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E-cubed’s roots began in 2002 when four homeschoolers and their parents wanted to develop group learning activities. As our members grew in age and number, so did their leadership responsibilities. Today, adult mentors Maryia Kovalyov, Dawn Moffett-Hugg, Cheryl Zrebiec-Teran, and Agnieszka Golasik work with teen leaders to create and implement group activities. Our members come from a variety of backgrounds and hold diverse opinions in many areas, including education, politics, and religion. E-cubed is an inclusive group where differences in lifestyle and philosophy are respected.
We meet on Wednesdays from 11:15a-2:30p at Roosevelt Park, Edison, NJ. At the moment the commitment is for the year from September to June. The year is split into 3 sessions with short breaks in between.
We provide opportunities for teens to engage in group projects and activities, and for teen families to network for learning, social, and support activities. In planning for each new year, we engage in a brainstorming/voting session where vested teens share their ideas about which projects and activities they would like to pursue in the upcoming months. Each activity have designated teen co-leaders (13 or older), who plan and run activity each sessions.
Experience has shown that new members integrate into the group faster and more successfully when they attend regularly. E-cubed currently has a waiting list of teens who are interested in joining. Join the Waiting List. Teens are invited to visit and join E-cubed as space becomes available. Once registered, teens are fully vested members with voting rights. The requirements for joining are:
attend 3 times in 5 weeks–bring a parent or other supervising adult with you
submit the registration form and payment when you attend for the 4th time
Parents are asked to help at E-cubed sessions 3 to 4 times per year in one of two ways:
Opening: The Opening parent arrives at 11:00 for set-up and remains on site until 1 pm to lend a helping hand as necessary.
Closing: The Closing parent is on site from 1-3. Between 1 and 2, this parent lends a helping hand as necessary. Once the session’s activities are concluded, the closing parent provides general supervision from 2:15 until 3pm. Before leaving, this parent makes sure that the meeting space is in good order [table-tops are clean, tables and chairs are put away, no E-cubed stuff left behind] and that all youth members have left or have spoken with their parents.
The primary goal of E-cubed is to provide our teens with the time and space they need to develop their skills; consequently we usually ask other family members who wish to remain in the room to be quiet observers, rather than active participants. Parents may serve as resources or judges for particular activities or the audience for presentations; oftentimes parents find a space separate from our main room to network with each other or care for younger siblings.
The grounds of the park are also available for your enjoyment. For some families, the best choice is to drop your teen off so that s/he can enjoy teen time while the rest of the family enjoys a separate activity.
Planned activities for the whole group or interest-based subgroups
Lunch gathering (BYOL, unless scheduled potluck)
Free time for families to connect, share experiences, plan for shared outing or outside project
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While all teens in the group make a concerted effort to attend group sessions regularly, we realize that distance and other commitments can be prohibitive, so we urge teens to attend on a schedule that meets their needs.
At all times we treat others in the group with respect and consideration.
We recognize that we are guests at Roosevelt Park. We treat items in the space with respect and we behave in the space so that we will continue to be welcomed.
Decisions that affect the whole group are made via consensus at a whole group meeting or via email/fb group.
Adult members are asked to be particularly mindful of the multi-age nature of the group and to refrain from posting anything that other families might consider inappropriate.
E-cubed registration form 2019-20, fillable pdf (download and open in adobe reader)