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A Partnership for Success
Stone Soup Teen Soup and the Mountain View School District are in collaboration to institute the After School Education and Safety Program (ASES, Proposition 49) which will be known as the ACES Program. This partnership between the school district and Stone Soup is to provide literacy, academic enrichment and safe constructive alternatives for students enrolled in the program.
The school district will serve as the fiscal agent for the program. Stone Soup is providing a wide range of comprehensible age appropriate activities that are designed to reinforce knowledge and skills including pro social values and behaviors. Key elements to improve academic achievement will be activities in math, reading, language and science. Key elements in enrichment will include activities in music, drama, dance theatre, art and creative play.
Stone Soup Child Care Programs - Fact Sheet
| Mission: |
To assure quality child care for school age children that is safe,
dependable and affordable through a managed program of shared
resources and goals.
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| Named for: |
A children's folk tale in which three soldiers persuade the residents of a
poor village to contribute whatever small ingredients they had to
collectively create a nourishing soup that sustains them all.
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| Philosophy of Partnership: |
Stone Soup uses existing public school sites and community resources
to create supervised before and after school programs especially in lower
income areas.
Schools provide utilities, custodial services, liability insurance and space.
Parents pay monthly fees that are up to one-half the average cost of
many other child care programs in California and volunteer if possible.
Public agencies such as libraries, police and fire departments, and cities
provide park sites, special programs, field trip transportation and
scholarships.
Businesses and foundations provide donations for specialized programs
and new program start-up costs.
Stone Soup recruits, trains and supervises paid staff; manages day-to-
day operations; solicits grants and private donations to supplement
parent fees for program enrichment and tuition assistance, and coordinates volunteers.
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| Services Provided: |
From 6:30 a.m. until school begins and from the end of the school day
until 6:00 p.m. Services are provided off track and year round, except for
federal holidays.
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| Programs: |
Homework supervision, arts and enrichment, learning centers, field trips,
a summer program and special initiatives such as nutrition and fitness
education for children. Activities are age-appropriate, multi-ethnic and
multi-cultural. The Pebble Soup program is provided for pre-kindergarten
children, Stone Soup for K-5 and the Teen Soup program for middle
school students.
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| Who is Served: |
More than 4,000 children daily from over 80 schools in Southern and
Central California: El Monte City, Fillmore, King City, Lennox, Little Lake
City, Los Angeles, Monterey Peninsula, Newman-Crows, Norwalk-
LaMirada, Mountain View, Ripon and Los Nietos.
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News Releases About Stone Soup:
Articles Written About Stone Soup
- "$75,000 Grant Brings Professional Guest Artists to Stone Soup After-School Enrichment Programs," Youth Today, March 21, 2003
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