While the blog is on summer vacation, we’re sharing past posts about the many ways City Connects helps students thrive.
This week’s roundup looks at how City Connects Coordinators bring fun activities into their schools.
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Community Partners: Girls on the Run Twin Cities
City Connects Blog, January 25 2018
Sometimes a community partner provides fun, exercise, inspiration, confidence, and a chance to cheer for grown-ups. That’s the story of Girls on the Run Twin Cities, a nonprofit organization that teaches girls how to fulfill their potential, serve their communities, and run a 5K race.
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Summer: services, opportunities, and fun
City Connects Blog, May 30, 2019
As the school year draws to a close, City Connects Coordinators across the country are helping students prepare for summer, connecting them to services and opportunities that will help them succeed when school isn’t in session.
For Asha Quattrocchi, a City Connects Coordinator at the Cold Spring School in Indianapolis, Ind., this means sharing information and making connections.
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Great Lakes Great Apple Crunch: celebrating local farmers and healthy food
City Connects Blog, November 1, 2018
City Connects coordinators encourage students to get involved in their communities because this expands students’ world view, helps them develop empathy and leadership skills, and shows them how their actions can have a positive impact.
Last month, the winner for loudest community activity was the 2018 Great Lakes Great Apple Crunch.
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The magic of connecting students to music
City Connects Blog, September 5, 2019
City Connects coordinators connect students to everything from eyeglasses to health services, but they also connect kids to music lessons.
“Enrichment is so important,” Mary Walsh, City Connects’ Executive Director says. “Students have to have basic services, but they also have to have opportunities for creative growth.”
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Food, fun, and family engagement at Belle Haven Elementary School
City Connects Blog, June 24, 2022
How do you turn lessons about food into life skills? Ask City Connects Coordinator Keisha Anderson.
Anderson, the coordinator at Belle Haven Elementary School in Dayton, Ohio, teaches students about nutrition using her own upbeat energy, a cooking competition, and the help of a community partner.
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