Tutoring students and parents
NAACP
By YVETTE N. FREEMAN
Chronide Staff Writer
Parents in Winston-Salem who
want to help their children succeed
academically will have an opportu
nity to receive information on how
to do so this weekend thanks to the
NAACP and a network of volun
teers.
The NAACP Learning Centers,
plans to hold a special forum ^his
Learning Centers provide
student support
vation to learn, how parents can
provide that motivation, and build
self-esteem in their children.
Other speakers included on the
program will be Denise Wall, tech
nical assistant in program adminis
tration, who will speak on "The
Guidance Counselor"; Alderman
Vivian Burke, who will speak on
"The Career Center Program;"
Mabel Stevenson, director of
Catholic Services, who will discuss
Carla Jackson (left) asslsta a student with her
homework at the Williams C. Sims Reereation
Center.
Services can be
of Assistance to
Parents?" and
Shirley Carter, of
Winston-Salem
?State^ University*
who will discuss
financial aide.
According to
Doris Moore,
director of the
NAACP Learn
ing Centers, each
speaker will pro
vide the audience
important infor
mation which
many parents,
particu larly
African-Ameri
can parents, do
not receive.
"I've found
that in keeping
with our theme
for this year ?
"Building Self
Esteem in Your
. *
Saturday, Dec. 7 for students and
parents on the topic of "How to
Successfully Educate your Child."
The program will be held in the
-Communications Building of Win^
ston-Salem State University from
10 a.m. to 4 p.m., with Dr. Myrna
Brake Williams, a private psycholo
gist, as the keynote speaker.
Dr. Williams is expected to
inform parents on the reasons why
some students don't have the moli*
Child" ? that these would be the
persons that would provide key
information for our parents," she
explained. "And these are questions
that they don't usually get to ask.
Very few parents have time to meet
with the guidance counselors
because of their working and so
forth. So we're going to have her
(Williams) there to provide them
with what the school system offers
at every level as far as guidance is
concerned, and other services that
are available that they don't know
about."
The NAACP Learning Centers
were established five years ago to
provide tutoring services and study
tips for students in kindergarten
through 12th grade. It was after
merging with another program start
ed by <Moore and another volunteer
at Grace Presbyterian Church,
which focused mainly on SAT
preparation, that the centers added
that service.
Moore explained that the rea
son she helped to initiate the pro
gram at Grace Presbyterian was to
provide a networking system for the
students and parents. That system
would allow the students to work
together in improving their scores^
while also teaching the parents how
to help their children do so, from
other parents and education profes
sions. /
Today, there are eight center^
throughout t)\e city, each of whidh
are staffed by non-paid volunteers
from all walks of life ? retired
teachers, aldermen, college profes
sors, psychologists and more. Six of
the sites focus on homework assis
tance and tutoring. They are Philips
Chapel Baptist Church, -First
Waiightown Baptist Church, Union
Baptist Church, Hanes Memorial
CME Church, Wentz Memorial
United Church of Christ, and the
William C. Sims Sr. Recreation
Center. : ,
Three sites concentrate on the
SAT preparation. They are Grace
Presbyterian Church, the William
C. Sims Sr. Recreation Center, and
the Brown-Douglas Recreation
Center. ' ?
"We still feel that students do
better when they are with their
peers working under organized
studying programs, and they have
told us that they enjoy this," said
Moore.
? * According* to- Moore^ the stu
dents grades and scores are improv
ing as a result of the programs.
"We have students that started
in our SAT program that did not
pass it initially, and they came to us
for what we call a "quick fix," and
they followed the instructions and
they were able to get that. Just a
quick fix to come up to the score.
And we're talking about raising it
much higher than they say you
could possibly raise it, even with
classes/' she said proudly.
Although the NAACP Learning
Centers are a success, funding is
still sometimes hard to come by,
according to. Moore. Currently, the
Centers are being funded by the
Winston-Salem Foundation, the
Ministers' Conference, and the Bap
tist Ministers' Association. And
Moore hopes that enough financial
support as well as volunteer support
will come through so that more cen
ters can be opened throughout the
city.
"We want to save our children.
We really want to save them. And
we know that it can be done," she
stated.
Doris Moore, director of the NAACP Learning Centers, hopes to be
able to-open more centers throughout the city. V
Phillips Chapel Baptist Church
2341 Patterson Ave.
K- 12th grade
Tues., Thurs. 6:30-7:30 p.m.
723-9451
Hancs Memorial CME Church
919 Highland Ave.
6-12th grade
Mon., Wed. 4-5:30 p.m.
724-7157
SAT Classes
Grace Prpsbyterian Church
3901 Carver Rd.
Wed. 6-8:30 p.m.
767-7530
First Waughtown Baptist Church
838 Moravia Street
K-12th grade
Mon., Tues., Thurs. 5:30-7:30 p.m.
784-7386
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Wentz Memorial United
Church of Christ
3435 Carver School Rd.
2-12th grade
Tiies., Thurs. 4-5:30 p.m.
722-0430
William C. Sims Rec. Ctr.
1230 Alder St
Tiies., Thurs. 4-6 p.m.
727-2837
Union Baptist Church
406 Northwest Blvd.
K-12th grade
Tues., Wed. 6-8 p.m.
724-9305 '
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William C. Sims Sr. Rec. Ctr.
1230 Alder Street
(Happy Hill Gardens)
2-12th grade
Tues., Thurs. 4-6 p.m
727-2837
Brown-Douglas Rec. Ctr.
1725 Indiana Ave.
Wed. 6:30-8:30 p.m.
767-9496
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THURSDAY, DEC. 5
? Old Salem Sertoma Club will meet at 12
p.m. at the Best Western Regency, 121 N. Cherry
Street, That will be the only meeting for
December. For information, call Charlene Martin
at 765-6081.
? The WS chapter of the Self Help Group for
Hard of Hearing (SHHH) will hold a meeting/
holiday party today from 7-9 p.m. at the Benson
Center, Room 406, at Wake Forest University. For
more information about the meeting or the WS
chapter of SHHH, call Karen Nolan at 768-5536
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
? The NC Cooperative Extension Service,
Triad Money Management Center will sponsor a
program on "Dying Without a Will" at 10 a.m. at
the Forsyth County Agricultural Building,
Auditorium C. For more information and
registration, call 767-8213.
? The Fourth Annual Guatemala Festival will
be held from 6-9 p.m. at Parkway United Church
of Christ, 2151 Silas Creek Parkway. There will
be a wide selection of Guatemalan crafts,
including clothing, tableware, dolls, and
accessories sold to benefit Central American
communities, refugees, and cooperatives. Also
from 6-7 p.m. there will be an inexpensive beans
and rice supper, and Latin American songs and
stories by "Hermanoz de Paz" (Jon Sundell and
Marty Province) at 7 p.m. At 8 p.m., Manuel
Mejia Tol, a Guatemalan Indian, will speak.
Admission is free. For more information, call
724-5907.
?The Family Enrichment Program will
sponsor an eight-week preschool age parenting
class for parents with children ages 2-6, beginning
today from 7 - 8:30 p.m. The fee is $25 per
session. Call 748-9028 for registration and
additional information.
? The Board of Education will meet at 6 p.m.
in the Administrative Center, 1605 Miller Street.
FRIDAY, DEC. 6
? Associated Artists of WS will hold an
opening reception for its annual Exhibiting
Member Small Works Holiday Show, from 6-8
p.m., in the Associated Artists Gallery of the
Sawtooth Center. The opening will coincide with
The Arts Council's Holiday Expos Show, the
Christmas tree lighting in Winston Square, and
the 6th and Trade Art District Gallery Crawl. The
reception and show are free and open to the
public.
? The Special Populations & Programs Unit
of the WS Recreation and Parks Dept. will
sponsor the latest in Rollerblades and Other In
Line Skates during "Christmas at the Elms" open
house. Demonstrations will be held every hour
beginning at 10 a.m. and continuing until 2 p.m.
The Rollerblades exhibition will be held at
Beneath the Elms, located at 452 N. Cherry
Street.
? Ardmore Moravian Church, corner of
Hawthorne Rd. and Academy Street, will hold a
Candle Tea and Bazaar from 4-8 p.m. Candle Tea
tours are scheduled every half hour. There will
also be Moravian Craft demonstrations and
handmade items and baked goods for sale.
Admission is free.
? The Knollwood Hall Family Council is
having a Christmas Craft and Bake Sale today and
tomorrow from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the front
lobby of Knollwood Hall, 5755 Shattalon Drive.
The proceeds will go the operating funds of the
Council. Everyone is invited.
SATURDAY, DEC. 7
? Students from about 70 middle and high
schools in the WS/FC All-County Band will
perform at the Brendle Recital Hall at Wake
Forest University at 7:30 p.m.
? A Christmas Craft Show will be held from
8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Masonic Temple, located
on East 14th Street. Items for sale will include
genuine porcelain dolls, gold chain necklaces,
handmade Christmas crafts, stocking stuffers,
costume jewelry, and many more.
? The BB&T of WS and the YMCA of
Greater WS have announced the 7th annual
Mistletoe BB&T/YMCA Road Races to benefit
the youth programs of the WS Central YMCA.
The races, a 1 OK and half-marathon (13.1 miles),
are scheduled to start at 8:30 a.m. at the Central
YMCA. Race fees are $12. Entry information is
available by writing Whit East at the Central
YMCA, 775 West End Blvd., Winston-Salem,
N.C. 27101 or by calling 721-2072.
? The NAACP Learning Center will meet
from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Lecture Room of the
Communications Building on the campus of
WSSU. The program is for parents and students'
on how to successfully succeed in educating your
child.
SUNDAY, DEC. 8
? The Knollwood Hall Creative Art Class will
have an Art Show and Sell from 2-4 p.m. in the
front lobby of the nursing home. The public is
invited.
MONDAY, DEC. 9
? Students at Konnoak, Philo, and Parkland
will not attend school today. All other schools will
be in session. Teachers in the three schools will be
involved in a K-12 instructional strategies
workshop all day.
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