Historical April 1986 report or notice. Original dates, prices and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
The Hamilton Community School is located at 5819 Westminister Place in the Skinker-DeBaliviere area of the Central West End — a geographical area which represents a diverse community.
The Community School has set as a goal for itself to grow as the common meeting ground and educational facility for the people of the area.
We intend to meet this goal by offering a variety of courses, workshops, seminars, services, and special events to meet the specific needs of our community family and we are succeeding!
The program is expanding.
We are now operating at a total of four sites.
The main location is the Hamilton Community School at 5819 Westminister Place; we also offer various classes at the Academic and Athletic Academy at 450 DesPeres, Grace United Methodist Church at 6199 Waterman, and the Monsanto YMCA at 5555 Page.
In order to measure the School’s effectiveness as well as the community’s needs and reactions, we do community-wide and inhouse surveys. (A survey follows this article, and it would be a great help if it could be filled out and returned to the Community School.) According to an in-house survey, the Home Based Business course taught by James Vincent during our past winter term, proved to be a monumental success.
The class covered financing, media marketing, locating manpower, resources, and products and required outside research on starting a business for under $100.
Some of Vincent’s students had these comments to make about his class: Josephine Ingram with a Masters Degree in Gerontology and presently in business for herself, offering survival skills and budget counseling to her clients said, “This has been a top quality class.
If all community schools classes are as good, I feel that many adults could greatly improve their skills and employability,” and Dany Keoury, with a B.A. in political science remarked, “I would recommend this class strongly to blacks and other minorities.” Finally, one more of many positive responses was offered by Yvette Albright, a college graduate who owns and operates a secretarial service, “I think this course and other workshops offered through this system can be helpful to people in various areas of business or social activities.” It is dynamic teachers like Mr. Vincent and subject matters such as Home Based Business combined with students that are eager to learn that makes a successful community school. Hamilton Community School has also added some new classes to the spring term to increase its appeal to the community.
Some of the classes are Italian, Candid Camera-Photography, Private Flute Lessons, Private Sax Lessons, Golf, CoEd Weight Training, African Dance and Folklore, Ballroom Dance, Delicious Desserts and a Horsemanship class taught by St. Louis’ own MAGIC 108 disc jockey and professional cowboy Kevin Woodson. Also, on our curriculum are a variety of workshops and seminars, covering topics such as “Stress Management” presented by Susan Freeburg, Director of Stress Clinic at Deaconess Hospital; “Nutrition and Good Foods” presented by Dr. Geoff Beal, Center for Wellness and Nutrition; “AIDS and its many questions” presented by Larry DeMoore, Medical School Worker for St. Mary’s Hospital; and “Building MultiCultural Alliances Together” just to mention a few.
The School, also, has added some new programs and activities to the Youth Program. Youths can take a Computer Experience Lab, CoEd Grooming and Modeling, get tutoring, become a part of the Youth Advisory Council, and even enroll in our Jobs for Youth program which seeks to find part-time employment for youths.
Another program that we are particularly excited about at Hamilton Community School is our Neighborhood Services Exchange Program. Based upon the “barter” system, members of the community can exchange tasks with one another in an effort to provide services that may otherwise remain unattended to.
It allows the community to help itself, be responsible for itself, and get to know neighbors at the same time, which along with education is a focal point of the community school.
It is elements such as these that are making Hamilton Community School “The Talk of the Town.” Spring term classes start Monday, April 7, 1986. Preregistration will be held the week of March 17-20 and March 24-27 Late registration is also available and will be held the first week of classes starting April 7. Call 367-0996 for information.
We have child care facilities at 75¢ per night per child, A security team and lighted parking ensures your safety. .
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, April 1986.
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