CASA's Community Program, La Clase Magica
La Clase Magica bridges the University and Community by training undergraduates to participate as mentors and educational guides in five afterschool centers in San Diego County.
Through a course at the University of California, San Diego, students learn about theories of education that they then are able to practice with their interactions with the children. These college-age "amigos" also serve as mentors and give the children encouragement toward their academic success.
The children and undergrads work together to problem solve and have fun using computer games, culturally relevant curriculum taskcards, and activities that lead to a quarter long digital project using cameras and multimedia to produce a video production by the kids!
Through a course at the University of California, San Diego, students learn about theories of education that they then are able to practice with their interactions with the children. These college-age "amigos" also serve as mentors and give the children encouragement toward their academic success.
The children and undergrads work together to problem solve and have fun using computer games, culturally relevant curriculum taskcards, and activities that lead to a quarter long digital project using cameras and multimedia to produce a video production by the kids!
visit our website! www.laclasemagica.com
La Clase Magica accomplishes CASA's goals to:
- Create collaboration between the university and the community, allowing resources to be funneled to underserved populations and providing more opportunitties for higher learning in all age groups.
- To foster a multilingual/multicultural learning environment, allowing minority individuals to use their linguistic and cultural backgrounds as intellectual tools.
- Provide technical skills and social and academic knowledge that will help children become better global citizens.