Numbers Count
100
Scholars
Rising 1st - Rising 9th Graders
6
Weeks
June 15
through
July25
5
Days
Monday - Friday
with 2 Saturdays
8
Hours Per Day
7:30 am - 3:30 pm
FREE
SAGINAW COUNTY SCHOLARS
What is the
Charles McNair Freedom School of Saginaw?
Freedom Schools are a modern-day summer program, based on the historical Civil Rights Movement initiative, that provide high-quality education to children and youth, focusing on literacy, self-esteem, and civic engagement. Historically, Freedom Schools were created in the 1960s by organizations like the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) to give Black children an education that countered the substandard "sharecropper schools" they were forced to attend, teaching them about their history and empowering them to become active citizens. The modern program, most notably the Children's Defense Fund (CDF) Freedom Schools, was established in 1995 and uses an activity-based curriculum to build confidence, develop a love of reading, and promote a positive outlook and sense of community.
High Quality Academic Enrichment
through our research-based, multicult
ural social justice and conflict-resolution curriculum known as the Integrated Reading Curriculum (IRC).
Parent and Family Development
​through weekly parent meetings, frequent family check-ins, engagement opportunities, competitions, and more!
Civic engagement and social action
through lessons about social action and participation in our National Day of Social Action (NDSA) during which all CDF Freedom Schools students nationwide participate in a collective action to bring about social change.
Nutrition, health and mental health
through sharing knowledge and resources for accessing food, mental health care and other basic needs.
Parent Enrichment
Parents are required to engage with their children during freedom school and take an active interest in their development.
Charles L. McNair
Sunrise: September 3, 1934
Sunset: December 4, 2019
On September 3, 1934 in Gadsden, Alabama, a great man was born. Charles L. McNair, the son of Johnny McNair and Louise Kirby, beloved principal, mentor, community pillar and friend, left his mark on this world. He went from labor to reward on Wednesday, December 4, 2019 after 85 blessed years.
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Mr. McNair established the Charles McNair Booker T. Washington Student Development Foundation that annually distributes $90,000 to high school graduates and is a sustaining, naming sponsor of the Charles McNair Freedom School of Saginaw.
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Select the following button below to learn more about Mr. Charles L. McNair.​