Shadow Brook Success Story
This story has a beginning that is all too typical in so many ways that should be atypical in a society afforded so many advantages . The difference in this story is that Foundation Communities is there to fill the much needed gap in the community and in this child and families ’ life . The problem is that many families who suffer from learning differences and don ’ t have the adequate resources and support for students to develop the tools to learn to thrive despite their learning differences .
According to the after-school Alliance , academic outcomes that are linked to after school programs are :
• Better attitudes towards school and higher educational aspirations
• Better performance in school as measured by achievement test scores and grades
• Higher school attendance
• Less disciplinary action
They have witnessed these outcomes through carefully cultivated out of school time programming coupled with caring and highly skilled staff to carry out this programming . Foundation Communities provides an after-school program at Shadow Brook that fills the gap for so many working families who need an extra set of caring hands to propel their children forward to have the best opportunity for success .