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Our
Programs
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Established in January 2004,Communities In Schools of Greenbrier County (CISGC), operating under Communities In Schools of Southeast West Virginia (CISSEWV) is a non-profit stay-in-school organization dedicated to moblizing the resources of the community and bring them into the schools to help youth succeed in school and in life. CISGC utilizes an individual case management approach to work with an identified at-risk student population.
CISGC currently provides education programming to students and their families in the four secondary schools in Greenbrier County assisting in the development of necessary life skills including: academics, truancy, behavior, positive self-esteem, cultural awareness, employment, healthy choices, understanding anger and emotions, conflict resolution, non-violent communication, social and emotional literacy, and personal responsibility.
In addition to on-site case management services the CISGC program provides:
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In
School Tutoring
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One of the many
problems facing low-income families is the lack of
reliable transportation. To combat this issue, CISGC
strives to address the needs of students during the
school day. The in school tutoring program pairs community
volunteers with students who are struggling academically.
Tutors spend approximately one hour once a week working
with their student on items such as homework, class
projects, or simply studying for an upcoming test.
Visit the ‘How You Can Help’ section to
learn how you can become a tutor.
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Mentoring
Programs
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The CISGC mentoring
program enables students to develop a one-on-one relationship
with a caring adult. The goal of the mentoring program
is to provide students with the support and guidance
that may be lacking in their home environment. CISGC
matches each mentor with a student based on similar
personalities and common interests. Mentors spend
approximately one hour once a week with their student.
Visit the ‘How You Can Help’ section to
learn how you can become a mentor.
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Skill-Building
Workshops
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Helping students become prepared for life includes more than obtaining a high school diploma. It means knowing how to work cooperatively with others, solve problems, and resolve differences in a constructive manner. CISGC is working with students to help them develop thes skills. CISGC provides workshops focusing on social and emotional literacy to students in 6th, 7th, and 8th grades. Social and emotional literacy skills are critical for students who will be working in a global economy, requiring them to be able to form relationships, understand and appreciate the perspectives of others, establish and attain goals, identify, solve and understand the impact of their words and actions and begin to recognize that their behavior contributes to the climate of the school. Students demonstrate understanding of these skills by working together to create bulletin boards, photo-stories and public service announcement videos that emphasize valuing our differences, speaking out against bullying and resolving conflicts without fighting.
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After
School Programming
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In September 2006, CISGC received a Safe and Drug-Free Communities Grant through the West Virginia Division of Criminal Justice Services to aide in the development of an after school program. The after school program combines physical activities with a curriculum that promotes skills for a safe, healthy, drug-free life.
In addition, CISGC and High Rocks Education Corporation are collaborating and organizing the first service learning group in Greenbrier County. The after school program includes CISGC and High Rocks students meeting twice weekly and participating in organized community service. All participants have been trained and participated at The Greenbrier Valley Manor, The Greenbrier Valley Humane Society, and the "No Kill" shelter in Lewisburg. The students involved are learning the importance of community service while learning the skills needed to be successful within a community.
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CISGC 2008-2009
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Currently, CISGC provides individual case management services to 175 students at EGMS, WGMS, GEHS, and GWHS and has served more than 1,300 students this school year with educational programming focusing on the development of necessary life skills. CISGC coordinates 49 trained community volunteers that meet with student's a minimum of one hour a week focusing on academics. For the third consecutive year, first and second WVSOM medical students mentor EGMS students after school two evenings a week focusing on either math or science skills. Students are referred to CISGC by a classroom teacher, guidance counselor, administrator, or parent. Referred students cannot recieve services until they have returned a signed parent consent form giving them permission to participate. |
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