Country Gardens Charter Schools

Our LEA plans to enhance and expand our STEAM and technical trades programs to include after school clubs and events for families and the community. These programs demonstrate a rationale or tier IV according to ESSA guidelines. Four instructors and one coordinator will be hired to facilitate these programs and events. The after school clubs will include carpentry, engineering, drama and fencing to help close the achievement gap in math among a diverse student population with a hands on real life approach to the Arizona state standards for math and to work on SEL skills. Each club will be offered once a week for an hour after school. Students will also attend field trips that extend past the one hour a week. Supplies will also be purchased to help facilitate these clubs and after school events for families and the community. These programs will service a diverse student population group that includes students from each major racial and ethnic group, children from low-income families, children with disabilities, English learners, gender, and migrant students, students experiencing homelessness, and children and youth in foster care.