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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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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


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


'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


STEAMSS:ENGINEERING & 3D PRINTING
Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math, and Social Studies program for 5th Graders (10 yrs). Presented by AATLC in collaboration...

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Oct 14, 20241 min read


2024 STEP UP! Colors SoBA
The Magical World of Colors…a So ng, a B ook, and A rt! For Kindergarten and 1st Graders (Rising 1st and 2nd Graders). Tuesday, July 23,...

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Jul 23, 20241 min read


2024 STEP UP!Tell time SoBA
It’s About Time to…a So ng, a B ook, and A rt! For Kindergarten and 1st Graders (Rising 1st and 2nd Graders). Tuesday, July 16, 5:00 -...

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Jul 15, 20241 min read


2024 STEP UP! Birds SoBA
Birds: a So ng, a B ook, and A rt! For Kindergarten and 1st Graders (Rising 1st and 2nd Graders). Thursday, July 11, 5:00 - 6:00 pm....

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Jul 10, 20241 min read


STEAMSS* - 2024 Summer Program
*STEAMSS: Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math, and Social Studies . The 2024 Summer Program is a 4-week program for children who...

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Jun 4, 20241 min read


Square Pumpkins SOBa! October 2023
Book Reading and Origami Square Pumpkins for Kindergarten and 1st Graders! Monday, October 30, 5:00 - 5:45 pm

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Oct 28, 20231 min read


It's all about Fall-September 2023
Book Reading and Origami Leaf Art Wednesday, September 27, 5:00 - 6:00 pm

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Sep 26, 20231 min read


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


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


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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