Text Box: What is CASTLES? CASTLES stands for Center for Academic, Social, Technology, Literacy and Economic Solutions. CASTLES is a new 21st Century Community Learning Center in Goldsboro offering after school care for children ages 5-12 in the Goldsboro City attendance area. Mrs. Danielle Baptiste is director. CASTLES community partners are Dillard Academy K-4 Charter Public School, First African Baptist Church, Wayne Action Group for Economic Solvency (WAGES), and Dynamic Images Inc. (A leading behavioral health provider). The mission of CASTLES is to provide an after school program that offers an array of developmental, educational services and opportunities for at-risk children and their parents, in a safe, structured and supervised environment. The program is designed to address both academic and social needs in an effort to develop the whole child. Infusing parental and family involvement in the child’s activities, as well as providing adult education and developmental programs, are key components of CASTLES. CASTLES will build a foundation of improved physical health, self-esteem, test scores, behavior and family cohesiveness for all program participants, in a safe and loving community-based environment. HandprintCASTLES 21st Century Community Learning Center & DAVI Dropout Prevention Afterschool ProgramsCASTLES 21st CCLC Bulletin BoardIs your child having trouble in school?ClipartCASTLES LogoClipart

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    CASTLES                                                      

21st Century Community Learning Center

 

We provide a quality after school program that offers an array of educational and developmental services for students who are performing

below grade level in reading or math.

 

We offer:

Homework Assistance & Academic Remediation with certified teachers

EOG Preparation with small group, on-on-one and peer tutors

Garden Project – students tend 2 acre garden of flowers and produce

Character Development - seminars & character word of the week

Arts and Crafts – painting, crocheting, carpentry, coloring

Performing Arts – ballroom dance and chorus

Field Trips – summer and afterschool trips

Sports and Physical Activities - baseball, basketball, tennis, golf, cheerleading, football, swimming . . .

Community Service – Food Bank and Clothes Closet

Parent Education— GED, CNA  and basic computer classes

Exceptional Children’s services

Parent Resource Center (free internet)

Free snacks daily

Free transportation within the Goldsboro city limits

 

To register your child, call Danielle Baptiste at

(919) 736-4413 or  come by 504 W. Elm Street.

 
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Dillard Academy After School Program accepts children ages 5-12.  The cost of the program varies depending on the number of days per week that the child attends.  Social service vouchers are accepted.

 

Transportation is provided for children enrolled in Dillard Academy After School Program. 

 

During the regular school season, Dillard Academy After School Program provides help with classroom homework.  Snacks are provided. 

 

During the summer session,  the programs reserves Mondays, Wednesdays and  Fridays for academic teaching and tutoring.  Speech Therapy and exceptional children’s programs are offered.  Breakfast, lunch and snacks are  provided.

 

 

Throughout the year, children have several different activities: crafts, story time, game time, outside playtime, and free time.  The After School goes on field trips, to the movies, parks, museums, skating rinks, and much, much more.

 

(Message to the parents)

If you need a safe and secure place for your child at the end of a school day, on school holidays or throughout the summer, Dillard Academy After School Program is for you. 

 

After School Schedule

After School (regular school schedule)   3:00-6:00

Teacher Workday (no school)                  8:00-5:30

Early Release (half day of school)          12:30-5:30

Summer Camp                                           8:00-5:30

 

If interested please contact Mrs. Baptiste

at (919) 736-4413.