Friday, November 15, 2013

Puentes Al Futuro

Check out the awesome things that the Puentes Al Futuro community program has been up to!

What is Puentes Al Futuro?
  • Puentes Al Futuro, also known as Bridges to the Future, is an afterschool program for middle and high school students.
  • The goal of the program is to provide a fun and enriching atmosphere for English Language Leaners while giving college students an opportunity to work with learners and gain a lifetime experience.
  • It also provides a mutual understanding of cultural competnece, learning new skills and patience for both students and the volunteers.
Lily Egan, a CCE student leader for the middle school Puentes Al Futuro program, shares some of her experience with the kids. "Part of my job title is to teach them hip-hop on Wednesdays which includes fun filled games, stretching and other cherographing a hip hop dance that they will be performing in front of family and friends." These students will have the opportunity to share their new dance skills with their family and friends on Wednesday, December 4.

The middle school Puentes Al Futuro program focuses on activites such as art, homework help, science, percussion and hip-hop dance. The high school Puentes Al Futuro program focuses on activities such as hip-hop poetry, hip-hop dance, computer skills, art and life skills, math and language arts.

The program offers young students an opportunity to work in a positive, fun environment while getting to know both students their own age and Eastern students that serve as great mentors.

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