Northwest
The Northwest Zone, launched in August 2012, serves students who live and go to school within the boundaries of the Pearl-Cohn and Whites Creek clusters. Vanderbilt Center for Community Health Solutions, its Coordinating Agency, provides services to 200 students by subcontracting with additional existing providers, including: PENCIL Foundation, Bethlehem Centers, YWCA of Nashville and Middle Tennessee, CASTLES, Metro Parks & Recreation and Beech Creek Ministries.
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Meeting afterschool needs in NW Zone
An exciting new partnership between NAZA NW, the Pencil Foundation CEP program, and Premier West apartments has established a new NAZA program serving up to 20 HG Hill students who live at Premier West. Apartment Manager, Tessa, contacted NAZA because parents had consistently highlighted the need for a safe place for middle school students to be after school and before their parent's finished work...
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NW Zone 1st Showcases
Having reached the close of this first semester programming in the Northwest zone, Anchor Partners showed off their incredibly talented young people at year end showcases. These events gave parents, teachers, principals and other stakeholders a glimpse of some of what the youth have been working on this semester at NAZA after school programs. There were displays of visual art, spoken word poetry, musical performances, step team performances, and all around incredible talent...
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The Center's purpose is to enhance the lives of underserved children and their families. Programs are designed to assure the survival and success of family members at school, in the home and in the local communities. To those ends, the principle mission of The Centers for Family Life is to educate, nurture, motivate and lead the families it serves in the direction of spiritual, cultural, academic, biological, and socioeconomic achievement. Students involved in the NAZA program at the Center will:
Be engaged in preparing to meet 2014 common core standards;
Involve themselves in general education that includes technology, music and travel;
Begin acquiring the level of discipline necessary to prepare for college; and
Learn what it means to have a global perspective.
Provider: Centers for Family Life, Dr. Sharon Shaw-McEwen, centers4familylife@gmail.com
Location: Centers for Family Life, 511 Spruce Street, Monday-Thursday, 4:15-6:00
Transportation: Limited number of MNPS bus seats available to site; otherwise family arranges transportation
Who can enroll? McKissack Middle School students
Neighborhood Focus: John Henry Hale
In an all-girl environment, Girls Inc. encourage girls to take risks, face challenges, and build their strengths. Our activities include: Career Planning, Money Management, Arts and Crafts, Hip Hop Dance Self-Defense.
Provider: YWCA of Nashville & Middle TN, Morlunda Lattimore, mlattimore@ywcamidtn.com 269-9922x226
Location: John Early Middle School, Monday-Thursday 4:10-5:45
Transportation: Families provide transportation home
Who can enroll? John Early Female Students
The Center of Imagination provides numerous enrichment activities emphasizing academic and cultural education in a fun and nurturing environment. Activities include dance, entertaining science and math projects, field trips, and guest speakers – once even a NASA Astronaut!
Provider: Beech Creek Ministries. John Garnett, jdgar@msn.com 615-255-6277
Location: Beech Creek Missionary Baptist Church, Monday-Thursday, 4:20-6:00
Transportation: MNPS transportation to Beech Creek; Transportation home is available to Bordeaux Hills
Who can enroll? Joelton or IT Creswell Middle School students
Neighborhood Focus: Bordeaux Hills
Structured program inside the community center. Youth & teens will engage in activities that encourage academic growth, creativity, social relationships, appropriate behaviors, sportsmanship, and positive self-image. A major emphasis of our program will be on physical activities such as swimming, hiphop, and training, as ways to building healthy living habits.
Provider: Metro Parks & Recreation. Adrean Gregory, Adrean.gregory@nashville.gov 862-8479
Location: Hartman Park Regional Community Center, Monday-Thursday, 4:20-6:00
Transportation: MNPS transportation to Hartman Park; family arranges transportation home
Who can enroll? Joelton Middle School students
Neighborhood Focus: Haynes Park, area around Hartman Park
Career Exploration Program
For IT Creswell Students, for HG Hill Students who live in or near Premier West Apartments
Are you ready for an exciting journey down Success Boulevard? Navigate your career by gaining skills needed for the 21st century.
Join Career Exploration for a fun look at how to get the job of your dreams. Enjoy entertaining activities like field trips, summer camp, running your own business on laptops, arts & craft, cooking and recreation. Spend time with exciting speakers like Ms. Tennessee and Titan Players. Learn more about yourself, money management, technology, college and career planning. Mix up the fun with a great snack, homework assistance, tutoring, and mentoring too!
Provider: PENCIL Foundation. Tasha Cartwright, tcartwright@pencilfd.org, 242-3167x249
Location: IT Creswell Middle School, Monday-Thursday 3:15-5:15
Transportation: Families arrange transportation home
Who can enroll? IT Creswell Middle School Students
Provider: PENCIL Foundation. Tasha Cartwright, tcartwright@pencilfd.org, 242-3167x249
Location: Premier West Apartments, Monday-Thursday 4:15 - 6:00
Transportation: MNPS bus to Premier West, Families pick up students from Premier West Community Room
Who can enroll? HG Hill Middle School Students who live in or near Premier West Apartments
The Stars Of Bethlehem Club is a comprehensive, stimulating and fun initiative that provides afterschool tutoring, health and fitness education, field trips, intramural sports, electives, ARTS education, fun social fellowship, alcohol and drug prevention and extended supplemental services such as summer camps, job-readiness training, character education, social development and family empowerment.
Provider: Bethlehem Centers. Steve Fleming, sfleming@bethlehemcenters.org, 329-3386x230
Location: Bethlehem Centers, Monday-Thursday 4:10-6:00
Transportation: MNPS Transportation to Bethlehem Centers, family arranges transportation home.
Who can enroll? McKissack Middle School Students
Neighborhood Focus: John Henry Hale
CASTLES Healthy Kids program is about encouraging young people to develop a healthy lifestyle through entertaining activities and projects. This is accomplished through interactive lessons about food groups, portion sizes, healthy snacking, and fitness, as well as thorugh activities like a bike rodeo and community gardening.
Provider: CASTLES. Deanna Froeber, deanna.a.froeber@Vanderbilt.Edu 322-4179
Location: McGruder Family Resource Center, Monday-Thursday 4:10-6:00
Transportation: MNPS Transportation to McGruder, transportation home is available to Cumberland View
Who can enroll? John Early Middle School Students
Neighborhood Focus: Cumberland View
Location: Hadley Park Regional Community Center, Monday-Thursday 4:10-6:00
Transportation: MNPS Transportation to Hadley Park, family arranges transportation home
Who can enroll? McKissack Middle School Students
Neighborhood Focus: Hadley, Clifton, College Heights, area around Hadley Park