COMMUNITY EDUCATION PROGRAMS
Camden Dream Center’s team of teachers, researchers, and community activists create educational programs that not only engage our students, but also prepare them for college and the I.T. workforce. Our community education programs provide a variety of STEM and Literacy programs for students from K-8 and adults.
2024 Camden Dream CDF Freedom School
About: The 2024 Camden Dream Children’s Defense Fund (CDF) Freedom School is an in-person 6-week summer program with literacy CDF integrated reading curriculum, STEM enrichment program, and includes Innovative Lit Lab. This well-rounded summer program focuses on developing a love for reading, avenues for exploring science, technology, engineering, math, and encourages positive attitudes toward learning.
Where: In-Person (Mastery High School, 800 Erie Street, Camden, NJ 08103)
When: Monday, July 1 to Friday, August 9, 2024 | Monday - Friday (Daily) from 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM
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INNOVATIVE LITERACY (Lit) LAB
About: The Innovative Lit Lab leverages literacy and technology to address the reading challenge for K-8 students in the underserved communities of South Jersey. Specifically, using the Education Testing Services’ (ETS) reading app (Relay Reader) on a smartphone, Kindle Fire, Chrome Book, or a laptop to engage students in a joint reading aloud approach for reading storybooks. The reading proficiency of a student is tracked (data collected), analyzed, observations and findings developed in a weekly progress report for instructors to use in enhancing the students’ literacy progress. Offered as part of the Freedom School package.
Where: In-Person (Mastery High School, 800 Erie Street, Camden, NJ 08103)
When: Monday, July 1, 2024 to Friday, August 9, 2024 (Monday to Friday from 1:00 PM to 1:30 PM)
Saturday Coding Program for GIRLS
About: Saturday Coding Program for Girls is an informal STEM learning that targets 3rd to 8th graders with the goal of developing coding and technology project-based STEM skills, and providing a pathway from our Camden Dream CDF Freedom school 6-week summer program to a school year STEM/CS/CT program.
Where: Virtual sessions only
When: September 21, 2024 through June 16, 2025 (Saturdays from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM)
STEM ENRICHMENT PROGRAM
About: Camden Dream Center is launching our in-person summer STEM Enrichment Program in partnership with Freedom Prep Charter school targeting 3rd to 8th graders. The goal is to improve the scholars’ proficiencies in the domains of STEM. The secondary goal is to support the realization of computer science knowledge transfer and computational thinking skills to the middle schoolers – prep for the digital way of life. Offered as part of the Freedom School package.
Where: In-Person (Mastery High School, 800 Erie Street, Camden, NJ 08103)
When: July 1, 2024, through August 9, 2024 (Monday to Friday from 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM)