21st Century ''Millennials Program"

Overview

The Forward Program at Garrison Middle School is funded by the 21st Century Community Learning Center Grant. The 21st CCLC Grant is awarded to schools which have high percentages of minority and impoverished students, and perform below average on state standardized testing. The Forward Program at Garrison Middle School is designed to directly address school-wide academic improvement through after school tutoring and extracurricular activity learning.

Goals

"To Improve the Personal and Academic Performance of Struggling Students, particularly in the subject areas of Mathematics and Reading/Writing."

Intervention Strategies

• 20 hrs./week Additional Learning Time
• Before School and After School Tutoring
• Literacy and Mathematics Support
• Provide Academic Enrichment Activities
• Provide Access to GED, ESL, Basic Computer Literacy, and Job Skills
  • Garrison Night School
• Create a Strong Partnership with Walla Walla Community

Programs Offered:

Before School:

Mariachi Indoor Soccer

After School:

Garrison Network News	BMX
Minecraft/Age of Empires	Dance Team
CODE.ORG	Bridge Busters
Crew Space Records	Rock Climbing
Game Maker	LEGO Robotics
Weather Balloon Challege	Fly Tying/Fly Fishing
Millennials Cup Soccer	Quad Copter/Drones
Jewelry Making/3d Printing	Game Theory(Board Game Creation)/3d printing
Computer Science	Medieval Engineering

Have any questions? Contact: 

Program Site Director:  William Hammond
Office: (509) 526-1928
Email: whammond@wwps.org