ERIC Number: ED617327
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 4
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Pods in Action: Hyde Park Neighborhood Club. A Community Organization Treats Students as Individuals
Lawrence, Rebecca
Center on Reinventing Public Education
Hyde Park Neighborhood Club (HPNC) is a small, hyper-local community-based organization that, before the pandemic, provided after-school care and enrichment to children living on the South Side of Chicago. During the pandemic, HPNC created a learning pod for children in grades K-8 to provide parents in the community with childcare and students with online learning support. HPNC staff supervised students' online learning and provided social experiences that were designed to mimic those that students would experience in school in a normal year. Key Lessons: (1) a community organization that provided after-school programs overcame scheduling challenges and competing parent demands to provide in-person support and enrichment to students in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood when school buildings closed during the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic in spring 2020; and (2) the organization hopes to provide more structured individual support to students after the pandemic, but faces logistical barriers and, more critically, a shortage of clear funding sources.
Descriptors: Community Organizations, COVID-19, Pandemics, Elementary School Students, Middle School Students, Child Care, Online Courses, School Closing, Educational Technology, After School Programs, Student Needs, Recreational Activities, Scheduling, Financial Support, Small Classes, Agency Cooperation
Center on Reinventing Public Education. Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, Arizona State University. H.B. Farmer Education Building, 1050 S Forest Mall, Tempe, AZ 85281. e-mail: crpe@uw.edu; Web site: https://crpe.org/
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Education; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Arizona State University (ASU), Center on Reinventing Public Education (CRPE)
Identifiers - Location: Illinois (Chicago)
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