OUR MISSION
To foster the social, emotional, and mental well-being of children and youth.
OUR VISION
We inspire youth to succeed and transform into pillars of our community.
多麗絲丹恩兒童校園
當我們第一次敞開大門時，就開始與我們社區的孩子們一起工作。 . .
通過簡單地給陪伴父母到我們食品儲藏室的孩子們讀故事，我們了解了他們的需求以及滿足這些需求的可用資源的缺乏。在貧困社區長大，克服幸福障礙的壓力和挑戰更加複雜：幫派、毒品、疫病、種族主義、食物荒漠、不平等和犯罪率上升，僅舉幾例。
1989 年，為了滿足社區兒童的需求，我們建立了青年發展計劃。創造並擴大了豐富的機會，以優化每個孩子的學術經驗。 2006 年，慷慨的贈款和捐贈促成了 18,000 平方英尺的兒童校園青年中心的建設。 Dorris Dann Kids Campus 以已故且深受喜愛的執行董事命名，包括一個中學大小的體育館、1,340 平方英尺的輔導和表演場地、計算機實驗室、藝術工作室和六間教室。 Kids Campus 的目標是通過加強他們在學術上的發展來鼓勵和幫助青年人取得成功，同時還通過豐富藝術、體育、健康和社區責任感來鼓勵社會和情感學習。今天，編程包括課後擴展學習、暑期擴展學習和成功足球。
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課後擴展學習計劃
與 El Monte 市學區合作，在整個學年的周一至週五提供課前和課後教育和充實計劃。專業教師在安全、建設性的環境中以 20:1 的教師與學生比例提供學術支持、學術充實、體育活動和營養小吃。輔導和家庭作業協助與加強和補充學校學術計劃的青年發展活動相結合。旨在增強孩子的個人學習體驗，擴展學習包括計算機教育、健身房運動和各種俱樂部。
有關我們的課後擴展學習計劃的問題，請聯繫info@kcycenter.org或致電(626) 329-0860 。
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暑期擴展學習計劃
夏季充實機會對孩子的社交、情感、創造力和身體健康至關重要。暑期擴展學習計劃整合了減少學生忘記學年所學知識的教育理念，鼓勵和激勵 K-9 年級的孩子通過動手活動繼續學習。孩子們輪流參加各種體育、文化和技能培養活動，包括體育、文化和藝術接觸以及藝術。暑期課程對符合條件的 El Monte 居民的孩子免費，週一至週四上午 8:30 至下午 2:30 舉行
有關我們的青年發展計劃的問題，請聯繫info@kcycenter.org或致電 ( 626)329-0860 。
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暑期擴展學習計劃
Inspiring Our Future
Our Instructional Aides/Program Mentors are highly qualified individuals trained to work with our youth. Before working with our youth, individuals must undergo a thorough background check, pass a proficiency test, tuberculosis testing, and abuse training.
Our staff members are responsible for implementing a variety of youth development programs, largely by facilitating different sessions each day. Each session aims to elevate youth's educational experience by expanding on supplemental subjects including art, physical education, STEM, and social-emotional health. Our staff addresses core subject areas and academic concerns through specialized academic support and one-on-one tutoring.
Additionally, our Instructional Aides and Program Mentors serve as liaisons to multiple youth organizations including Girl Scouts, Techbridge Girls, and Leader in Me, facilitating their curriculum for our youth to participate in. Furthermore, our program boasts a selection of staff-led enrichment clubs, giving youth the opportunity to explore a variety of topics and skills in a beginner-friendly environment with our staff's expertise.
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參加 DDKC 讓我認識了很多人並結交了新朋友。直到今天，我仍然與這些人中的大多數人交談並保持聯繫，他們極大地影響了我的生活。他們幫助我塑造了今天的我。
— Hanita L. | DDKC
College Corps Fellows
Dorris Dann Kids Campus is a proud partner of the Cal Poly Pomona College Corps Fellows. College Corps is a program that helps its students pay for their education by serving their communities in one of three priority areas: food insecurity, K-12 education, and climate action.
Through this program, College Corps Fellows have had the opportunity to gain work experience by engaging with and supporting the education of El Monte's youth. College Corps Fellows first shadow our Instructional Aides and Program Mentors, then are given the chance to manage a classroom. Each Fellow provides something new for students to learn from allowing them to explore core areas with a renewed interest thanks to our Fellows.
Just like our staff, College Corps Fellows must first undergo a thorough background check, tuberculosis testing, and abuse training prior to working with youth.
*We also have Cal Poly Pomona College Corps Fellows supporting our Food Pantry.
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Why did you choose to work with K-12? Has it changed your expectations?
"I chose to work with K-12 because I have been a tutor in the past while I was a first-year student in college and enjoyed that experience. I wanted to play a similar role here at Dorris Dann Kids Campus, but it was definitely different than I had initially anticipated. I had always thought that an educator's role ends as soon as the child steps out of the classroom. However, I've learned the impact that we can have on children besides teaching them math and language arts. In a world that is continually changing, educators must help and protect student's confidence, ability to adapt, and creativity so that they may reach the best of their own potential."
- Jennifer S. | Cal Poly Pomona College Corps
