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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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Fun With Laptops!
A 3D Printing Lab This workshop is part of the  SoBA [ So ng, B ook, A rt] and STEAMSS [ S cience, T echnology, E ngineering, A rt, M ath+ S ocial S tudies] program but it is more of a technology lab. It addresses the "T" in STEM and STEAM. When? Thursday, October 23, 2025 Time? After-school  Thinkercad is a free web app for 3D design, electronics, and coding. In this lab, children will: Learn to design a pumpkin using the Thinkercad app and MacBook laptops. Have a printed

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3 days ago1 min read
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Fun With Quilts!#2
PART 2- Tessellations Let's have fun with quilts at Althea's @ St. Monica's after-school program series - part 2! In this session, children will continue learning about the Gullah people in Gee's Bend, Alabama and the art of making quilts. They will explore other selected poems from the book Stitchin and Pullin" by Patricia McKissack, learn about shapes, tessellations, and tiles, create and move quilt blocks to make tessellations, and make their own tessellation with paper an

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Oct 151 min read
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Little Quilters #1
African-based Gullah Quilt, Song, & Language First- and second-graders enjoyed the 2025-2026 After-School Workshops, which are a mixture of *SoBA and STEAMSS* programs adapted for specific age groups and even mixed-aged groups. The Fall 2025 Quilt Series Part 1 began Tuesday, October 7th, with the Althea Augustine Technology Center, Inc. (Althea’s) at St. Monica’s. The children had printed sheets of the lyrics and loudly sang the African-based Gullah song, Kumbaya, along wi

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Oct 82 min read
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Fun With Quilts!#1
PART 1- Gullah People Let's have fun with quilts at Althea's @ St. Monica's after-school program series! Children will learn about the Gullah people in Gee's Bend, Alabama. They will explore greetings in the Gullah language, sing a Gullah's song called 'Kumbaya', read selected poems from the book Stitchin and Pullin" by Patricia McKissack, learn about quilts and the women quilters in Gee's Bend. In addition, they will make both a paper and a fabric quilt block. The kids will

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Oct 71 min read
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Fall Trees and Leaves
Teachers Ms. Pat and Ms. Linda invite young kids to the "It's All About Fall Trees and Leaves" activity. A SoBA [ So ng, B ook, A rt] and...

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Sep 251 min read
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All About rocks!
This week with Althea's @ St. Monica's after-school program young children will learn all about rocks! This is a SoBA [ So ng, B ook, A...

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Sep 171 min read
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Telling Time
This week with Althea's @ St. Monica's after-school program young children will learn all about time. This is a SoBA [ So ng, B ook, A...

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Sep 101 min read
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Building Bridges
Teachers Ms. Pat and Ms. Linda are calling all young engineers to learn about the different types of bridges and how they connect land...

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Sep 31 min read
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How does Motion Work?
Part of the 2025 SoBA Â [ So ng, B ook, A rt (of science)] Summer Series: How Does It Work? Age group: All (rising) kindergarten and 1st,...

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Jul 211 min read
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How do Ears Work?
Part of the 2025 SoBA Â [ So ng, B ook, A rt (of science)] Summer Series. Age group: All (rising) kindergarten and 1st, 2nd, and 3rd...

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Jul 141 min read
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Electrical Circuits!
We invite all (rising) kindergarten and 1st, 2nd, and 3rd graders to learn how electrical circuits work ! A SoBA [ So ng, B ook, A rt]...

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Jul 71 min read
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Static Electricity: Part 2
Super Teacher Ms Linda, Super Scientist Dr E.J., and Super Reader and Assistant Ms Pat, invite (rising) kindergarten and 1st, 2nd, and...

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Jun 251 min read
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Step Up! Birds Fly
A SoBA [ So ng, B ook, A rt] summer program for kindergarten (6-year-olds) and next year's 1st. through 3rd. graders . When? This...

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Jun 111 min read
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2025 Step Up! Summer Program
The theme of this summer's STEP UP Program is 'How Does It Work' A SoBA [ So ng, B ook, A rt] summer program for kindergarten...

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Jun 91 min read
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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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Celebrating love
Read about all the ways to show love. Make paper hearts. Celebrate ALL who love and care for you. Snacks Served. - Program for 1st.,...

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May 71 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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Young Kids 3D Printing
'I Love Lincoln Heights' shoe charm - STEAMSS (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math, and Social Studies) program for 1st., 2nd.,...

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Apr 221 min read
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Static Electricity
All 1st and 2nd Graders are invited to read and enjoy a Science Experiment! Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 5:00 - 6:00 pm.

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Oct 22, 20241 min read
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Pete the cat on First Thanksgiving- Soba
Reading and Origami Fish & Boat for Kindergarten and 1st Graders! Tuesday, November 28, 5:00 - 5:45 pm

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Nov 25, 20231 min read
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