Sequoia Healthy Start (SHS) is a collaborative program of
EBAC staff, community members, parents, teachers, and administrators. Together, we have provided educational and
family support services at
Sequoia
Elementary School since
2000.
Vision
Every student’s spark is
kindled, nurtured and encouraged to radiate!
Mission
SHS exposes
students to a variety of academic and enrichment activities, carried out
in a
safe and supportive environment. We
support and encourage students to use their voice, build their
character, and connect
with their communities.
Spark
Values
I am Responsible
I am Respectful
I am Honest
I am Compassionate
The SHS
Program offers services in three major areas of activity:
Afterschool Program—Academic Support
and Enrichment Activities for
students in grades 1 – 5.
Mental Health Services—Social and
emotional support for children and families provided by an on-site PALs social
worker.
Family Engagement Activities—Family Potlucks,
Events and Educational Workshops.
Afterschool Program
There are two main components of the Healthy
Start Afterschool Program: Academic Support and Enrichment Activities.
AcademicSupport
The goal of the academic support
component is to create an environment where students can have fun writing and
see themselves as successful writers.Students are divided into grade-level classes
and work with an Academic Instructor for an entire school year on various
writing projects. The writing projects are closely aligned with the school-day
writing goals and California State Standards.The Academic Instructors are supported by our Academic Liaison who is a
school-day teacher.The Academic Liaison
ensures that the Healthy Start program is connected and academically aligned to
SequoiaSchool. Academic Instructors send home
Progress Reports (distributed with student report cards) and meet with the
students’ school-day teachers throughout the year.Students also have time to work on their
homework. However, due to time
constraints, we cannot guarantee homework completion.
EnrichmentActivities
The goal of the enrichment activities
is to expose students to a variety of classes, opportunities and to support
their individual interests. The enrichment component is divided into a lower
grade (1st/2nd grade) and upper grade (3rd, 4th,
5th) track. The lower grade students participate in enrichment activities
such as: Arts & Crafts, Team-building, Legos, Music, and Gardening.The upper grade students participate in enrichment
activities such as:Boys’ & Girls’
Recreation, Spanish, Legos, Life Skills, Music, Needle Crafts, Visual Arts,
Gardening, Science, Nutrition and Service Learning.Upper grade students request the classes they
want to participate in.We do our best
to place students in the classes they have selected as well as exposing them to
a variety of classes.The upper grade
classes are a mixed group of 3rd, 4th, & 5th
grade students.These students rotate
enrichment classes two times per year.
We offer both a full-time and a part-time afterschool
program.
Students enrolled in the full-time program, Academic and Enrichment Program, must
attend 5 days a week for 3 hours per day.They receive both the academic and enrichment components of the
program.This program is open to
students in grades 1st-5th.
The part-time program is our Enrichment Only Program.
Students enrolled in the part-time program, Enrichment
Only program, must attend 5 days a week for 1.5 hours per day (until
4:30).These students receive only the
enrichment component.This program is
open to students in grades 3rd-5th only.
Enrollment
Enrollment in the Healthy Start Afterschool
Program is open to students in grades 1-5 and is filled based on our
priority list: academic need, social and/or emotional need, and students need
to be engaged in learning. There are limited spots in each of the grades.
Students not accepted into the program will automatically be placed onto our
waiting list. Wait listed students will be moved into the Healthy Start Program
as soon as space is available.
Family Engagement
Sequoia Healthy Start Program will host 6 family educational
workshops this year. The workshops are
centered on parent/guardian needs. These workshops will consist of topics
selected by our parents/guardians. Some ideas for topics are: nutrition, saving
for college, homework help, summer camps, etc. If you have a topic idea, please tell the PC or PD. The workshops will take place from 6:00-7:30 so
that families can attend. There will be
child care provided for the students older than 5. These students will participate in their own
workshop on the same topic. These workshops are open to the Sequoia Community. We are excited to announce that a light
dinner will be served this year!
§ Thursday,
September 30th
§ Thursday,
October 28th
§ Thursday,
January 27th
§ Thursday,
February 24th
§ Thursday,
March 24th
§ Thursday, April 28th
**For more
information about Sequoia Healthy Start, please read the Family Handbook, FAQs or
contact us directly.
About East Bay
Agency for Children (EBAC)
SHS is a program of East Bay Agency
for Children (EBAC). Founded in
1952 by local parents, EBAC is a comprehensive regional agency making a lasting
impact on the lives of more than 17,000 children, youth and their families
annually. Our framework
is designed to maximize access to social, health and educational services so
that children and families have what they need to thrive and become
contributing members of their community. EBAC provides three types of programs
including: 1. Student and Family Support Services; 2. Specialized Therapeutic
and Educational Programs; and 3. School and Community-Based Prevention
Programs. In keeping with our mission statement, EBAC’s 13 programs are “dedicated to assuring the health and
educational well being of children and families through specialized
therapeutic, educational and peer support.”
To learn more about EBAC,
please visit us at: www.ebac.org
