By Julia Berg
The CASPER students are hard at work after school. Each student focuses and works on new skills.
Cameron does his math homework using a Number Line. For English, he works on words with the long ‘I’ sound, like pie and night. Sitting close by, Sanjay works on his handwriting; he traces words and then writes them twice for practice. While he sometimes writes above the line, the shape of the letters is accurate, and he seems pleased with his work.
Elianna sits next to him and does her English homework. She reads a brief story and answers a few questions about a little purple turtle who is shy and only comes out of his shell when there is a quiet, gentle girl there. After she initially writes a few words about each question, she looks through the story again and re-reads each question, looking for the relevant part so she can mention it in her answer. After answering the questions fully, Elianna is particularly proud that she can spell the words correctly.
CASPER’s after-school program is a quiet and positive place for students to do their work and build on the skills they learn at school.
Volunteer Julia Berg tells us lively stories about our summer and after-school students at the Carver Community Center. See more of her stories here.
