Monthly Archives: June 2011

Pre-historic Art at I Have a Dream

Posted on June 29, 2011 by

The students of I Have a Dream have been actively exploring pre-historic cave art for the past two days.  Ms. Nureena, the resident artist and Project POWER/AmeriCorps member serving at IHAD, guided students through visual examples of pre-historic cave art … Continue reading →

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UNCA Key Center and Service Learning for Higher Education

Posted on June 27, 2011 by

Cori, our Project POWER/AmeriCorps member serving at the UNCA Key Center, has been working all year to create, facilitate and introduce Service Learning designated courses and opportunities for undergraduate students at UNCA. Over the past couple of months, she and … Continue reading →

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Summer Games for Groups!

Posted on June 20, 2011 by

Since Project POWER/AmeriCorps is in full-blown summer camp mode, it seems appropriate to post successful, fun games for summer camp groups.  The game of the week is Knee Ball. To play Knee Ball you need between 15 and 25 minutes … Continue reading →

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AYM and Project MARCH at Summer Camp!

Posted on June 16, 2011 by

AYM (Asheville Youth Mission) and Project MARCH joined together for summer camp fun!  AYM took the three Project MARCH Learning Centers to Lake Powhatan for enrichment games and water fun. After a quick round of pictures with Smoky the Bear … Continue reading →

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Alumni Service Learning Picnic

Posted on June 13, 2011 by

Project POWER/AmeriCorps alumni gathered together this past weekend to discuss how past members could support the success of current and future members. Over the last couple months the Project POWER office has been tracking down past members, trying to put … Continue reading →

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The Mural is Up!

Posted on June 6, 2011 by

The Art Historians of Jones Elementary, the ones you read about last week, had their big afternoon!  The mural, depicting an original idea derived from the work of Marc Chagall is now hanging at Avenue M (a great local restaurant … Continue reading →

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What Project POWER/AmeriCorps Means…

Posted on June 3, 2011 by

A fourth grader in my after school has moved a D in math to a B, all because he receives the support he needs to review and rework his math homework with me every afternoon in a quiet, positive atmosphere. … Continue reading →

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After School Graduations and Summer Start Ups!

Posted on June 2, 2011 by

All across town after school programs are graduating their students to summer programs. As our school year ends here in Asheville, Project POWER/AmeriCorps members are simultaneously wrapping up and starting up.  Over the last few weeks programs have set up … Continue reading →

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AmeriCorps Week!

Posted on June 1, 2011 by

AmeriCorps Week celebrates the passionate young women and men that sign up to serve their country and community in a variety of ways.  With big hearts and open minds groups and individuals go about the task of transforming their environment, … Continue reading →

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