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City of
Detroit
launches
Saturdays
in the D
to
provide
free
enrichment
classes
for city
youth
•
K-12
students
can take
a
variety
of
classes
at three
Detroit
public
schools
•
Classes
focus on
physical
activity,
life
skills
and
academics
•
Registration
takes
place
Saturday,
Feb. 16
at three
program
locations
DETROIT
- On
March 2,
the City
of
Detroit
will
host its
first
week of
“Saturdays
in The
D,” a
new
youth
enrichment
program
that
offers a
variety
of free
classes
focusing
on life
skills,
academics
and
physical
activity.
The
program
is
available
to any
K-12
student
who
lives in
Detroit.
The
program
will
offer
classes
on
Saturdays
through
June 15,
ranging
from
stage
and
studio
production
to
martial
arts,
swimming
and
weight
training,
conflict
resolution
and SAT
preparation.
In
addition
to the
youth
activities,
parents
and
guardians
of
students
enrolled
in the
program
will be
able to
take
classes
in
financial
literacy,
conflict
resolution,
computers
and GED
preparation.
The
three
locations
are
Marcus
Garvey
Academy,
Mumford
High
School
and
Detroit
Collegiate
Preparatory
High
School
at
Northwestern.
"We are
strengthening
our
commitment
to
Detroit
youth by
introducing
Saturdays
in the D
as a
City
program,"
said
Mayor
Mike
Duggan.
"Like
our
youth
employment
program
(GDYT),
Saturdays
in the D
will
help
prepare
our
young
people
for a
stronger
future."
Saturdays
in the D
is run
by the
Community
Education
Commission
through
its GOAL
Line
program,
in
partnership
with the
City of
Detroit,
Detroit
Public
Schools
Community
District
and the
Detroit
Wayne
Mental
Health
Authority.
The
Saturday
enrichment
program
was
first
created
by Jimmy
Settles
when he
served
as
UAW-Ford
Vice
President.
Settles
brought
the
concept
with him
to the
City
when
Mayor
Mike
Duggan
tapped
him last
year as
the
Group
Executive
for
Neighborhoods.
"It
has been
my
desire
to help
young
people
ever
since my
early
days in
the
automotive
industry,"
said
Jimmy
Settles,
City of
Detroit
Group
Executive
for
Neighborhoods.
"I am
especially
elated
that I
can
continue
my
commitment
to
helping
Detroit
youth
through
this
program
and even
expand
it to
Detroit's
east
side
with a
third
location."
“The
Community
Education
Commission
is
excited
to
announce
our
newest
initiative
–
Saturdays
in the
D. It’s
all
about
our
babies,
making
sure
they
have
safe and
enriching
activities
to do on
the
weekend,”
said
Monique
Marks,
Community
Education
Commission
Chairperson.
“We are
grateful
that
Jimmy
Settles
did not
let this
program
end when
he
transitioned
over to
the
Mayor’s
Office.
When he
and the
Mayor
told us
about
the
program,
we saw
it as a
natural
fit and
an
opportunity
to
extend
our GOAL
Line
program
across
the
city.”
How
the
program
works
Classes
offered
will
include:
academic
games,
chess,
conflict
resolution,
culinary
arts,
dance,
etiquette,
hip hop
dance,
intramural
sports
(basketball
&
soccer),
journalism,
martial
arts,
music,
poetry,
SAT
preparation,
sewing,
DJ spin
class,
stage
production,
studio
production,
swimming,
survival
cooking,
theatre
and
weight
training.
The
classes
take
place at
three
locations:
Marcus
Garvey
Academy,
Mumford
High
School
and
Detroit
Collegiate
Preparatory
High
School
at
Northwestern.
Classes
will run
from 9
a.m. –
1:30
p.m.,
with
participants
taking
three
classes
each
week.
Free
breakfast
and
lunch
also
will be
served.
Organizers
say the
program
will
serve up
to 900
students
across
the
three
locations.
The
grand
finale
of the
program
includes
a
Saturday
in the D
Experience
Day at
each
location
on June
15,
where
students
celebrate
and
highlight
what
they
have
learned
during
the
program.
How
to
enroll
in
Saturdays
in the D
To sign
up for
the
enrichment
classes,
students
and
their
parents
or
guardians
should
come to
one of
three
enrollment
fairs
scheduled
for
Saturday,
Feb. 16.
Preference
will be
given to
students
who sign
up at
the
on-site
locations.
The
fairs
are:
Marcus
Garvey
Academy
| 10
a.m. – 1
p.m.
Mumford
High
School |
9 a.m. -
Noon
Detroit
Collegiate
Preparatory
High
School
at
Northwestern
| 9 a.m.
- Noon
Online
registration
begins
Monday,
Feb. 18
on the
GOAL
Line Web
site at
www.goaldetroit.org.
For
more
information
about
Saturdays
in the
D, go
online
to
www.goaldetroit.org,
send an
email to
saturdaysinthed@detroitmi.gov
or call
(313)
236-8521.
About
the
Community
Education
Commission
The
Community
Education
Commission
is a
nonprofit
formed
in May
2018 to
facilitate
high-quality
education
for all
Detroit
schoolchildren.
The
commission
does not
operate
schools,
but
provides
additional
resources
to
ensure
access
to
high-quality
schools,
transportation,
after-school
programming
and
community
information.
The
Commission
runs
GOAL
Line, a
partnership
between
charter
school
operators,
Detroit
Public
Schools
Community
District
officials,
teachers,
parents,
and city
leaders
to
improve
education
opportunity
for
Detroit
students.
GOAL
Line
connects
Detroit
families
with 10
quality
public
schools
in
northwest
Detroit
by
providing
transportation
and
after-school
services.
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