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This blog tells the story of the many activities that Althea Technology Learning Center in partnership with St. Monica Recreational Center provide for children and adults.

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Celebrating Love-May 2025
More celebrations of the upcoming Mother’s Day holiday were happening upstairs in the Althea Center on Thursday, May 9th for the youngest...

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May 151 min read
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'I love'shoe charms-April 2025
After spring holiday break for the kids and extended vacation and family leave for the AATLC teachers, a fresh start with some of our...

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Apr 251 min read
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Spring Baskets - April 2023
Big baskets, little baskets, green baskets, yellow baskets…. The preparation for the origami spring basket began and was first slated to...

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Apr 27, 20231 min read
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Give Love - February 2023
This February session is a repeat from 2022, with added features. The theme remained, The Celebration of Valentine’s Day Around the...

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Feb 25, 20231 min read
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Fish & Boat - January 2023
As usual, Dr. E.J.’s visit via Zoom is met with much excitement from the kids. She again teaches them how to sign her name, E.J., in...

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Jan 25, 20232 min read
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Paper Christmas Trees - December 2022
In December, the Althea Center at St. Monica’s continued to celebrate the holiday season and upcoming New Year with activities for the...

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Dec 20, 20221 min read
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Thanksgiving Turkey – November 2022
The Althea Center at St.Monica’s invited kids to further explore Native American history month and it’s influence on the U.S....

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Dec 5, 20221 min read
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Native American Heritage Month - November 2022
On the week of November 7-11, the Althea Augustine Technology Learning Center was prepping bright, one-on-one students for the upcoming...

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Nov 25, 20221 min read
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Pumpkin for Halloween! October 2022
The St. Monica’s kids love it when Dr. E. J. comes to visit in the Althea Center and teaches them origami (paper folding) for the month....

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Nov 13, 20221 min read
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Let's Fold Hearts! - February 2022
The theme for this month was the Celebration of Valentine’s Day Around the World . Students read the PowerPoint slides describing how the...

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Feb 19, 20221 min read
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Gift Giving - December 2021
The theme was Gift Giving and those traditions in China, Egypt, Ghana, Russia, France, and the USA. The student-written story was “...

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Dec 31, 20211 min read
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Maple Leaf - November 2021
The theme was Maple Leaves with a focus on Canada, its flag, and its customs and uses of the Maple sap. It also looked at the importance...

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Nov 10, 20211 min read
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The art of folding paper - August 2021 -
AATLC President, Dr. Pat Leigh, presented the activity “Japanese Math and Origami”. Young students were taught the art of paper folding,...

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Aug 10, 20211 min read
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