Clearwater Fire & Rescue Visit!
Clearwater Fire & Rescue Department made a visit to CLC Academy’s Summer Camp! The kids enjoyed learning about fire safety & prevention while examining the fire trucks & equipment up close.
CLC Academy Students Sponsor Foster Kids for the Holidays!
We are thrilled to share that our Holiday Toy Drive for the foster care facility, “A Kid’s Place,” was a huge success! The CLCA staff delivered all the donations, along with Way to Happiness booklets for each child. The foster care staff were incredibly impressed and touched by the kindness and generosity shown to […]
Thanksgiving Food Drive
On Friday, Pastor Brown from Feed Our Children Ministries picked up our donated non-perishable food items! This is a Way to Happiness project we do each year to help Pastor Brown provide Thanksgiving food for families in need. Thank you again to everyone who participated and made it possible for us to donate hundreds of […]
Thank you, PostcardMania!
Exciting news! Joy Gendusa and her amazing PostcardMania team did a 50/50 raffle fundraiser for CLC and raised enough money for us to get this crazy fun inflatable water slide!!! Special thank you to Anthony and Samantha Heald, as they were the raffle winners and could have kept half the money collected but instead opted […]
Clearwater Police Department visits the students of CLC Academy!
The Clearwater Police Department’s incredible K-9 Unit visited the students on Tuesday morning! They spoke to the kids about the experience, education and special training it takes to become a police officer and a dog handler. The officers shared that their brave pups typically work for six to seven years, helping their handler fight crime […]
Thanksgiving Food Drive a Success!
Community Learning Center partnered with The Way to Happiness Center to help feed disadvantaged children and families during the Thanksgiving holiday. We helped Pastor Brown of Feed Our Children Ministries, a non-profit organization that feeds hungry families all year round. Pastor Brown is an all-around great guy who works tirelessly to help those in need. Thank […]
Summer Program started and the kids are thrilled!
The Summer Program began with a bang on Monday, June 8th! Our students are thrilled to be back and working on a fun-filled program that combines academics with games, water play, indoor/outdoor activities and arts and crafts. The kids enjoyed playing with their classmates while following all safety protocols. Summer Program runs Monday to […]
FOR WHAT PURPOSE?
As adults, we often push our children (and students) in an effort to assist them to attain what we know to be their full potential. We tell them that they “must” know/learn/achieve certain things in order to be able to be successful in the grown-up world. This advice often falls upon deaf ears. Very […]
TEACHING POINT #1 INTEREST & USE IN LIFE
If one wishes a subject to be taught with maximal effectiveness, he should: #1. Present it in its most interesting form. Find something about the subject matter that engages and holds the attention of the students at the appropriate age level. Correlate the subject to something they already know, admire or have strong interest in. Showcase […]
Trip to the Library
Ms. Sharon’s students took another trip to the library and once again had fun doing STEM projects while they were there. Ms. Sharon reports that the librarians once again commented on how interested and engaged the students were and that they were also very well behaved!