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Excellence Through Opportunity (ETO) 21st CCLC – Future Generations Global Workforce & Enrichment Program (FGGWEP) is a partnership with Theodore Roosevelt High School and is funded by the Office of the State Superintendent of Education’s (OSSE-DC) 21st Century Community Learning Centers Grant. The program is designed to provide Theodore Roosevelt High School students, grades 9-12, with over 250 hours of out of school time academic support and enrichment services through the school year, and 6-weeks during the summer cycle for rising 9th through 11th grade students. The program was created in response to the overwhelming need for services in the community as determined by data from the state performance assessments, DCPS school report card, community, family, and schools need assessment, and anecdotal information from partnering schools. The planned approach not only addresses the needs of the students but also attempts to address the health, social and economic needs of the families in the community.
Here is a snapshot of ETO 21st CCLC Future Generations Global Workforce & Enrichment Program
Grades 9-12 – Participants will receive 1(one) hour academic support in the following areas:
- Tier One – Academic Boost & Support
- Tutoring/Remediation/Acceleration (Math, Literacy and Language Development),
- ACT and SAT Prep
- Advanced Placement support
Grades 9-12 – Participants will receive 1- 2 hours workshop training in the following areas:
- Tier Two – Teen Enrichment & Engagement
- Bike Technician/Bike Safety Skill Training
- Workforce Readiness & Career Planning
- Becoming Your Own Boss: Starting & Sustaining A Business
- How Money Works for Teens: Financial Literacy
Parent/Guardians will receive 1–2-hour workshop training in the following areas:
- Tier Three – Parent/Family Engagement
- Becoming Your Own Boss: Starting & Sustaining A Business
- How Money Works for Adults: Financial Literacy
- Watch, Learn & Taste Cooking Series w/ Chef Wiggins
ETO 21st CCLC – Bike Tech & Safety Program
Excellence Through Opportunity (ETO) in partnership with DC Bike Academy, has collaborated to establish a bike tech program for youth in grades 9-12. Bike Tech Program will provide students with the skills to work as a professional bicycle technician/mechanic that can lead to a multitude of cycling industry careers.
ETO 21st CCLC Bike Safety Program
Each participant will receive a bike that they repaired. Students will test bike functions. Student participants will learn how to ride with traffic flow, ride on the right in the same direction as other vehicles, obey all traffic laws, yield to traffic when appropriate, be predictable, always stay alert, look before turning, watch for parked cars, and use hand signals.
ETO 21st CCLC – Workforce Readiness & Career Planning Program
Excellence Through Opportunity (ETO) in partnership with University of the District of Columbia- Workforce Development Lifelong Learning Program have collaborated to establish a workforce readiness and career planning program for youth in grades 9-12. This program will offer participants 360 hours of workforce development training for high need industries including soft skill training.
ETO 21st CCLC – Financial Literacy for Teens & Adults
Excellence Through Opportunity (ETO) in partnership with Protect Save and Grow have collaborated to provide participants with the ability to understand and effectively use various financial skills, including personal financial management, budgeting, and investing. Students will participate in workshops and develop portfolios that will include Establishing Financial Accounts, Understanding Cost & Benefits, Setting Financial Goals, Investing & Monitoring, Setting Life Goals, I.D. Theft Prevention, Paying Off Debt, Understanding Loan Products and Smart Investing.
ETO 21st CCLC – Becoming Your Own Boss – Starting and Sustaining a Business
Excellence Through Opportunity (ETO) in partnership with Verve Consultants, Inc have collaborated to provide students with basic guidance of starting and sustaining a business. They will participate in workshops that will allow them to draft a financial start-up budget and cash-flow sheet, as well as create a business plan for their venture. Participants will also establish start up essentials, EIN, Business Structure, and Licensing guidance).
Our Partners
University of the District of Columbia – Workforce Development Lifelong Learning Program
The mission of the UDC-CC Division of Workforce Development and Lifelong Learning (WDLL) is to reduce unemployment and underemployment in the District of Columbia by enhancing the skills of its residents. The program provides training to DC residents aimed at helping them earn jobs, get promoted, and train for careers in new industries.
DC Bike Academy
DC Bike Academy is a Youth-Centered, Community Based, Full-Service Bicycle Shop, that helps young people discover the Power and Potential to transform themselves and their communities through the magic of bikes
Verve Consultants Inc
Verve is a business development company passionate about sharing time, enthusiasm, expertise and business solutions to support small minority owned businesses. Services include proposal writing, capture and strategy development and government contractor certifications.
Protect Save and Grow (PSG)
Since the founding, every decision has been guided by the mission to help individuals create the life they want to live, while protecting their loved ones and planning their financial legacy. Offering access to a diverse portfolio of insurance, retirement, savings, and wealth-building strategies, the PSG licensed agents across North America help guide individuals from where they are to where they want to be.
Our Funders
ETO 21st CCLC
ETO 21st CCLC is a DC OSSE (Office State Superintendent of Education) Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Center Grant Funded Program operating at Theodore Roosevelt High School.Contact Carletta Fellows at [email protected] to obtain information and program annual reports.
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