The Freedom Schools Story
The Children’s Defense Fund’s (CDF) Freedom Schools® program is a six-week long summer enrichment program with 3 hours of reading per day.
The program helps children fall in love with reading, increases their self-esteem, cultivates positive attitudes toward learning, and reduces summer reading loss—one of the major challenges affecting poor and working-class children. With the help of a researched-based curriculum that is based on culturally responsive books that reflect their own images and caring and supportive college students that serve as teachers, Freedom Schools successfully address summer reading loss and a related decrease in students’ motivation to read.
In addition to offering high-quality academic enrichment, CDF Freedom Schools supports children and families in the areas of parent and family involvement, civic engagement and social action, intergenerational leadership development, and health -- physical, mental, and nutritional. With the support of caring adults and communities we will aid our children’s successful journey into adulthood.
WHERE CHILDREN
FALL IN LOVE WITH READING
Harambee!
READING & COMPREHENSION
ReadTheory - Log In Here
Grade-level passages,
quizzes for comprehension, and
explanations for right or wrong answers.
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Top five in "Knowledge Points"
will receive a Basket of Goodies.
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All who complete a Quiz 3x each
week through July 22 will receive
Two Books of their Choice.
Read Alouds
Your scholar can read along
-or-
turn the sound down and they can read the book themselves!
Read Alouds
on
Facebook Live!
East Tennessee Freedom Schools page
12:30 PM
WEDNESDAY FRIDAY
JUNE 24 JUNE 26
JULY 1 --------
JULY 8 JULY 10
JULY 15 JULY 17
JULY 22 -------
STEM @ HOME
with 500 Women Scientists
Videos & Instructions
SEND US
PICTURES
OF YOUR WORK!!
vs.
Ms. Denise's
Bacteria Dish...YUCK!!
MORE EXPERIMENTS COMING SOON!!
VIRTUAL FIELD TRIPS
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Call Us: 408-806-9467 / EastTNFreedomSchools@gmail.com / 2184 N Ridge Drive, Jefferson City, TN 37760