La Semilla LC
As an independent, non-profit organization we provide free after school tutoring and academic enrichment to at-risk elementary school students in the downtown Santa Ana area. Our program runs Mondays through Thursdays, 2:45pm - 5:30pm.
Our goal each day is to support our students as they complete their homework. We emphasize a proper understanding of the homework assigned by the teachers, rather than simply the completion of it. We also have academic enrichment activities for the students. A healthy selection of focused guided reading books are available to encourage students to read about various topics in an effort to enlarge their understanding of the world and improve their comprehension. We work with students to practice math facts and other activities requiring the use of basic addition, subtraction, and multiplication.
As a part of the larger Amigos program our students have access to other enrichment programs before or after their academics. Weekly classes in dance, art, music and reading are available.
The mission of La Semilla Learning Center is to nurture academic success in a Christ-centered atmosphere.
We value: * each child as fearfully and wonderfully made, created by God with a unique calling in life * providing committed support and mentoring for young people to develop their minds and to increase their willingness and desire to learn * making learning fun, so that it will result in life-long learning * enrichment activities because they are important to developing young minds so that they extend their understanding of academic subjects in creative, challenging, and relevant ways * providing young people an opportunity to learn about God * partnering with churches and other organizations in Santa Ana and beyond to help us effectively serve to the whole person.
