Organization's offer educational programs for working parents

Organization's offer educational programs for working parents

CHALLENGING FOR MANYAREA PARENTS.WITH MANY AREASCHOOL DISTRICTSTURNING TO A MIX OFIN-CLASS AND DISTANCELEARNING...PARENTS WILL AGAINPLAY A MUCH LARGERROLE IN THEIR KIDSEDUCATION.3 NEWS NOW REPORTERDANIELLE DAVIS JOINSUS LIVE WITH MORE ONHELP DEALING WITHTHEIR HOME SCHOOLINGSCHEDULE.WHETHER YOU ARE APARENT THAT WILL NEEDHELP JUST 2 DAYS AWEEK THIS FALL OR 5DAYS, SEVERALORGANIZATIONS ARECOMING UP WITHSOLUTIONS TO HELPEASE THAT BURDEN OFTEACHINGRESPONSIBILITY FORPARENTS.WITH RETURN TOSCHOOL PLANS STILL UPIN THE AIR OR FLUID ASSOME SAY....ONE THING FOR SURE ISTHAT SOME WORKINGPARENTS WILL NEEDHELP EDUCATING THEIRKIDS AT HOME THIS FALL.COMMUNITYORGANIZATIONS LIKENORTHSTAR AREALREADY IN THE THROWSOF MAKING PLANS TOHELP PARENTS WITHTEACHINGRESPONSIBILITIES.JIM STEVENS, DIRECTOROF EDUCATION,NORTHSTARFOUNDATION"BECAUSE OMAHAHAS A 3-2 START WEARE GOING TOCREATE A DAYPROGRAM FORSTUDENTS WHO ARENOT IN SCHOOLAND AN AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMFOR KIDS WHO AREIN SCHOOL.SO WE WILL DO APROGRAM THATSTART AT 8 AM INTHE MORNING ANDENDS AT 2PM ANDTHEN ANOTHERONE THAT RUNSFROM 3:30PM UNTIL7:00 PM.NORTH STAR IS ANAFTERSHOOLPROGRAM THATPROVIDES UNDERSERVED STUDENTS ASAFE PLACE THATALSO OFFERS FUNACTIVITIES AS WELLAS ACADEMICSUPPORT.ALSO PLACES LIKEOUR LOCAL ZOO ISSTEPPING UP WITHFALL EDUCATIONALPROGRAMS TO HELPPARENTS OUT ASWELL.JULIE ANDERSON,EDUCATIONPROGRAMMANAGER, HENRYDOORLY ZOO &AQUARIUM"WE KNOW THERE ISGOING TO BE ANEED WITH THEADJUSTEDSCHEDULES FORKIDS ATTENDINGSCHOOL AND SOWE ARE ABLE TOPROVIDE A SAFEENVIRONMENT FORKIDS AND WHATBETTER PLACE TOLEARN THAN AT THEZOO.CAMP LITTLE LIONWILL INCORPORATEINVESTIGATION,MATH, LITERACY, WEWILL BE ABLE TOINCORPORATEWHAT KIDS WILL BELEARNING DURINGTHE SCHOOL DAYBUT PUTTING ATWIST ON IT."AND THE IDEA SEEMS TOBE SUPPORTED ANDAPPRECIATED BYPARENTS TONY ARDITO,PARENT"I THINK IT'S AGREAT NEWINNOVATIVEAPPROACH TOGETTING THE KIDSTO LEARN AND OUTOF THE HOUSE ANDINTO THE WORLDBECAUSE AS BAD ASTHE PANDEMIC HASBEEN WE STILL HAVETO FIND WAYS TOCONTINUE ON WITHTHE NEW NORM."TH SCHOOL BEING SA FEW WEEKAWAY,TO WORK ON HAVING ABACKUP EDUCATIONALPLAN IN PLACE.EACH SCHOOL DISTRICTHAS ITS OWN POLICYFOR RETURNING TOSCHOOL SO CHECKTHEIR WEBSITESREGULARLY AS THINGSARE STILL BEINGFINALIZED.THIS IS DANIELLE DAVISFOR 3 NEWS NOW THISMORNING.DOUGLAS COUNTY'SHEALTH DIRECTOR IS