Bright Beginnings, Mom and Tot participant chosen to speak at the Celebration of Reading event

2014-01-23T16:59:41+00:00January 23rd, 2014|Uncategorized|

One of the mothers in our Mom and Tot program, Maria, was recently selected to speak at the “Reception to Present the Current Success, Programs and Innovations of The Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy in Southwest Florida.”  She was asked to write and present a brief speech about her story and how Grace Place [...]

AP Leadership Students Learn a Lesson in Teamwork

2014-01-21T15:01:22+00:00January 21st, 2014|Uncategorized|

The AP Leadership program recently took a team-building trip to Riverside Retreat Center in LaBelle, FL. The group of 22 high school students worked together to complete  C.O.P.E. (Challenging Outdoor Personal Experience) courses focusing on core lessons in teamwork, communication, trust, leadership, decision making, problem solving and self-esteem. Working as a team, the students were [...]

Grace Place AP Leader places second locally in the 2013-2014 Voice of Democracy Competition

2014-01-08T17:06:43+00:00January 8th, 2014|Uncategorized|

We want to send congratulations out to our AP Leader Rachelle.  Rachelle recently found out she placed second at the local level of the 2013-2014 Voice of Democracy Competition.  She received the application from our AP Leadership Program Coordinator, Mary LeVine.  Rachelle was asked to write and record a 3-5 minute audio essay on the [...]

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