1. READ IT….
Believe it……….
LearningourPastcreatingourfuture
By the reading ninja
Eddie Powell
Black History Program Outline
The student-focusedevent was created to be engaging and motivating
while learning about black history. The students will become apart of the
program by answering and sharing black history facts. This collaboration
between the students and our history will give them the realization that they
are special and through self-love,reading, and learning they can become
successfulcommunity heroes of tomorrow. The African American
ResearchLibrary has also joined us in educating our students by providing
The Black History Traveling Exhibit as part of our presentation.
Our Episodes… Two books a week ….Keeps the city at peace.
1. “I Am Special “
a. Tell the students why they’re special
b. Self-will and determination
c. Past Black History Heroes
2. “ I Love Myself”
a. Self-Love
b. Love for family and Community
3. “ You Can Become”
a. If you can believe it you can achieve it
b. Our students are our future Black Community Heroes
4. “Your Story Starts Here”
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READ IT….
Believe it……….
Learning our Past creating our future
By the reading ninja
Black History Program 2015
Martin Luther King Montessori Academy
Village elementary
Walker elementary
Pine grove boy’s academy
Our mission at the Community Learning Center is to improve the lives of students
and their families through education, inspiration and motivational instruction. Our
passion and goal is to create positive changes in the attitudes of every student that
participates in one of our programs. These pep rallies encourage over 1200
students to not only do well in school, but also to have the determination to
become whatever they want to be and to do something positive EVERY DAY.
9. Martin Luther King ASP Aftercare
Success Story 2014
The EducationalAdvisory Board from the city of Lauderhill awarded
the grantthat allowed me to provide 75 students with 16 hours of
inspirationaland motivationalinstructionin reading and math!
The Success Activity Kit is our book of the year which includes ‘How
to Make Good Choices’‘You Can Be Life Skills’‘Character Building’,
an Agenda and Anti-Bullying
workbooks thatthe students can
personally takehome and start
their own libraries.25 students
from Martin LutherKing
Elementary Schoolcompleted
and earned their Success
Activity Kit, Certificates,and
their $2-bills becausethey ‘Got
Paid 2Read2’.To top it all off,
they also receiveda celebration
party.The goalof this program is
to promote readingyear-round
and to let each studentknow
who they are and whatthey can
become:
“I am a boy growing up to becomea young man.”
“I am a girl growing up to becomea young woman.”
10. Lauderhill J.E.M.
Summer
Program
Success Story
2014
The Community LearningCenter broughttheir in-house field trip “I
Got Paid 2Read2” to the city of Lauderhill’s J.E.M.Summercamp
program.We worked with 28 students that successfully completed 16
hours of training in the Success Activity Kit.
The studentsalso received certificates and $2-bills because they‘Got
Paid 2Read2’. Each student acquiredthe ability to learn thru our
inspirationaland motivationalinstructionin reading and math. This
accelerated socialand emotionaldevelopment strengthened their
ability to communicate effectively,foster self- confidence,character
and creativity.
To top it all off, they also received a celebrationparty.
The grantreceivedfrom the City of Lauderhill’s EducationalAdvisory
Board,providedenough additionalfunds to serve this group of
students.
11. Maplewood Elementary
Success Story
2012
"Mr.Eddie Powell broughthis enthusiasmand winning ways to our
Accelerated Reader program this year.Accelerated Readeris a
reading incentive program.Students read books,take a computer-
based comprehensionquiz,and the readeris able to be awarded
points for their correctanswers.Points are redeemable for prizes.The
program hit a slump in January2012 and Mr.Eddie steppedforward
with an idea to increase studentparticipation in this program.
The program"I Got Paid 2Read2" was Mr.Powell's new incentive for
Maplewood students. Students who met their goals for the year would
be rewardedwith certificates and brand new $2.00 bills. He personally
promotedthe new incentive to students in their classrooms,in
the hallway,in the cafeteria,and throughour closed circuitTV
broadcasteverymorning.
Additionally,he reached outto the community for businessesand
individuals who would donate moneyfor the $2.00 bills. Becauseof
his tireless efforts,enough moneywas raised to award 354 students
their $2.00 prize and certificate!
Mr.Powell set a goal for our school,as well as for himself, and made
it happen.His determination and enthusiasm is remarkable!"
Sincerely yours,
Mrs.Judy Slade
Reading ResourceSpecialist
Maplewood Elementary School
12. I Got paid 2Read2 Celebration
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