About
Funded by the Children’s Investment Strategy (CIS) at no cost to students or parents, ASPIRA-Hostos After-School Success Center serves 100 students for two “semesters” of 10 weeks for a total of 38 weeks, at 3:00 pm until 6:00 pm, Monday through Friday. The program takes place in the Hostos Charter School located at ASPIRA, Inc. of PA building, 4322 N. 5th Street.

Math & Science
Increasing awareness, interest and motivation towards math, science and language arts through involvement in the discovery process. Reading Comprehensive, preparing reports and public speaking. All students from kindergarten-8th grade participate in a variety of hands on math and science activities.

Homework Club
The centers goal is to focus on the students individual academic weaknesses and to provide tutoring homework and academic enrichment activities for 100 middle school students in the Hunting Park area.

Reading Club
Learning to communicate through writing and reading stories, play writing to broaden the students
imagination and to help improve specific reading skills, vocabulary and drawing conclusions.

Recreation
Using team play in sports showing students leadership skills, team work, resolving conflicts and self-esteem. Combined with interactive play is dance and aerobics to discover math and science concepts.

Career Development /Life Skills
Students will learn how to use a career planning process by preparing an individual education/career plan for middle school and anticipate changes due to personal maturation and societal needs. They will also develop an awareness of the level of competency in academic areas needed to achieve career goals. They will understand how interests, work values, achievements, and abilities impact upon the career choice.

Self-discovery
In the club, students will interview community elders to create intergenerational oral histories of families and community, and develop their writing skills through using the oral histories to create plays, poetry and journals.

Culture, Arts, Music
Culture Awareness through Arts and Music, dance, poetry, art and cultural celebrations.

Program made possible by
Philadelphia Safe & Sound
Philadephia Health Management Corporation (PHMC)

Program Contacts
Miguel Meléndez, Director of Leadership & After-School Programs
Elis Negrón, Data Entry Specialist
Arminda Ortiz, Programs Assistant