50,000 Minutes for Literacy Success This school year, Grace Place for Children and Families is rallying behind an ambitious literacy goal: 50,000 minutes of staff-wide support dedicated to improving students’ literacy skills. Through this unprecedented commitment, we aim to make measurable gains in literacy benchmarks for our students, from preschool to high school. At Grace [...]
Hispanic Heritage Month ParadeOur Elementary Hispanic Heritage Month Parade was an unforgettable celebration of culture, pride, and unity! With students from 29 different countries, Grace Place is a vibrant community, and we were thrilled to honor the rich contributions of our Hispanic students and their families.Throughout the parade, students proudly carried flags, banners, and handmade [...]
Enrichment in After-School Programs At Grace Place, our commitment to providing a top-notch education for elementary students extends beyond the classroom, especially in our after-school programs. Our primary focus is always on academics—literacy and math are at the forefront of everything we do. We believe that a strong foundation in these core subjects is essential [...]
School Age Programs Parent Night Last month, we were excited to welcome over 50 families to our first School-Age Programs Parent Night of the new academic year! This special event served as an orientation for new families with students enrolled in our elementary, middle, and high school after-school programs. It was a wonderful opportunity for [...]
Kicking Off a New School Year at Grace Place The first week of school at Grace Place for Children and Families was filled with energy and excitement as we kicked off our fall programs. As students in Golden Gate City headed back to their classrooms, our campus also came alive with the buzz of new [...]
Educational Elementary Summer Camp This summer, elementary students participated in Grace Place's educational summer camp, where they tackled the "summer slide" head-on. Research indicates that between 70% and 78% of students experience a decline in math skills and also lose up to two months of reading proficiency over the summer, underscoring the critical need [...]
Grace Place hosts inaugural Young Authors’ Festival Grace Place’s first-ever Young Authors’ Festival proved to be a setting where imagination had no bounds. Students in grades 3-5 authored and illustrated their own unique stories in preparation for the celebration where community partners, professional authors, volunteers, and friends joined together in their love for books. Kicking [...]
The Grace Place Approach Fostering Reading Proficiency and Educational Success in Golden Gate Communities Reading proficiently by the end of third grade has been adopted nationally as an important educational milestone. It is at this point that students begin to shift from “learning to read” to “reading to learn”. Without the ability to read instinctively, [...]
It is no secret that kids have suffered alarming drops in reading skills during the pandemic. Experts say that the limitations of remote learning have exacerbated existing literacy teaching issues. According to the New York Post, “overall K-2 Fall 2021 scores indicate the highest percentage of students scoring below benchmark at grade-level entry ever observed [...]
We are pleased to announce our reopening for early childhood, youth and adult education summer programming. Grace Place summer programs include a nine-week Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten (VPK) class which began on June 8, a six-week elementary and middle school summer program beginning June 15, a five-week virtual high school program beginning June 15, and a combination [...]