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The Education Committee is devoted to implementing an array
of activities to help students achieve in many ways such as
weekly tutorials, scholarships, providing etiquette classes
and so much more. Denise Cardwell has also helped teach
etiquette classes to students at Stewart Academy for Girls,
Cotillion Débutantes, Deb's in Waiting as well as many
others.
Clara
Brank, educational chairman, and committee members hold
weekly tutorial sessions for the second grade students each
Wednesday from 10-11 a.m. at Keyser Elementary School. The
NANBPWC, Inc. Education Committee networks with members of
Phi Delta Kappa. The focus is on math and reading which is
part of the "STEMS" and STREAMS programs. The committee has
also collected belts to donate each year to elementary boys
to prevent them from having sagging pants.
Weekly
rehearsals for the club’s major scholarship program, the
Debutantes Cotillion Ball. Rehearsals are also held at
Keyser Elementary School each Wednesday from February until
May. The members extended thanks to TPS and to Principal
Natasha Allen for supporting the NANBPWC, INC.-Toledo Club.
Wilma Brown is the scholarship chairman.
Allen
said: "We appreciate the support of NANBPWC and the
donations of school supplies for our students" Principle
Allen says Keyser is committed to academic excellent.
The
staff, Keyser family and students work hard toward focusing
on educational, personal and social goals. Parents are
strongly encouraged to become involved in the school. When
parents attend school, they demonstrate to children that
they value school and education. Attending events such as
open house, math nights, parent teacher conferences and PTO
meetings are all important ways in which parents learn about
what goes on in school.
Volunteers (like NANBPWC ) are important examples of shared
responsibilities. There are innumerable opportunities for
volunteers , whether it's the classrooms, participating in
PTO activities, helping in the library or by chaperoning
field trip.
Parents
can also learn about these opportunities through school
newsletters, PTO and fliers.
The
National Program focuses on making our communities aware of
ways we help through the (LET'S) program initative.
L
eadership,
E
ntreprenoirship,
T
ecology and
S
ervice as well as
( HEED )
H
ealth,
E
ducation, and
E
conomic D evelopment .
The
Toledo Club of NANBPWC has a Youth Club under the direction
of Frances Collins, Ph.D , second vice president and Youth
Club advisor. Educational training is provided the youth to
help with ways they can also follow the National Program
Initiative as well. They have had training on:
How to conduct a meeting,
Power Point Presenters
Gardening
Teamwork
Computer Skills
Networking
Finance
Planned service projects
Resume and so much more.
Toledo
Club President Denise Black-Poon is a former educator in the
Toledo Public Schools system and sees a need to help
students. She feels that sometimes a child will perform
better and have higher expectations in life if he receives
the proper guidance and, from the community, individual
help and family.
Proper
school supplies, books and financial support are needed to
build the foundation but spending time with each child to
challenge her mind makes it fun and excites her imagination.
Learning then becomes something that she doesn't mind doing.
Black-Poon
also says that the Toledo Club supports education from
elementary to college years through donations,
scholarships, training , workshops, mentoring and anyway
possible to help them achieve a better quality of education.
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