Current LSY Programs

Effective Parenting

The Effective Parenting program teaches a parent how to implement good parenting skills and instill strong values for their child or children. This program provides the parent with an opportunity to engage one on one with other parents who can share real life parenting experiences. The classes are executed through group sessions, workshops, and hands on training with the parent specialists. These parent-teachers guide a parent in a step by step training process. The first step in Effective Parenting is that a parent gets to understand themself better through a Question and Answer session with the parent-teacher. Effective Parenting specializes in "Patience and Preparedness" for your child or children. The classes also teach you to set goals and expectations for yourself and your family. The last phase of Effective Parenting is preparing a structured plan that works for you, which also ensures a positive environment to raise a child. Effective Parenting offers a positive choice to a better life situation for you and your family.

Educational Emphasis

LSY provides licensed instructors to tutor youth five (5) days per week.  The youth are pre-tested to determine their grade level and given a post-test at the end of the school term, as a means to determine the effectiveness of the program.

ATM

This program teaches youth how to manage their Anger, Time, and Money. The first step of this program teaches the youth how to control their anger. This is executed through group sessions, one on one sessions,  motivational speakers and workshops  specifically geared at adolescent.  Time management teaches our youth about setting timelines for daily activities such as: determining what they will wear for the next day the night before or how to set aside time for homework on a game night, etc.  The last phase deals with ways to acquire and achieve monetary rewards on a long term basis and how to manage and maintain those rewards.  Information, techniques and ideas from professionals, entrepreneurs and businesses are shared with the youth on moneymaking choices.

Career Development

This program prepares and improves work-ready students who will soon become engaged in today’s workforce.  LSY student curriculum includes:

• Work Ethics
• Work Habits
• Communications
• Job Search
• College Planning

Health & Wellness

This Program sets standards for healthy eating habits and physical fitness activities.  As a part of this program, medical professionals come in to speak and teach participants about healthy living, healthy choices, physical fitness programs, etc.  The philosophy of this program is to teach today for a healthy tomorrow.  The youth participate in various sports, i.e. soccer, baseball, tennis, walking, basketball, etc.; healthy nutritional snacks will be served daily and this will reinforce the importance of a healthy and active lifestyle.

Cultural Enrichment Activities

This program strives to diversify youth culturally and enhance their social abilities to meet the challenges of society.  Program participants engage in the arts, theater and history through dance, musicals and museums.  They also learn about contemporary art expression, historical classics arts, poetry, etc.

Community Services

This program engages the youth in community services; it shows participants how to develop a sense of civic duty and nationalism.  Examples of community service projects include but are not limited to: reading to the elderly in nursing homes; cleaning parks, collecting needed items such as clothes, food, blankets, etc., and helping out at school activities that benefit the community.

Entrepreneurship

Call our office for more information about this program.