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A Summer at Grace Place: Intern Perspective
By: Cheyenne Rogers Today, poverty seems to be the topic of many conversations politically and morally. However, does simply talking about poverty break the cycle? This summer, I witnessed what happens when talk is turned [...]
Grace Place Students Beat the Summer Slump
Grace Place third graders took First Lady Ann Scott's Summer Literacy Adventure! Challenged to read three books this summer Grace Place students exceeded expectations, completing 960 minutes of concentrated reading per student. That's approximately 45 [...]
Kindergarten Readiness. Building a foundation for success.
Grace Place's Kindergarten Readiness classes came to a close this week. A component of the Bright Beginnings curriculum, the eight-week class focuses on key factors in a child's development while teaching parents skills and providing books, songs, and [...]
Grace Place Campers Learn How Muni Bonds Builds Bridges
Wasmer, Schroeder & Company (WSC) hosted 40 Grace Place middle school summer STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) Camp students for a tutorial of a day in the life of money management. Held throughout the [...]
Grace Place STEM Campers Learn about Green Jobs
Forty future leaders toured the Collier County Landfill and Renewable Energy Facility to learn about green job opportunities at Waste Management. The middle school students are participating in a summer STEM enrichment curriculum through Grace [...]
Summer STEM Campers Visit the Collier County Crime Scene Unit
Participants in Grace Place’s STEM Camp morphed into CSI investigators Wednesday during an interactive presentation by Collier County Sheriff’s Office Chief of Community Engagement Stephanie Spell. The 40 middle-school campers donned latex gloves and learned [...]