City Schools of Decatur Family Resource Fair – Saturday August 18th
Decatur Metro | August 10, 2012Cheryl sends along this CSD announcement…
You’re invited!
Please join City Schools of Decatur at our Family Resource Fair Saturday, August 18, 2012 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Decatur High School Performing Arts Center/Gymnasium
There will be something for the whole family!
Parents come learn about:
- Finding work through DeKalb Workforce
- Home loan information by HomeSafe Georgia
- Information about After School Programs
- Special Needs Resources
- Vision screenings for ages 6 and up by Walmart Vision Center
Children will have fun too! Come and enjoy:
- Arts and Crafts provided by Color Wheel
- A Tae Kwon Do demonstration by Atlanta United Tae Kwon Do
- Capoeira (Afro-Brazilian Martial Arts Dance) by Capoeira Maculele Atlanta
- A Puppet Show by Friend to Friend Social Learning Society
- Fun from Callanwolde and High Museum of Art
And so much more!
For more information, please contact Cheryl Grant, Family Engagement Specialist, at 404-370-4400 x942, or cgrant@csdecatur.net
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Aren’t we lucky to have a school system that thinks & acts holistically.
+1.
Cheryl Grant really cares about children and families with all sorts of special learning, behavioral, and medical needs, everything from autism spectrum, to ADD/ADHD, depression, intellectually challenged, mentally ill, dyslexia, giftedness, speech disorders, visual and auditory disorders, dyspraxia, executive skills dysfunction, etc. A surprisingly large proportion of children are affected and need to receive services. With proper services, most will reach their full potential and become the successes and leaders they deserve to be.
Glad to see that Walmart was invited. This service, along with the donation Walmart recently made to the church on the corner of N.Decatur and Church, are two good examples of why having a Walmart nearby will provide additional benefits to the community.
The only thing that would make this activity better is to find a way to get our churches involved. Walmart, local religious organizations, families, CSD, now that’s real diversity!
Or not. Separation of church and state, right?
Another Megalomart benefit: late-night ammo shopping!
Re including religious organizations: Apart from the issue of separation of church and state, which I assume you’ve factored in appropriately given your expertise in U.S. government, how would you do include religious organizations in a way that was supportive and inclusive, not divisive? I’ll bet if you looked at our CSD student body of ~3600, you’d find at least six or seven major religions–e.g. Protestant, Catholic, Jewish, Moslem, Orthodox Christian, Hindu, Buddhist, and those students probably attend at least 100 different places of worship if not more. In addition, many students will be from agnostic or non-religious families. Is there some local council of religious organizations that could be represented in a way that was about providing services, not providing doctrine?