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COMPASS

Program Name: COMPASS- (Coalition of Many Providing After School Success)
Focus: Helping to build positive, life enhancing skills, attitudes and behavior in our youth. This mission is accomplished by working collaboratively with numerous community groups to build assets through a variety of youth and family programs for students who may be at risk of academic failure or delinquent behavior
Owner: Coordinated by the City of Aurora , Office of Youth Development
Director: Becky Hoffman/Supervisor of Youth Development
Address: 6 Abilene St. , Aurora , CO 80011
Phone Number: 303-326-8709
Fax Number: 303-326-8722
Email: bhoffman@auroragov.org
Website: www.auroracompass.org
Type: After school and summer academic and enrichment activities, field trips, projects and events in local Aurora Public Schools
Schedule: After School and Summer School
Ages: K-12
Membership/Pricing: Registration fee per class is $10 dollars. (Scholarships are available)
Setting: Structured supervised activities during after school hours and summer
Field Trip Destinations: Denver Zoo, Rockies games and others
Slogan: Denver Zoo, Rockies games and others
History

Our after school programs began in 1996 at West Middle School . We have expanded programs to include North and South Middle Schools ; Fletcher, Sable and Vaughn Elementary Schools and Aurora Central H.S.

Program Highlights: COMPASS after School programs provide:

  • A safe place to develop positive peer and adult relationships.
  • An opportunity to succeed academically with focused instruction by licensed teachers.
  • A wide array of enrichment activities that broaden horizons and encourage creative interests.
  • An opportunity for parents to participate in their child's after school experience during Family Night events and Parent and Child Together Time (PACT) activities.
Activities

Students enrolled in COMPASS receive 45 minutes of customized reading and 45 minutes of enrichment activities, visits from the folks at the Butterfly Pavilion, soccer, dance instruction, music appreciation and more. Middle and High School students take unique academic classes- like "Cooking with Math" and enrichment activities of their choosing like skateboarding or Hip Hop dance.