Building capacity through community service in Southwest West Virginia
All parts that make a society operate are mirrored in different modules in this simulation project, where primary school students basically run their own little city. Micro-Society currently takes place as part of Omar Elementary’s WV Dreamers Afterschool program in Logan County. For Step by Step blog posts related to Micro-Society, go here.
Fri, June 26 2009 » Education Support, Micro Society, Omar Elementary » Comments Off
This mural was designed by Step by Step Arts & Culture VISTA Rick Goosman in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s legacy. The mural is comprised of painted hand prints which come together to form a profile of Dr. King. The hands that comprise this mural and a similar test-run version include hands from youth [...]
Tue, April 21 2009 » Arts & Culture, Big Ugly Community Center, Community Events, East End Family Resource Center, Harts Primary, Omar Elementary, Unitarian Universalist Congregation, WV Dreamers Afterschool Program » Comments Off
Over 175 attended and $536 was raised at the People’s Choice Award Chili Cook Off to benefit Omar Elementary’s 21st Century Afterschool Program on February 7, 2009. Shawn Farmer, the Omar Elementary 21st Century Afterschool Program coordinator, came up with the idea for a Chili Cook Off with her husband because they wanted to do [...]
Fri, April 10 2009 » Community Events, Education Support, Omar Elementary, WV Dreamers Afterschool Program » Comments Off
Fri, April 10 2009 » Community Events, Education Support, Omar Elementary, WV Dreamers Afterschool Program » Comments Off
Contributed by Matthew Walker, Sustainability VISTA (Big Ugly Community Center) An Earth Day Block Party, hosted by Step by Step was held at the Big Ugly Community Center on Saturday, April 18th from 10:00 AM to 4:30 PM. Students from Logan, Lincoln and Kanawha counties were joined by AmeriCorps VISTAs and Earlham Bonner Scholars for [...]
Tue, April 7 2009 » Big Ugly Community Center, Community Events, East End Family Resource Center, Harts Primary, Omar Elementary, Project FLOW, Service Learning, Sustainability, WV Dreamers Afterschool Program » Comments Off
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Fri, March 13 2009 » ***Press***, Omar Elementary, Project FLOW, Sustainability » Comments Off
In 1995 this program began at the Big Ugly Community Center with students developing portfolios based on their dreams. In 2004, Step by Step received a 21st Century Community Learning Center grant and expanded its afterschool programming to include additional sites, which currently include Omar Elementary and Harts Primary. Each site has the freedom to [...]
Mon, January 26 2009 » Arts & Culture, Big Ugly Community Center, Bullying Awareness & Prevention, Education Support, Harts Primary, Health and Wellness, Leadership Development, Life/Job Skill Development, Omar Elementary, Sustainability, Technology, WV Dreamers Afterschool Program » Comments Off
Project FLOW is a water education program that uses hands-on service and learning to introduce environmental concepts and stewardship while encouraging environmental stewardship. Project FLOW curriculum has been incorporated into various after school and summer programs including at the Big Ugly Community Center, Harts Primary, Omar Elementary and the East End Family Resource Center. For [...]
Mon, January 26 2009 » Big Ugly Community Center, East End Family Resource Center, Harts Primary, Omar Elementary, Project FLOW, Sustainability » Comments Off
![Step by Step WV posted a photo: Bonner Scholars from Earlam College in Indiana listened to a panel discussion of long-term West Virginia activists arranged by Step by Step's Executive Director Michael Tierney in April 2009. Afterward, the students interviewed the panelists on tape so that their [the activist's] stories can be adapted to digital stories.](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2676/3808418455_07d468b4db_t.jpg "Step by Step WV posted a photo: Bonner Scholars from Earlam College in Indiana listened to a panel discussion of long-term West Virginia activists arranged by Step by Step's Executive Director Michael Tierney in April 2009. Afterward, the students interviewed the panelists on tape so that their [the activist's] stories can be adapted to digital stories.")
