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Announcements brought to you by Cultural Bridges of St. Joseph, a committee of Central Minnesota Community Empowerment Organization. We are dedicated to ease your transition into our community.
Homework Helpers will again welcome students in grades one to 12 who seek help with homework assignments or who wish to improve their skills in reading, writing, arithmetic, mathematics, social studies, science or language arts. College students and community volunteers will tutor students from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday afternoons in classrooms at the College of St. Benedict.
Fall classes started Sept.17 and will end Dec. 5. Tutoring will resume after St. Benedict’s winter break in mid-January and continue through the end of the spring semester in early May.
Parents need to complete a permission form when they first bring their children to help us keep in contact with them, learn about each child’s special needs and to contact health-care providers in the event of an emergency. Jane and Dave Leitzman will again direct this program (home phone: 363-4386; cell: 320-291-6730; Email: jane.leitzman@gmail.com).
All children are welcome at Homework Helpers. Most of the students we tutor are enrolled at Kennedy Community School. We also serve area students from Rocori, Apollo and Technical high schools. Tutors assist elementary children with homework assignments in arithmetic, reading, spelling and writing. Older students often seek help in mathematics, language arts, the sciences and social studies.
Homework Helpers is a program within Cultural Bridges, a volunteer community organization founded by St. Joseph residents to welcome and support our Somali neighbors. The organization and its programs are sponsored by the Sisters of St. Benedict, the College of St. Benedict, Resurrection Lutheran Church and the Church of St. Joseph. Cultural Bridges is affiliated with and draws support for our work with the Central Minnesota Community Empowerment Organization.
Cultural Bridges also offers adult ESL instruction with the support of the St. Cloud school district and assists residents seeking employment.
English classes for adults whose native language is not English have been scheduled.
Monday and Wednesday classes are from 9-10:30 a.m. at the Spirituality Center near the College of St. Benedict. Take Minnesota Street to Third Street and turn left through the north entrance gate. At the stop sign, turn right and then take the first left and park.
Tuesday and Thursday classes are from 6:30-8 p.m. at St. Joseph Catholic School, 32 Minnesota St. W.
If you have any questions, please contact Juliana Howard at 715-791-8976 or Jamal Elmi, 320-310-2351.
