDUCATION SERVICES

SERVING THE ACADEMIC AND DEVELOPMENTAL NEEDS OF THE YOUTH IN OUR COMMUNITIES

Program Mission:

Help students achieve academic success through specialized programming; tutoring, mentoring and other youth development activities

Serve the needs of al children including students with Special Needs and English Language Learners

Establish and maintain collaboration with school districts to better align services with district guidelines to ensure student success

PROJECT STARFISH—Building Strong Kids Through Academics and Enrichment (TOP)

This is the seventh year that the Downtown YMCA has sponsored Project Starfish, a summer program of literacy and recreation for low achieving students on Syracuse’s south side. The academic focus of the program is to help students in grades one, two and three ‘read to learn, not ‘learn to read.’ Students identified for this program are pre tested to determine reading deficiencies which are then addressed during the course of the 5 week summer program, with a daily five hour program of balanced literacy which includes rotations in phonics and vocabulary development, and guided reading sessions. The YMCA provides transportation to school each day, where students receive small group instruction to improve reading fluency and comprehension, develop better writing skills, and receive practice in preparation for state mandated tests in English Language Arts and Math. Students who complete the five week program gain an average of 3 to 6 months growth in reading fluency and comprehension, and are more confident and better prepared to begin the work of the next grade level in September. Approximately 75 students participate in Project Starfish each summer.

The YMCA offers Project Starfish participants the opportunity to attend day camp activities at Camp Iroquois following the five hours of academics. This component has been the key to the program’s success. Research has shown that summer programs can succeed in raising achievement levels, if these programs include diverse learning experiences that help students make important connections between the curriculum and the world around them. Students are bused each day to the Camp where they enjoy swimming, hiking, horse back riding, high wall climbing and arts and crafts. The camp program affords these students not only recreation activities in a safe and nurturing environment, but allows them the opportunity to build life experiences, enhance their vocabulary, learn social behaviors, and gain a more positive attitude and confidence about themselves and their future.

For information about Project Starfish contact Catherine Ranieri at 474-6851 Ext 310
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Y ACHIEVERS (TOP)

SUPPORTING PERSONAL STUDENT SUCCESS THROUGH A COMPREHENSIVE MIDDLE SCHOOL PROGRAM

A year long Middle School Program in collaboration with Grant Middle School designed to give students the opportunity to develop the Developmental Assets necessary for personal growth and success. Activities include: Tutoring, Mentoring, Arts and Enrichment and Service Learning Projects

TUTORING SERVICES—Supplemental Educational Services (TOP)

EMPOWERING YOUTH TO ACHIEVE ACADEMIC SUCCESS THROUGH TUTORING AND MENTORING SERVICES

YMCA of Greater Syracuse is an approved provider of Supplemental Educational Services as designated by the New York State Department of Education under the ‘No Child Left Behind’ law
Academic support for students Kindergarten through Grade 9
Small group instruction delivered by certified teachers
Coordination of instruction with the home school and New York State Learning Standards
250 students currently receive YMCA tutoring services

For more information about Tutoring Services contact Catherine Ranieri at 474-6851

Youth Indoor Soccer (TOP )
The Downtown Family YMCA’s Youth Soccer program is open to boys and girls ages 3-7 years old. Each player is guaranteed to play at least 1/2 of every game. This program emphasizes the fundamentals of soccer as well as fair play, sportsmanship, and FUN. The season will take place for 8 weeks on Saturday mornings (9-11) at Salem Hyde School. There will be two age/skill groups (3-4, 5-7). Each group will have a practice on the first two Saturdays for approximately one hour and a game scheduled by the YMCA the remaining Saturdays. Parents will be notified by their child’s coach regarding what time practices will be held.

Winter Registration: December 2- January 14, 2007
Season begins: January 27, 2007
No games on February 17
Season ends: March 24, 2007

Members-$25.00 (includes t-shirt and award)
Non-Members-$50.00 (includes t-shirt and award)

Download a 2007 registration form (PDF format)

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West Side Indoor Youth Soccer (TOP )
The Downtown YMCA and the Syracuse Department of Parks, Recreation, and Youth Programs are collaborating to offer a new Youth Sports opportunity in your neighborhood. YMCA Youth Super Sports programs emphasize the fundamentals of sports as well as fair play, sportsmanship, and FUN. The first weeks consist of practices and instruction with games being played the following weeks. Each player is guaranteed to play at least 1/2 of every game. The programs take place on Saturdays, and are conducted with the help of parent volunteers. Please join us for another season of Indoor Youth Soccer at Burnett Park Indoor Turf Field. Please contact the 473-4330 or 474-6851 x342 or sbrann@downtownsyracuseymca.org for more information.

Location: Burnett Park Indoor Turf Field (Avery and Coleridge Ave.)
Fees: YMCA Members-$20; Non-Members-City Resident-$30; Non-Members-Non-City Resident-$60
Fees include Shirt and award
Ages 4-12 yrs. Time: 10:00am-2:00pm
Winter Registration: January 15- February 25, 2007
Season begins: March 3, 2007
No games on April 7
Season ends: April 28, 2007

Download a registration form (PDF format)

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HEALTH & WELLNESS OUTREACH (TOP )

LINCOLN MIDDLE SCHOOL
Begins Week of January 8, 2007
Yoga
Monday
Begins January 8, 2007
6pm-7pm
This class will provide a strong foundation to build your yoga practice on. Class will
begin with conscious breathing which will calm body/mind/emotions to prepare for
Yoga. Gentle warm-up stretches will follow leading into a variety of yoga postures. The
postures will challenge the body mind through stretching, relaxing, and breathing, while
holding the postures. Flexibility, strength, and muscle tone improves as
spirit/mind/bodywork together in harmony.
MEMBERS:                           $5.00
NON-MEMBERS:                10 Classes - $60
                                                20 Classes - $105
Registration @ www.active.com