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Education Programs The Mission of the Education Department of the Houston Area Urban League is to engender the desire to seek the skills that empower individuals and the community with the knowledge, attitude, and values to thrive. With this mission in mind, the Education Department employs technology as a tool to facilitate acquisition of skills, knowledge and attitudes that will help children, youth and families to be successful in their life endeavors. Education Services include: N.U.L.I.T.E.S. (National Urban League Incentives To Excel & Succeed) Middle School Scholars Program Operation Brightside - Youth Employment N.U.L.I.T.E.S. (National Urban League Incentives To Excel & Succeed) The N.U.L.I.T.E.S. program is a program geared for students age 13 through 19 instilling a strong sense of self-worth and desire to improve their community. Students meet every second Saturday of the month for enrichment activities, mentoring and tutoring. Information and registration forms may be obtained from the Houston Area Urban League Education Supportive Services Department at: 5320 Griggs Road P.O. Box #76 Houston, TX 77021 713-845-2501 "Dollar Power"Dollar Power- A financial literacy project funded through Allstate Insurance to build the capacity of middle and high school students to manage financial resources. Students learn how the U.S. economic system functions, as well as day-to-day basics such as checkbook balancing, saving, as well as establishing and using credit wisely. Program components include presentations from adult mentors in the financial arena, field trips, and interactive workshops for parents and students on financial planning for college. More information may be obtained from the Houston Area Urban League Education Supportive Services Department at: 5320 Griggs Road P.O. Box #76 Houston, TX 77021 713-845-2501 "Watch Me Read""Watch Me Read" is software developed by IBM that uses cutting-edge, interactive speech-recognition technology to help students age 3 to 7 get the reading practice and support they need to become proficient readers. Using "Watch Me Read", a student reads aloud from a book featured within the software. At any time during the reading, the student can listen to what he or she has read, receive feedback from a computerized "panda" icon, who recognizes mistakes and assists students with correctly pronouncing words, and/or create a multimedia presentation that can be shared with peers and tutors. Currently, there are six workstations available for use (as scheduled) at the Houston Area Urban League. Additionally, we are linked to ten schools in the H.I.S.D. south central and northeast districts where we have sponsored (through IBM) similar equipment to be used in classrooms and in conjunction with their parent involvement activities. Registration is made upon first use of the lab. Information may be obtained from the Houston Area Urban League Education Supportive Services Department at: 5320 Griggs Road P.O. Box #76 Houston, TX 77021 713-845-2501 "Young Explorers""Young Explorers" on all-in-one computing solution created by Edmark, IBM and Little Tikes provides educational software, IBM hardware and Little Tikes furniture to deliver a sound early learning curriculum incorporating shapes, colors, letters, numbers, and more. Children are engaged in the learning process with playful activities as they develop higher-level thinking and problem-solving skills Two of these stations are available on a scheduled basis for use in the Houston Area Urban League's Community Technology Center's reading laboratory for children. Information may be obtained from the Houston Area Urban League Education Supportive Services Department at: 5320 Griggs Road P.O. Box #76 Houston, TX 77021 713-845-2501 Middle School Scholars ProgramThe Middle School Scholars Program is one geared for some 90 students entering middle school for the very first time and have a "C+" or better grade point average. Participants learn from a variety of activities and tutorials toward their academic success, effective goal setting and efficient time management. Information and application forms may be obtained from the Houston Area Urban League Education Supportive Services Department at: 5320 Griggs Road P.O. Box #76 Houston, TX 77021 713-845-2501
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