Community and schools participate in Lights On Afterschool
Families and teachers came together on Oct. 15, 16 and 17 as Kansas City area schools participated in Lights On Afterschool this week.
As an opportunity to bring students, parents and teachers together to celebrate after school programming, area schools explored topics such as crime prevention, healthy eating, literacy and world culture.
The Kansas City Public Library donated over 2,300 books to Lights On Afterschool events. Aim4Peace, Eating from the Garden, Kansas City Police Department, Kansas City Fire Department, MO Care, Safety Street and the YMCA were some of the organizations who partnered with school for Lights On Afterschool programs.
Attucks Elementary: Healthy Living-Part 4
Belvidere Elementary: Spotlighting Belvidere After School Program
Boone Elementary: Police, Pups and Crime Prevention
Faxon Elementary: United We Stand Divided We Fall
Gladstone Elementary: We Are the World
Garcia Elementary: Family Game Night
Hartman Elementary: Hawaiian Luau and Fire Safety
Longfellow Elementary: Emergency and Crime Prevention
Phillips and Wheatley: Taking a Bite Out of Crime
Topping Elementary: Keeping Our Community Safe!
Lee A. Tolbert Academy: Under the Sea
King Elementary: Health and Safety
Foreign Language Academy: Literacy Night
