As we enter into 2024, we reunite with students coming back from a long winter break. Often times, we kick our time off with some added fun, usually in the form of a field trip or two. January also saw the return of Open Court, taking the previous two months off due to holidays and "cold" weather.
The two:fiftytwo After School Program got piled into our giant van and drove to the end of Pearl St. to a park near the St. John's River. We were definitely full of energy and taking over every part of the playground with excitement. Getting to spend time with students outside the four walls of our church always brings future memories and future conversations of, "Remember that one time we...." Our high school workers took on more leadership roles as they each planned an outer space activity for our January space focus.
The BLOCK Middle and High School Program started off the year with arcade games and laser tag. We also harvested some carrots from our garden that they planted in September and baked a carrot cake with them. I've been super impressed with not only how these students have embraced everything new we've done, but also how they've been growing in relation to each other. I can see friendships growing, no one kid is not included with the group, and everyone genuinely gets along, which has not often been the case across these many years of ministry.
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| Park field trip, high school BLOCK student in middle |
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| Open Court returned, most people to come! |
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| Getting on our game face for laser tag |
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| Carrot cake! |
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| New building, exciting things to come! |
