Masterminds
Webster Elementary School offers the MasterMinds program, an after-school initiative funded by the 21st Century Community Learning Centers grant. This program provides students with a variety of services and activities, including youth development, service learning, nutrition and health education, arts, music, physical fitness, technology education, and academic support in subjects like mathematics and science. The goal is to reinforce and complement the regular academic program, fostering a well-rounded educational experience. Additionally, the program encourages active family engagement, offering opportunities for parents to participate meaningfully in their children's education.
The 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) initiative is a key component of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESEA). Authorized under Title IV, Part B of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) of 2015, the specific purposes of the federal law are to:
- offer students a broad array of additional services, programs and activities such as youth development activities, service learning, nutrition and health education, drug and violence prevention programs, counseling programs, arts, music, physical fitness and wellness programs, technology education programs, financial literacy programs, environmental literacy programs, mathematics, science, career and technical programs that are designed to reinforce and complement the regular academic program of participating student; and
- offer families of students served by community learning centers opportunities for active and meaningful engagement in their children's education, including opportunities for literacy and related educational development.