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Causes: Education, Elementary & Secondary Schools, Literacy, Primary & Elementary Schools
Mission: The mission of Park Place school, in collaboration with community partners, is to build strong academic and spiritual foundations in students to prepare them for success.
Results: "Park Place School turned my struggles into workable skills. I give God all the glory. It is my prayer that other students come to realize the blessing that I experienced! God will open up doors for them if they let Him." ~Cleo Simms Park Place School Graduate; Norfolk Christian High School Graduate, Class of 2011; Old Dominion University Graduate
Target demographics: We accept students from urban school settings in order to help them gain academic ground and grow in enrichment areas, such as violin and art, and set them on a firm foundation for their future educational and career paths.
Direct beneficiaries per year: 70 students
Geographic areas served: We serve students in Norfolk and surrounding cities who are not thriving in their current educational setting.
Programs: We implement a relevant and rigorous curriculum to remove barriers to learning and close students' skill gaps in addition to offering Educational Therapy through NILD, Title 1 services, social and emotional training through Regent University, art instruction by an art therapist, violin instruction through the Academy of Music, Norfolk, and Global Citizenship through a community volunteer