In June and July, over 40 children - and more than 80 high school and adult volunteer tutors and mentors -dove into a 3-week summer learning adventure at Caroline House. This year’s summer tutoring program offered a variety of reading, math, and creative arts/journaling activities. Mixed in were lots of outdoor games and crafts to make for fun and friendship. All help to prevent summer learning lapses as we work to close the achievement gap and inspire a love of learning.

Save the Children spent two days teaching our kids child-focused emergency plans as part of their Get Ready Get Safe project.
Reading tutors helped students pick out over 300 books for the children to take home and keep as their own.
Show Time! On the last day of the program, friends and family were invited to plays the children performed, based on favorite stories including The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein.

On January 15, 2015, Caroline House held a Graduation and Promotion Ceremony to recognize women graduating from the English Literacy Program and those moving on to the next level in their English language studies. All the women took a moment to honor and thank Sister Irene Hughes, SSND for her dedication to teaching and caring for her students, as she retires from her time as an instructor at Caroline House.

The nine graduates of Level 4 all began at Caroline House in our Basic English class and progressed through 5 levels of English as a Second Language classes. Beyond improving their English skills, the group found friendships and love at Caroline House. After the ceremony, the graduates gave a mini-concert, highlighted by a song with lyrics written by graduate Elena. The chorus reads:

“Caroline House, you give me so much all the time.
With you I learned, laughed, and cried.
Caroline House, you showed me to trust in myself.
Always you’ll be in my prayers, Caroline House.”

Swimming Through Summer With Learning and Fun

Moving Up: Women's Graduation & Promotion