The Fourth Annual Taste 4 Fine Arts will take place on April 24th and the big news is that The E.P.I.C. (Educational Preparation with an Individualized Curriculum) Preschoo lparation with an Individualized Curriculum) Preschool will open with Sensational Summer Camp on May 22nd. This preschool will be for students ages 3 – 5, and will […]
The spring session was directed by Conner Busby. Both directors did an excellent job with the few students who attended. Third Annual Taste 4 Fine Arts was catered by our own in-house cook, Denise Sheppard and again served by the Troop 231 Boy Scouts and other youth. Two youth helped the auctioneer show off the […]
Second Taste 4 Fine Arts was catered by Cissy Henry, with cupcakes and a cake made by Jeanne Sloter to celebrate the ECEF’s 15th Anniversary. All academic programs and SSC showed good growth in attendance during this year. Fall’s Performing Arts Youth Theatre was directed by Carmen Thorne but she had to drop out due […]
TAG program restarted in January and continued through September 2015 when some of the elementary schools incorporated the program into their daily schedules. April First annual Taste 4 Fine Art Fundraiser dinner opened with about 100 frames artwork by SLS and MSP students, along with Art from local artists and other items to raffle off. […]
March Pontoon boat sold and Environmental program incorporated into SSC due to cost of insurance and maintenance/fuel for the boat and lack of outside interest. West African Museum closed because of the death of Henry Burke – room converted to classroom, thanks to donations from Marietta College’s Parson Hall demolition. […]
February: ECEF celebrated its 10th Anniversary with a Dance for all past students, a Business After Hours event and a wonderful cocktail Saturday evening event. In Fall ECEF tried to start a Talented and Gifted Program (TAG) for local TAG students but the program went into hiatus until August of 2013 when the teacher left […]
The SLS program moved its Kindergarten and First Grade into their own room, thereby allowing these students a little more latitude as to noise level and work time. Since these students rarely have enough homework to last more than 20 minutes, they needed more space for good educational games and activities that tend to disturb […]
During 2007 ECEF worked on expanding the enrollment on all the current programs. The YTP added a Theatre Tech class where students learned about all the back stage aspects of theatre: set design and creation, costume design and creation from current supplies, make-up, lighting, sound system and curtain control, and publicity. In June,Sensational Summer Camp […]
ECEF again partnered with the Marietta Family YMCA to hold a Summer Adventure Camp. This 10 week 10 hour a day camp served approx 159 students ages 7 – 14. Again ECEF offered the educational component, allowing participants the opportunity to try such subjects as digital photography, model rocketry, Lego robotics and ribbon dancing. The […]
In June 2005, ECEF partnered with Marietta College and the Marietta Family YMCA to run a National Youth Sports Program for participants from all of Washington County. Over 115 disadvantaged youth participated and ECEF provided the educational activities and the free lunch under the SFSP. Students were transported to the area from as far away […]