100+ youth in grades K-5, 3 hours/day, Monday-Tuesday and Thursday-Friday. Wednesday, 4.5 hours/day. Students are enrolled for the entire school year. In 2007, OASES was invited to implement its cost–efficient after school model to Cleveland Elementary School in the Cleveland Heights District of Oakland. In 2005-06, only 18% of Cleveland students attended the on-campus after school program. OASES now serves 28% of all Cleveland students. OASES QUEST meets the need for Cleveland to have a comprehensive academic support, recreation, enrichment and arts afterschool program. As with the LEAP program at Lincoln Elementary, OASES QUEST provides academic assistance in a variety of subjects with a low tutor to student ratio. At least two hours per day are devoted to tutorial. Highly trained tutors are recruited as volunteers from Laney Community college to act as mentors and tutors to Quest youth. Enrichment Workshops provide daily enrichment and recreation classes in areas such as dance, theater, sports, martial arts, visual arts, and science. Some workshops offer girls-only and boys-only options. Workshops are ever evolving to fit the needs and interests of our students. Some examples of workshop opportunities offered in the 2010-2011 school year include: Green Machine (4 R’s / Sustainability) 4R’s has been working to introduce the ideas of reduce, reuse, recycle and rot/composting through fun activities. Themes that have been covered include: alternatives to throwing garbage into landfills; harmful environmental impact by people—and brainstorming ideas on how to combat this impact; and identifying what materials in their community are biodegradable. Through hands on Experiments, scavenger hunts, and observation, students gain knowledge on the efforts in sustaining Mother Earth. Cash Money (Financial Literacy) This workshop will support participants in developing their general financial knowledge and sound, money management skills. Youth learn to be SMART consumers by: stopping, making a plan, asking questions, reviewing information and taking action. The young children also will learn basic money counting skills and history of discussing money management. Kids can even learn from little things like turning off the lights in rooms you are not using in order to save electricity costs. The youth will have an opportunity to learn how to write a check, use credit and debit cards. PEAK (Promoting Energy, Action, and Knowledge) ) The PEAK program will empower students with knowledge and skills to manage energy use in their homes, schools and communities. Through hands-on lessons, students are encouraged to take action to explore renewable technology and energy conservation and efficiency. The hands- on activity also including basic math and science concepts. Besides teaching kids how to reduce energy use in their environment, and they are highly recommended in sharing the saved energy method with family, peer and community members (Adopted from PEAK Curriculum). Community Marvels Through the use of short films, reflection activities, art projects, and a mini-field service project, students will explore issues of citizenship and what it means to be a socially responsible member of the local and national community at large. To foster a strong knowledge and sense of self, various histories of "minority" groups in the U.S. (Asian, Mexican, and Black) will also be introduced. More specifically, the I Wor Kuen, Brown Berets, the Black Panther Party and other revolutionary groups and social movements will also be surveyed. In addition, current events in and out of Oakland will also be incorporated through a brief "your world, your news" jam to jump start the workshop. Ultimately, the purpose of this workshop is for the youth to harness their own innate power and ability to effect change in their own personal livelihood, and that of their respective families and communities. Around the World (Cultural Education) Two Around the World workshops, serving Kindergarten through 5th grades, work to increase participants’ knowledge and appreciation of other cultures through literacy, arts activities, and research. Recently, Around the World and KidzLit workshops collaborated for a month and combined their activities around the picture book If I Lived 100 Years Ago. The youth conducted research, written interviews, and art about how they see themselves. Weird Science Weird Science isl a hands-on workshop allowing students to learn and use scientific methods. There is a lot of misconception and stereotypes (especially with kids) on who does science, so the workshop will also create awareness about who does science and expand students’ vocabulary and perspective. Through science experiments, guest speakers, and interactive presentations, students will discover that not all science is weird, but truly fun and exciting. Copper Chef Copper Chef is a cooking/ nutrition class which aims to teach the basics of nutrition, healthy eating habits, and meal planning while incorporating everyday math skills that adhere to California state standards. Kids today are being bombarded which different messages about what they should eat while the country becomes more unhealthy and obese. This workshop seeks to clarify for students what foods they should be eating, what about those foods is good for them, how much to eat and how to prepare said foods. I hope that together, we as a class can discover the joys of planning and making our own meals while learning some important food science. Brianiac Biologists Brainiac Biologists is an introduction to Biology. By using interactive experiments, games, and having fun, students will be cultivated in learning the basics of life science. Everyone has a talent for science; many just don’t know it yet. We all are natural scientists because as humans we are naturally curious about the world around us. In this workshop we will explore this everyday curiosity by performing fun and interesting experiments that will seek to tell us more about our environment and ourselves. This workshop will focus on biology, more specifically the cell, ecology, plant and animal life, the tree of life and geology. Other activities include FAMILY LITERACY NIGHTS – Opportunities for parents to engage in literacy activities with their children, including literacy games, puzzles, and arts and crafts FIELD TRIPS– OASES takes youth to visit the Main Library and other media outlets. STORYTELLING BY DIVERSE CHILDREN'S BOOK AUTHORS AND LIBRARIANS on a regular basis to youth and families; reading contests and book giveaways. Show case - Students and their parents come together to engage in fun learning activities, while celebrating their child’s end of the semester success with performances, demonstrations, and displays of their work. For enrollment information, please contact Program Manager, Mike Vista at Mike@oases.org or (510) 891-9928 ext. 108