Canton Police Partner with Hasty Elementary Fine Arts Academy
Its summer vacation and these long breaks from school could take a toll on the skills students worked so hard to learn during the school year. The Hasty Elementary Fine Arts Academy Summer Reading Program provides children with free books to help them maintain their reading skills over the summer. The program promotes a love for reading and learning and provides an opportunity for the community to come together. Parents also learn some skills that can help their children with reading skills. While participating in the summer reading program, children will learn such skills as critical thinking, social skills and the ability to speak in front of groups of people.
By partnering with the Canton Police Department, children and their families will be able to make connections with our officers and build community trust. “Children and families make connections with the police and get to understand that they are caring community leaders who are family oriented and love children” says Gwen Freeman, Parent Involvement Facilitator, of Hasty Elementary Fine Arts Academy . The police presence will serve to build relationships by spending time and listening to the families and break down any previous negative experiences or stereotypes associated with police amongst the community. Police presence at the summer reading program will also demonstrate the important “community advocate” role that officers serve through bringing the community together and creating a safe environment for everyone.
The Hasty Elementary Fine Arts Academy Summer Reading Program is open to all children and everyone is invited to participate. However, the school's Title I programs is intentional in taking reading into communities that lack transportation or that do not have the means to get to a Public Library. The program is for the benefit of all students and adults regardless of race or language which includes English Language Learners.
Feel free to stop by any of the following Hasty Elementary Fine Arts Academy Neighborhood Visits listed below and join in on the reading and fun!
July 1, 2016 @ 7:00PM – Heritage Park behind the YMCA
July 9, 2016 @ 7:00PM – Etowah River Park Near Hasty Elementary
“Without a sense of caring, there can be no sense of community.” -Anthony Burgess
