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Academically Gifted
The program for Academically and/or Intellectually Gifted students at Club
Boulevard Humanities Magnet School provides enrichment experiences using
an interdisciplinary curriculum. Students participate in integrated units
of study with topics selected from their interests, topics chosen as an
outgrowth or extension of the regular curriculum, and topics based on the
North Carolina Standard Course of Study. The program Uses appropriate
acceleration,
curriculum compacting, and enrichment to meet the goals of developing
critical
thinking skills, communication skills, and problem solving skills, and
provides opportunities for creative expression.
Before and After School Care
The before and after school program of community education through Durham
Public Schools provides a variety of enriching activities that coordinate
with the theme and focus of the school. The coordinator of the before and
after school program is Sonia Hodges. If you have questions, she can be
reached at 560-2913.
Communities In Schools Family Resource Center
The Family Resource Center is sponsored by Communities in Schools of
Durham,
Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to connecting community resources
with schools to help children learn, stay in school, and prepare for life.
The family resource center offers a wide range of programs for Club
Boulevard
students and their families. These programs seek to increase parental
involvement
in their child's education and in the school, to enhance parenting skills,
to connect families to needed community resources, and ultimately to
improve
student achievement.
Some of the Family Resource Center Activities include:
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Tutoring for grades 3-5
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Parenting Workshops
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Parent Support Groups
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Holiday Events
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Parent/Child Computer Workshops
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Adult Literacy Programs
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Walk-In Resources
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Father/Child Activities
Because of Literacy Through Photography, a project of
Duke's Center for Documentary studies and the Durham Public Schools, Club
Boulevard students take and develop photographs related to their writing.
In one favorite assignment students take photos that present their
self-portraits.
They may include photos of their special possessions, scenes connected
to their talents or hobbies, or family members. They may plan a photo of
themselves and have a family member or friend actually take the photo.
Later, they use the school darkroom and work with a student intern from
Duke to develop and print the film. In class, students write about the
photographs they have printed. Sometimes the writing is about the process
of making the self-portrait. Sometimes the writing develops the story the
student wanted the story to depict.
Several Club Boulevard teachers have taken summer
workshops
led by photographer Wendy Ewald. Ewald has collaborated with students in
special photography and literacy projects. Students published their
own magazine with photographer Alex Harris when he was one of the editors
of Double Take magazine. They have studied photography
exhibits at the center for Documentary Studies and have met the artists.
They have exhibited their own work in the gallery of the Center for
Documentary
Studies.
Literacy Through Photography offers many opportunities
for students and teachers to develop writing abilities, one of our most
important academic goals, through photography's serious examination of
ourselves and our lives.
Reading Recovery
Reading Recovery is a program for first grade students who are reading
below their peers. Each Reading Recovery student spends 30 minutes a day
with a certified teacher who is specially trained in Reading Recovery
techniques.
The intervention typically lasts from 12 to 20 weeks. At the end of the
program, most children return to the classroom reading at an average or
higher level than their peers. Club Boulevard currently has five Reading
Recovery teachers. In addition to working with four Reading Recovery
students each day, these teachers work in classrooms with reading students
from all grades.
Spanish
The study of the Spanish language offers many exciting developmental and
cultural opportunities for the students at Club Boulevard. We have
developed
a Spanish curriculum that parallels and reinforces the grade level course
of study while at the same time offering the students knowledge of
everyday
use of the language. The purpose of our language study is
highlighted
by the objectives below:
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Develop listening skills which allow the student to respond to simple
phrases
and everyday words, demonstrate ability to follow affirmative and negative
directions, and demonstrate recognition of questions.
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Develop speaking skills that allow the students to express simple phrases
and expressions, use vocabulary to describe people, places, things and
objects in the environment, and develop the ability to express preference
and feeling.
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Develop reading, writing and comprehension skills which allow the student
to recognize words in the Spanish language, read simple phrases and
formulate
written responses, and remember details and facts from a series of phrases
or sentences.
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Develop a cultural awareness and recognition of the people, places, and
objects such as food, clothing and holidays associated with the Spanish
language.
Title One School Wide Project
Club Boulevard is a Title One School Wide Project. This means that
the school receives Title One federal funds to enhance its educational
program in math and reading. Our Title One funds are used to employ
Reading
Recovery teachers, provide materials to classrooms in the areas of reading
and math, provide parent workshops, and support staff development.
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