Archive for the “Education” Category
The Seattle Police Department invites you to attend a special community training entitled Perspectives on Profiling. This is a shortened version of training that was mandatory for all Seattle Police Department employees in 2010. The Perspectives on Profiling community training will be held on Saturday, April 16th, from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. at the Filipino Community Center of Seattle located at 5740 Martin Luther King Jr. Way So.
Please RSVP by Friday, April 1st by contacting Maggie Olsen at margaret.olsen@seattle.gov or 206-684-8672.
There’s a community health fair coming to the Boys & Girls Club on Wednesday, March 2 at 5pm. Health information and health providers will be available. There will be healthy food, raffle prizes, entertainment and giveaways. Free services will include
- Blood pressure checks
- Dental screenings
- Rapid HIV testing
- Fitness resources
- Weight and body fat measurements
- Child car seat safety
- Health information tables
- Bicycle safety
- “Ask a Doctor” and more!
Participating agencies include APICAT, Cascade Bicycle Club, Children’s Hospital, Community Health Plan of Washington, Haborview Hospital, International Community Health Services, Neighborcare Health, Neighborhood House, Public Health Seattle King County, Project HANDLE, Rainier Vista Boys & Girls Club, Seattle Housing Authority, Seattle Parks & Recreation, Seattle University, South Seattle Drug Free Communities Coalition, WAPI Community Services, Washington Health Foundation, Washington Oral Health Foundation, Wellspring Family Services, YMCA of Greater Seattle.
Interpretation will be available.
After listening to the community input on education from the Youth and Families Initiative Process, the City of Seattle Levy Planning Committee has spent six months working hard to develop the next Families & Education Levy.
Come join us at a Community Information Fair to learn more about the proposal to renew the City’s Families & Education Levy:
• Learn about the recommended strategies for the new Levy.
• Offer your preferences for Levy services that should be provided for children, youth and families.
Tuesday, Nov. 30
6 - 8 pm
New Holly Gathering Hall (7054 32nd Ave S, 98118)
Thursday, Dec. 2
6 - 8 pm
Meadowbrook Community Center Multipurpose Room (10517 35th Ave NE, 98125)
If you are unable to join us at one of these resource fairs, please let us know your comments BY DECEMBER 3 by filling out a survey online.
To learn more about the Families & Education Levy, please call the Office for Education at 206-233-5118 or visit http://www.seattle.gov/neighborhoods/education.
Would you like to help improve 911 services? The Northwest Center for Public Health Practice, School of Public Health from University of Washington, is doing a study.
December 7, 2010, 10am - 1pm OR December 16, 2010, 3pm - 8pm
Neighborhood House Rainier Vista Center
Participants will receive $25 gift card and receive one-on-one first aid training. To participate, you must be over 40 years of age and speak English at home.
For more information call 206-461-4568 ext. 211.
Come out to the Neighborhood House and learn to sew! No experience necessary; sewing machines, material and supplies provided.
- Wednesday Aug. 4 at 6:30pm
- Wednesday Aug 11 at 6:30pm
- Monday Aug 16 at 6pm
- Monday Aug 23 at 6pm
- Monday Aug 30 at 6pm
Questions? Contact Kate Farmer at 206-461-4568 ext 211.
The NRV Traffic & Safety Committee would like to invite you to a Neighborhood Emergency Preparedness and Safety Meeting on Monday, August 2nd at 6:45pm at the Neighborhood House (downstairs meeting room).
Topics for discussion will include:
- Create a Neighborhood Emergency Preparedness Plan
- Establishing a Block Watch Program for you and your neighbors
- Meet Representatives of Seattle Neighborhoods Actively Prepare (SNAP and Seattle Housing Authority Management Staff
All community members are welcome! Interpretation will be provided in Somali, Amharic, Tigrinya, Vietnamese, Chinese and Cambodian. Refreshments will be served!
For more information, please contact Naomi at 206-722-4010 ext. 2
Following up on the call for volunteers earlier this month. The Neighborhood House has added new classes to their Tech Center offerings, and they are in need of volunteers.
Tuesday: 5-6:30 ESL Level 1 Class
Wednesday: 4-6 ESL Level 2 Class
Thursday: 2-3:30 RIA Class
Thursday: 3:30-5 Microsoft Word Class
Thursday: 5-6:30 ESL Level 2
Volunteering during the ESL classes would be very similar to volunteering during any of our classes except the volunteer would be working with Tech Center Staff as well as a Seattle Literacy Tutor. There are also some open lab times available as volunteer opportunities.
Please
Are you a retired teacher? Are you currently pursuing a degree in education and would like to increase your teaching experience in a culturally diverse setting? Are you a previous camp counselor or someone who has worked with elementary-school students and knows how to effectively work with them? An hour a week could do wonders for our local students and their academic success.
Neighborhood House has an immediate need for reliable, patient volunteer after-school tutors at Aki Kurose Middle School (3928 South Graham Street). You’ll be working with middle-school students helping them finish their homework as well as improve their academic skills. Orientation and training will be provided.
We’re looking for people who are available from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. once a week for at least three months.
If you (or anyone you know) are interested in becoming an after-school tutor, please e-mail RominaR@nhwa.org for more information on how to get started as an after-school tutor.
Don’t miss this important meeting for any parents living in New Rainier Vista.
School Advocacy Night
This Friday, 1/22/2010 from 6PM – 8PM at the Neighborhood House
Learn about your neighborhood school, learn ideas to influence school planning, build skills to communicate with policy makers.
It’s a draft plan, but the current proposed “attendance area” maps have been released. Access them here:
School Assignment Maps
Of particular interest: New Rainier Vista have been assigned to three schools. Those in Phase 1 will be assigned to Kimball. In Phase 2 (across MLK), those north of Oregon (across MLK from Columbian) will be assigned to John Muir and those south of Oregon will go to Hawthorne. Perhaps these divisions don’t mean much to us now since Phase 2 isn’t built yet, but they could pose challenges in the future.
These attendance areas are not yet final. Individuals with questions or concerns should contact Seattle Schools. Ways to do so are listed here.
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