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Historical February 1978 notice. Original dates, prices, services and contacts are preserved; current availability has not been established.
Question: When is a school more than a school?
Answer: When it’s a community school!
This not-so-clever riddle leads us into a very exciting topic, community education. Community education is the notion that the school should be used by all the community — not just children — for a wide variety of activites . There are already eleven community schools in operations in St. Louis, serving over 7,900 individuals. Hamilton will become a community school in April, 1978. Funding for the community schools is largely the result of CDA money.
A wide variety of courses are offered at the community schools (belly-dancing, GED courses, home renovation, volleyball, etc.). Any course can be offered if enough individuals express an interest in it. (A survey will be sent out shortly to get your ideas about some possible courses.) The key to a successful community school is community involvement.
It’s important to emphasize that community education is for everyone; you don’t have to be a parent, or, for that matter, even a neighborhood resident. The community school is whatever the people in the community want it to be: they will determine what courses are offered. Whenever possible, individuals from the community are utilized as course instructors.
An advisory committee composed of neighborhood residents will help monitor the program and provide it with direction. If you would like to know more about he Hamilton community school or if you are interested in teaching or taking a course, please call John Windom (436-0431) or Cal Stuart (862-5122). Note the related article on page 8.
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Photo courtesy of St. Louis Public Schools. The Paper, February 1978, page 1.
Originally published in The Paper, February 1978.
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