Haas brings experience in sports management and public school advocacy to ABC Activities Beyond the Classroom (ABC) announced today the addition of Katie Haas to its Board of Directors. In July 2018, Haas was named Chief Operating Officer of the Western & Southern Open. Prior to joining the ATP Masters 1000 & WTA Premier combined … Continue reading Activities Beyond the Classroom Welcomes Katie Haas to Board of Directors
On Saturday, January 26, 2019, twenty students from ABC’s Martial Arts program and their parents traveled to Westfield, Indiana, a town outside of Indianapolis, to compete in the Midwest Taekwondo Championships. During the event, students participated in a variety of martial arts competitions including forms, board breaking and more. Many of the students who participated … Continue reading Children in ABC Martial Arts Program Shine at Taekwondo Championship
Thanks to the collaborative efforts of Activities Beyond the Classroom (Winton Hills Academy), the National Youth Foundation, Kappa Alpha Si, Alpha Delta Boule, and Families Forward (Bond Hill Academy), elementary school students in grades 5th through 8th are now published authors. Big O was authored by students at Winton Hills Academy under the leadership of … Continue reading Young Writers Bring Cincinnati’s History to Life
Activities Beyond the Classroom strives to provide equitable opportunities for all Cincinnati Public School students. Beginning in the 2016-2017 school year CPS launched a district-wide initiative to help cultivate young girls into strong, respected, and compassionate leaders—transforming school-aged girls into agents of change now and well into the future! The Girls To Women Leadership Collaborative … Continue reading Girls To Women: Transforming Young Girls into Powerful Leaders of Change
Activities Beyond the Classroom is honored to have been selected as a new Make A Splash Local Partner by the USA Swimming Foundation. The partnership supports ABC’s Swimming for Safety program. Each year, the USA Swimming Foundation partners with learn-to-swim providers, community-based water safety advocates, and national organizations, with a mission to provide swimming lessons … Continue reading ABC Announces New Partnership with USA Swimming Foundation
Activities Beyond the Classroom is honored to be selected as one of the four recipients for a Cincinnati Bengals grant benefitting social justice efforts in Cincinnati. Check out this great video spotlighting the NFL’s Social Justice Initiative and hear from ABC Executive Director Brian Leshner, as well as other recipients, about how the grant will … Continue reading Cincinnati Bengals Select ABC as Recipient for Grant Benefitting Local Social Justice Efforts
Activities Beyond the Classroom helps provide enrichment opportunities for all Cincinnati Public School students to participate in extracurricular activities including competitive sports, sports camps, and afterschool clubs. We work to expand opportunities for students to be active, engaged and have fun. When we learned about Gamble Montessori High School’s female kicker, Simone Christmon, we were … Continue reading Simone Kicks Down Barriers At Gamble
Atop the century-old edifice that encompasses the corner of Main and East McMillan Streets in historic Over-The-Rhine sits a robust urban green space, the Rothenberg Rooftop School Garden. The garden is used as an outdoor classroom, providing a unique learning experience for students who attend Rothenberg Preparatory Academy. Activities Beyond the Classroom helps organizations, such … Continue reading Rooftop Garden Feeds the Minds of Students
Activities Beyond the Classroom manages and funds a variety of after-school programs throughout Cincinnati Public Schools. One of these—in partnership with the Live A Language Foundation—is an initiative to teach Mandarin Chinese to CPS students as young as Kindergarten. The program is currently at two schools, and because of the wide range of benefits for children learning a … Continue reading How Language Learning Affects A Child’s Brain
The KISR! Program is a collaborative initiative between Cincinnati Public Schools, Legal Aid Society of Greater Cincinnati, Hamilton County Juvenile Court, Hamilton County Job and Family Services and Activities Beyond The Classroom. The goal of the program is to create equitable opportunities for children in foster care to participate in after school and extracurricular activities. … Continue reading Kids In School Rule!
