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What is "Arts In The Afternoon"?

Dare to imagine, dare to dream and dare to dance into the future with friends from many cultures!

Windham Heights Learning Center is located in Willimantic, CT., at Windham Heights, a community comprised predominantly of Hispanic folks from various geographic origins. Many of the people who live in the Heights are bi-lingual, though many speak Spanish only. Several Spanish dialects are represented among the Hispanic community, reflecting geographical locations and cultures of origin. For example, some residents of Windham Heights have moved here from [|Puerto Rico] or [|Mexico].

"Arts In The Afternoon" is an after-school program funded by a grant from CSDE, the [|Connecticut State Department of Education]. With many program partners, we seek to enrich the lives and support the education of the children and their families who are participating. In the context of the arts, the program's curriculum is designed to complement classroom instruction; improve student achievement in the arts, language arts, math and technology; improve parental engagement; enrich in-home learning activities; and improve youth development in curriculum focusing on leadership, communication and team-building skills. The program is managed by [|EASTCONN], one of Connecticut's Regional Education Service Centers.

We dare you to imagine a brighter future, share your dreams, and care enough to join hands with friends from many cultures as we dance into the future!

Speaking From The Heights

For more information contact:

Nancy Vitale at NVitale@eastconn.org Dan Mullins at dmullins@eastconn.org

Learning Center Phone Number: 860-423-0354