Na'ima & David Na’ima, a third grader, has been coming to Central Community House for longer than she can remember. Her favorite subject is reading, and she loves books about dinosaurs, superheroes, and race cars. When talking about Central, Na’ima stated that she loves how “we get to go outside, take field trips, and go to the park.” Na’ima attended our Learning Extension Center (LEC) TuesdayThursday every week, along with her brother, David. Students participating in our LEC get to engage in a variety of arts and crafts activities to reduce screen time during the day, as well as play structured games both indoors and outdoors. Despite the pandemic, Na’ima has still been able to see all her close friends at Central, and she enjoys getting to have fun with them on our playground after putting in hard work during the school day. Her brother, David, is in kindergarten, and loves math class. In his free time, he enjoys playing with his race cars, and loves being outside. He remembers his first time coming to Central, and stated, “It felt really good. It feels like a community.” He said that our LEC makes it feel like he is at school, “except you get to play outside more here, which is great.” David said he feels more focused on his schoolwork here. He also loves the staff at Central, specifically Ms. R. He said, “She plays a lot with me – we go outside and just play everything together. It’s so much fun.” Both of these children have been such positive additions to our LEC, and work very hard on their schoolwork, knowing they will be rewarded with some time outside with their close friends once they have finished!
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