Solomon Brings Experience in Nonprofit Management and Community Engagement to ABC Activities Beyond the Classroom (ABC) announced today the addition of Kate Solomon to its Board of Directors. In October 2018, Solomon was named Vice President, Community Relations & Executive Director of the FC Cincinnati Foundation. Prior to this new role, she led the Marketing … Continue reading Activities Beyond the Classroom Welcomes Kate Solomon to Board of Directors
In 2014, Frank O’Farrell walked into the Activities Beyond the Classroom office with three things: a passion to help kids find their voice, extensive experience in filmmaking, and an idea for a summer camp. Now, five years later, he manages Fourthwall Youth Studios and provides extracurricular programming in filmmaking on a year-round basis, and is … Continue reading Fourthwall Youth Studios Produces Positive Outcomes for Local Youth
Every year, approximately 3,000 children in Cincinnati Public Schools experience homelessness. Activities Beyond the Classroom is proud to be a long-time partner and supporter of Project Connect, the group that focuses solely on supporting these children. Project Connect provides advocacy paired with specialized educational services and lifestyle enrichment opportunities to ensure that the children in … Continue reading Project Connect: Advocacy for Students Experiencing Homelessness
According to the National Federation of State High School Associations, students who engage in high school athletics out-perform non-athletes in an academic setting. A 2012 study found that high school athletes: have higher GPAs score higher on standardized testing have a lower rate of absenteeism This results in an increased rate of graduation, higher than … Continue reading How High School Sports Impact Graduation Rates
While Silverton Paideia Academy serves its local neighborhood, it also acts as a magnet school for the Cincinnati Public School district. The core focus of the magnet school portion of Silverton is leadership development. Because of their dual enrollment approach, students in the neighborhoods surrounding Silverton, as well as students from across the district, are … Continue reading Silverton Paideia Aims to Cultivate Digital Leaders
In March 2019, 28 sixth grade students from Woodford Paideia Academy embarked on a journey that exposed them to art from around the globe, music of historical relevance, and southern culture’s relevance to African American History. Arts & Culture are core focus areas at Woodford Paideia Academy, an elementary school on Cincinnati’s east side. In … Continue reading Arts & Culture Trip Gives 6th-Graders a New Perspective
Walnut Hills High School is the only school in the Cincinnati area that has a girl’s rugby team. Any female student in the area who is interested in playing rugby at the high school level has only one option: playing for the Walnut Hills team. Walnut Hills currently has four players that attend Withrow University … Continue reading Distance Can’t Stop Withrow Girls From Playing Rugby
Children growing up in Cincinnati and throughout the country are being introduced to drugs, tobacco, and alcohol at an increasingly younger age. Activities Beyond the Classroom is working to help counter this epidemic by giving students the tools they need to steer clear of drugs through the Steer Clear Program. Drug Prevention is Key Through … Continue reading ABC Teaches Drug & Alcohol Prevention through Steer Clear
When Coach Bryan Wyant first arrived Hughes as the new boys’ basketball head coach, he didn’t know what he’d gotten himself into. For one thing, most players were barely academically eligible to play due to their low GPAs. Plus, they didn’t look, feel, or act like a team. “At the first game I coached, the … Continue reading Great Expectations Lead to Great Results, Both On and Off the Court
Fourteen athletes and coaches will be recognized for their accomplishments on April 18 CINCINNATI, March 7 – Fourteen outstanding alumni and coaches from the Cincinnati Public Schools (CPS)will be inducted as the Class of 2019 in the CPS Athletic Hall of Fame, presented by Underground Sports. Their accomplishments are in everything from cross country, football, … Continue reading CPS and ABC Announce the Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2019
