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Our site started in the summer of 2015 and has continued strong ever sense. We are delighted you have decided to explore our program.
Our site started in the summer of 2015 and has continued strong ever sense. We are delighted you have decided to explore our program.
Davidson students serve as servant leader interns for Brenda H. Tapia CDF Freedom Schools.
Davidson students serve as servant leader interns for Brenda H. Tapia CDF Freedom Schools.
The Freedom Schools program was developed by the Children's Defense Fund (CDF) and provides summer enrichment experiences for students in kindergarten through eighth grade. The program fosters a love of reading, increased self-esteem, and positive attitudes towards learning.
Classes are held at the Ada Jenkins Center in Davidson, and students receive two meals and a snack each day. Each year, six Davidson students receive training to serve as servant leader interns for the program, which is grounded in a model curriculum that includes five essential components:
High-quality academic enrichment
Parent and family involvement
Civic engagement and social action
Intergenerational leadership development
Nutrition, health, and mental health.
Through participation in the program, children learn the following:
Appreciation and knowledge of one's culture engender self-worth and the ability to live in community with others.
Learning communities offer a sense of safety, love, caring, and personal power needed for transformative education.
As citizens, children and adults have the power to make a difference in their communities.
Click the button below to read more about the history of the program and its name.
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